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Course Information

Course Title	Code	Language	Type	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
Starch and Sugar Plants	TB311	Turkish	Compulsory	5. Semester	2 + 2	3.0	3.0

Prerequisite Courses
Course Level	Undergraduate
Mode of delivery	Face to face
Course Coordinator	Prof. Dr. Hüseyin GÜNGÖR
Instructor(s)	Prof. Dr. Hüseyin GÜNGÖR (Güz)
Goals	To provide basic knowledge to the students about botanical and agricultural characteristics, ecological requirements, cultivation techniques and breeding of major starch and sugar crops
Course Content	To provide basic knowledge to the students about botanical and agricultural characteristics, ecological requirements, cultivation techniques and breeding of major starch and sugar crops

Learning Outcomes

#	Öğrenme Kazanımı
1	identify and describe the starch and sugar crops
2	explain environmental requirements of the starch and sugar crops
3	explain the cultivation techniques of the starch and sugar crops
4	explain the breeding methods of the starch and sugar crops

Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)

Week	Topics/Applications	Method
1. Week	Introduction of major starch and sugar crops, Agricultural and economical importance of potato, Origin, evolution and spreading of potato, Production statistics of potato	Interview Presentation (Preparation) Class Hours
2. Week	Botanical characteristics of potato, Practical study in the greenhouse and laboratory to identify potato plant	Presentation (Preparation) Interview Class Hours
3. Week	Phyiological age and dormancy in potato tubers, Climate and soil requirements of potato, Practical study in the laboratory to identify potato tubers having different physiological age, evaluation of sprouting types of potato cultivars	Presentation (Preparation) Class Hours Interview
4. Week	Soil preparation, variety selection and seed preparation for potato planting, Planting, crop management and harvest of potato crop, Practical study in greenhouse to evaluate growth of potato plants	Presentation (Preparation) Interview Class Hours
5. Week	Postharvest physiology and storage of potato, Breeding objectives in potato, Practical study in greenhouse to evaluate growth of potato plants	Presentation (Preparation) Interview Class Hours
6. Week	Crossing methods in potato, Selection criterias and methods in cultivar breeding, Watching a crossing video	Presentation (Preparation) Interview Class Hours
7. Week	Agricultural and economical importance of sweetpotato, Origin, evolution, spreading and current production statistics of sweetpotato, Botanical characteristics, climate and soil requirements of sweetpotato, Seed types and seed preparation of sweetpotato	Class Hours Presentation (Preparation) Interview
8. Week	Midterm Examination
9. Week	Soil preparation, planting, crop management and harvest of sweetpotato crop, Postharvest physiology and storage of sweetpotato, Crossing techniques and selection methods in sweetpotato, Practical study in the greenhouse	Presentation (Preparation) Class Hours Interview
10. Week	Technical excursion to sweetpotato farmer fields	Interview Class Hours Presentation (Preparation)
11. Week	Agricultural and economical importance of sugarbeet, Origin, evolution, spreading and current production statistics of sugarbeet, Current situation of sugar sector in Turkey and in the world	Interview Presentation (Preparation) Class Hours
12. Week	Botanical characteristics of sugarbeet, Climate and soil requirements of sugarbeet, Practical study in the greenhouse to evaluate growth of a sugarbeet plant	Interview Presentation (Preparation) Class Hours
13. Week	Soil preparation, planting, crop management and harvest of sugarbeet crop, Postharvest physiology and storage of sugarbeet, Breeding objectives and applied methods in sugarbeet breeding	Class Hours Interview Presentation (Preparation)
14. Week	Technical excursion to potato farmer fields and Agricultural and economical importance of Jerusalem artichoke, Botanical characteristics, Climate and soil requirements of Jerusalem artichoke, Soil preparation, planting, crop management and harvest of Jerusalem artichoke	Class Hours Presentation (Preparation) Interview

*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
No	Program Requirements	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
PY1	4	4	4	4
PY2	4	4	4	4
PY3	4	4	4	4
PY4	3	3	3	3
PY5	5	5	5	5
PY6	4	4	4	4
PY7	4	4	4	4
PY8	5	5	5	5
PY9	4	4	4	4
PY10	4	4	4	4

Recommended Sources

Ders Kitabı veya Notu	Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır.
Diğer Kaynaklar	1.Nişasta ve Şeker Bitkileri, Arıoğlu, H., 1988. 2.Nişasta Şeker bitkileri ve ıslahı, İlisulu, K., 1986.

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		25.5 3.0