Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Edible Legumes TB306 Turkish Compulsory 6. Semester 2 + 2 3.0 3.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery Face to face
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Instructor(s)
Goals Students have contemporary knowledge about the importance of food legumes on the nutrition, soil productivity and national economy,the foundations of growing of each food legumes, climatic and soil requirement of spring and winter grown food legumes and the problems of cultivation, disease and insects, breeding of food legumes.
Course Content Students have contemporary knowledge about the importance of food legumes on the nutrition, soil productivity and national economy,the foundations of growing of each food legumes, climatic and soil requirement of spring and winter grown food legumes and the problems of cultivation, disease and insects, breeding of food legumes.
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 assess the importance of food legumes on the human and animal nutrition
2 identify the important roles of food legumes in the crop rotation and soil fertility in the agriculture with a wide fallow, as Turkey
3 explain the importance of the shares in the cultivation, production and our economy of these crops, which have a high exportation
4 propose on the soil and climates requirements, and growing and breeding, and morphological characteristics of food legumes in the practices
5 make suggestions about determination of the problems on the production of food legumes and develop solutions
6 inspect how these crops are evaluated, stored and used
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week The importance of food legumes on the nutrition. The importance of food legumes on the economy. The importance of food legumes on the nitrogen fixation Presentation (Preparation) Interview Class Hours
2. Week Sowing Area, Production And Yield Of Food Legumes In The World Sowing Sowing Area, Production And Yield Of Food Legumes In Turkey Class Hours Presentation (Preparation) Interview
3. Week Domestication of food legumes, Gene centers of food legumes, General characteristics of legumes, Registrated varieties in food legumes Class Hours Presentation (Preparation) Interview
4. Week Nitrogen cycling, Biological Nitrogen Fixation, Asymbiotic Nitrogen Fixation, Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation Presentation (Preparation) Class Hours Interview
5. Week Structure and properties of nodules, The factors affecting Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation, The effect of plant nutrition on the Nitrogen Fixation Class Hours Interview Presentation (Preparation)
6. Week Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) -Origin, History and geographical distribution -Taxonomy and classification Grain and chemical composition -Adaptation (Soil and Climate requirement) Interview Class Hours Presentation (Preparation)
7. Week Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) - Culture - Soil preparation - Sowing date, methods and seed - Fertilization - Maintenance - Harvest and threshing - Disease and pests - Breeding Class Hours Presentation (Preparation) Interview
8. Week Midterm Examination
9. Week Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Origin, History and geographical distribution -Taxonomy and classification Grain and chemical composition -Adaptation (Soil and Climate requirement) - Disease and pests - Breeding Presentation (Preparation) Class Hours Interview
10. Week Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) - Culture - Soil preparation - Sowing date, methods and seed - Fertilization - Maintenance - Harvest and threshing Interview Presentation (Preparation) Class Hours
11. Week Lentil (Lens cuinaris Medik.) Origin, History and geographical distribution -Taxonomy and classification Grain and chemical composition -Adaptation (Soil and Climate requirement) Presentation (Preparation) Interview Class Hours
12. Week Lentil (Lens cuinaris Medik.)- Culture - Soil preparation - Sowing date, methods and seed- Fertilization - Maintenance - Harvest and threshing - Disease and pests - Breeding Class Hours Interview Presentation (Preparation)
13. Week Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) -Origin, History and geographical distribution -Taxonomy and classification Grain and chemical composition -Adaptation (Soil and Climate requirement) - Culture-Disease and pests Presentation (Preparation) Class Hours Interview
14. Week Pea (Pisum sativum L.) -Origin, History and geographical distribution -Taxonomy and classification Grain and chemical composition -Adaptation (Soil and Climate requirement) - Culture-Disease and pests and Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) -Origin, History and geographical distribution -Taxonomy and classification Grain and chemical composition -Adaptation (Soil and Climate requirement) - Culture-Disease and pests Interview Class Hours Presentation (Preparation)
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
The Matrix for Course & Program Learning Outcomes
No Program Requirements Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Skill of apply basic science and engineering knowledge and principles to Agricultural Engineering problems
2 He/she can use the information in his/her area to solve problems and use his/her applying skills in interdiscipliner studies
3 He/she can conduct an independed research in a specified area related with field crops
4 He/she can develop new strategic approaches and can produce solutions taking the responsibility, to the problems unexpected or faced in the practice related with field crops
5 He/she can develope a positive attitute to the lifelong education by knowledge and skils gained in field crops area
6 He/she can control the data collection, evaluation and publication, keeping cultural and scientific and ethical values and can teach these values.
7 He/she can develop strategy, policy and applying plans and can discuss the results obtained in the framework of quality management periods
8 Self-development skill following the developments in science and technology
9 He/she can transfer his/her works and the developlmets in his/her area in a written, audial and visual way.
10 He/she can evaluate the knowledge and skills in field crops area in specified level with a criticising approach
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 DK6
PY1 4 4 4 4 4 4
PY2 4 4 4 4 4 4
PY3 4 4 4 4 4 4
PY4 3 3 3 3 3 3
PY5 4 4 4 4 4 4
PY6 4 4 4 4 4 4
PY7 3 3 3 3 3 3
PY8 4 4 4 4 4 4
PY9 4 4 4 4 4 4
PY10 4 4 4 4 4 4
Recommended Sources
Ders Kitabı veya Notu Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır.
Diğer Kaynaklar
  • 1. Şehirali, S. 1988. Yemeklik Tane Baklagiller Ders Kitabı, A.Ü. Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları, No: 1089, Ders kitabı No: 314, A. Ü. Basımevi, Ankara, 435 s. 2. Özdemir, S.2002. Yemeklik Baklagiller Kitabı, Hasad Yayınları 3. Dilworth, M.J., James, E.K., Sprent, J.I., Newton, W.E.2008. Nitrogen-fixing Leguminous Symbioses. Published by Springer
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Ders İçi
Class Hours 14 2 28
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 10 10
Final 1 10.5 10.5
Practice 14 2 28
Total Workload 76.5
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 3.0