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| Unit | FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE |
| PLANT PROTECTION PR. | |
| Code | TRB380 |
| Name | Industrial Crop Growing |
| Term | 2017-2018 Academic Year |
| Semester | 6. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 3 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Üniversite Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | E Elective |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. ÖZGÜL GÖRMÜŞ |
| Course Instructor |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi NURİ SEZER SİNAN
(Bahar)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
Introduction to major industrial crops. Provide knowledge on their botany and cultivation.
Course Content
Introduction to botany and cultivation of some major industrial crops including starch and sugar crops(potatoes, sweet potato), oil crops (sunflower, rape, soybean), fiber crops (cotton and linum) and medicinal and aromatic plants.
Course Precondition
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | - | Learn the basic plant protection topics such as biology, ecology, systematic, control strategies of agents causing economical losses in cultivation | |
| PLO02 | - | Students have the sufficient knowledge about agricultural engineering in general and also, plant protection area in private | |
| PLO03 | - | Gain the sufficient equipment to determine the challenges about the diseases, pests and weeds in plant health and identify those agents. | |
| PLO04 | - | Provides to apply practical control strategies safely and interpret the results; prescribe the pesticides in case of using chemical control. | |
| PLO05 | - | Decide to the best and economic strategy by using knowledge to solve the challenges in plant protection and keep safe the protection of natural and sustainable sources. | |
| PLO06 | - | Gain the skills to catch and analyze the basic methods of the scientific researches | |
| PLO07 | - | Obtain the skill to choose and use modern technical tools in plant protection. | |
| PLO08 | - | Skills on using a laboratory, identifying of the diseases, pests or weeds in laboratory conditions, analyzing, determination and interpret of the results and prepare reports. | |
| PLO09 | - | Gain the ability to work lonely or with a team, responsibility in professional ethics and safety in applications. | |
| PLO10 | - | Easily reaches to information on plant protection by using qualified Technologies and combine them with its knowledge to prepare written or oral presentations. | |
| PLO11 | - | Gain the ability to communicate with farmers and organizations dealing with agriculture and be able to teach his professionals to them | |
| PLO12 | - | Professional development in accordance with their interests and abilities, as well as the scientific, cultural, artistic and social fields, constantly improves itself by identifying training needs | |
| PLO13 | - | Acqure the competence to be respectful to the professional ethics, to understand the plant protection challenges within the legal legislations and improve strategies to cope with them |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Industrial Crops and Vegetable Fibers | Reading References | |
| 2 | Cotton species and economic importance | Reading References | |
| 3 | Plant Structures of cotton, hemp and flax | Reading References | |
| 4 | Cultures of cotton, hemp and flax | Reading References | |
| 5 | Vegetable oils and importance of oil crops | Reading References | |
| 6 | Plant Structures and culture of sunflower | Reading References | |
| 7 | Plant Structures and culture of soybean and groundnut | Reading References | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Reading References | |
| 9 | midterm exam | Reading References | |
| 10 | Importance, adaptation and plant structure of potato | Reading References | |
| 11 | Culture of potato | Reading References | |
| 12 | Importance, adaptation and plant structure of sugar beet | Reading References | |
| 13 | Culture of sugar beet | Reading References | |
| 14 | Plant Structures and culture of tobacco | Reading References | |
| 15 | Plant Structures and culture of hop and anise | Reading References | |
| 16 | Term Exams | Reading References | |
| 17 | Term Exams | Reading References |
Assessment (Exam) Methods and Criteria
| Assessment Type | Midterm / Year Impact | End of Term / End of Year Impact |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Midterm Exam | 100 | 40 |
| General Assessment | ||
| Midterm / Year Total | 100 | 40 |
| 1. Final Exam | - | 60 |
| Grand Total | - | 100 |