| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modern Nursery Technique | PEM533 | 2 + 2 | 3.0 | 8.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Graduate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | Facetoface |
| Course Coordinator |
Prof. Dr. Engin EROĞLU |
| Instructors | |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | The aim of the course is to teach students the establishment and planning of nurseries, principles of open and closed field seedling production, generative and vegetative seedling production techniques, seedling maintenance measures and seedling quality principles. |
| Course Content | Features of planting design in urban areas Selection of a nursery site, establishment and organization of the nursery Seed sources and determination of seed characteristics Technical principles to be applied in nursery and greenhouse, Production of bare-root and covered seedlings, Implementation of culture maintenance (irrigation, weeding, fertilization, etc.), They will learn the concept of sapling quality. |
| Learning Outcomes |
- features of planting design in urban areas Selection of a nursery area, establishment and organisation of the nursery Seed sources and determination of seed properties Technical principles to be applied in nursery and greenhouse, Production of bare-rooted and covered seedlings, Implementation of culture maintenance (irrigation, weeding, fertilisation, etc.), Learn the concept of sapling quality. |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Introduction, determination of nursery working purpose and types, site selection in nursery management, nursery establishment plan, rotation plans, internal division plan | |
| 2. Week | Leveling and preparation of the nursery area, drainage, soil cultivation | |
| 3. Week | Principles of growing indoor seedlings, determination of greenhouse type, greenhouse building elements | |
| 4. Week | Seedling production in greenhouses, heating, cooling, ventilation, irrigation principles | |
| 5. Week | Seed sources, seed supply and harvesting | |
| 6. Week | Principles of growing seedlings in nursery (nursery practice) | |
| 7. Week | exam | |
| 8. Week | Principles and techniques of seed production (seed quality, germination barrier, germination and factors affecting germination), pre-treatment of seeds, seed quality and control | |
| 9. Week | Recognition of forest tree and ornamental plant seeds, determination of various seed properties, determination of seed viability and pre-treatment application (laboratory application) | |
| 10. Week | Growing bare-root seedlings (preparation of planting pads, planting time, planting frequency, open field planting methods) | |
| 11. Week | Growing covered seedlings (containers used, production and growing media, mortar preparation, arrangement of covered seedling sites) | |
| 12. Week | Vegetative production (propagation by cuttings, grafting, immersion propagation, other vegetative propagation techniques) | |
| 13. Week | Culture care in the nursery (weeding and hoeing, irrigation, fertilization, other maintenance measures) | |
| 14. Week | Sapling inventory, sapling dismantling, storage of saplings, sapling transportation |
| Hartmann, H.T., Kester, D.E., Davies, F.T., Geneve, R.L. 2002. Bitki Çoğaltma: İlkeler ve Uygulamalar. Pearson Education, Inc. New Jersey, ABD. Aldhous JR, Mason WL 1994. Orman Fidanlığı Uygulaması. Forestry Commission Bulletin 111, HSMO, Londra, 255 s. Duryea, M.L. 1984. Fidanlık kültürel uygulamaları: Fide kalitesinin etkileri. İçinde: Orman Fidanlığı El Kitabı: Çıplak köklü fidan üretimi (Eds. Duryea, M.L., Landis, T.D.). Martinus Nijhoff/Dr W. Junk Publishers. Lahey. Oregon Eyalet Üniversitesi, OR. Ürgenç İS 1998. Ağaç ve Süs Bitkileri Fidanlık ve Yetiştirme Tekniği. İ.Ü. Orman Fakültesi yayın No. 3395/442. Dilek Ofset Matbaacılık, İstanbul, 717 s. Hartmann, H.T., Kester, D.E., Davies, F.T., Geneve, R.L. 2002. Bitki Çoğaltma: İlkeler ve Uygulamalar. Pearson Education, Inc. New Jersey, ABD. |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | Measurement Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY2 | 4 | 0 | - |
| PY3 | 3 | 0 | - |
| PY4 | 3 | 0 | - |
| PY5 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY6 | 1 | 0 | - |
| PY7 | 1 | 0 | - |
| PY8 | 1 | 0 | - |
| PY9 | 3 | 0 | - |
| PY10 | 3 | 0 | - |
| PY11 | 4 | 0 | - |
| PY12 | 4 | 0 | - |
| PY13 | 1 | 0 | - |
| PY14 | 1 | 0 | - |
| PY15 | 3 | 0 | - |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course's Level of contribution | None | Very Low | Low | Fair | High | Very High |
| Method of assessment/evaluation | Written exam | Oral Exams | Assignment/Project | Laboratory work | Presentation/Seminar |
| Event | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Preparation, After Class Study | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Research | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Other Activities | 12 | 2 | 24 |
| Verbal Expression | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| Visual Presentation | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| Field Work | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Practice | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Midterm 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Midterm 2 | 20 | 1 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 204 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 8.0 | ||
