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| Unit | FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE |
| FIELD CROPS PR. | |
| Code | TBP202 |
| Name | Crop Production Systems and Organic Farming |
| Term | 2017-2018 Academic Year |
| Semester | 4. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 4 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Üniversite Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | C Compulsory |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. VEYİS TANSI |
| Course Instructor |
Prof. Dr. VEYİS TANSI
(Bahar)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
Prof. Dr. TACETTİN YAĞBASANLAR (Bahar) (A Group) (Asst. Ins.) |
Course Goal / Objective
The potential of agricultural sources in Turkey field crops protection systems,soil management in dry farming,fertilization and maintenance,Irrigated Agriculture,Description and Regulations of Organic Farming.The size and the developmen ts of organic farming in Turkey and in the world,the importance of crop rotation systems,crop rotation systems in dry agriculture,The biologic variety of green fertilization,natural plant growth and pest control
Course Content
Ecological regions of Turkey. Irrigated and dry land farming. Tillage,fallowing, planting,sowing and fertilizing in dryland , irrigated farming applications.Crop Rotation Systems in Irrigated farming What is organic farming , The origins and notions, certified organic principles, (biodiversity, diversification and integrations of enterprises, sustainability, natural plant nutrition, integrity) tool and practices (planned crop rotation, green manure and cover crops, manuring and composting, intercropping and companion planting, tillage, mulching, beirational pesticides, buffers and barriers record-keeping.
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 | - | Has knowledge about agricultural engineering as well as agronomy and breeding of field crops. | |
| PLO02 | - | Determines and solves the problems related to agricultural engineering as well as agronomy and breeding of field crops. | |
| PLO03 | - | Graduates gain abilty to synthetize the basic concepts related to the field crops. | |
| PLO04 | - | Rrecognises problems related to agricultural engineering,makes decisions and takes initiative to solve the problems. | |
| PLO05 | - | Gains knowledge about sustainable agriculture, protection of environment and natural sources, biodiversity and conservation of genetic sources. | |
| PLO06 | - | Gains ability to optimize the plant production by sustainable use of natural resources. | |
| PLO07 | - | Learns basic principles of breeding and biotechnology of field crops. | |
| PLO08 | - | Chooses and uses modern technical equipments for the agricultural engineering applications as well as for the applications in the agronomy and breeding of field crops. | |
| PLO09 | - | Gains ability to establish suitable research experiments for the purpose and the ability to interpret its results by scientific methods. | |
| PLO10 | - | Works both individually and in a team. | |
| PLO11 | - | Evaluates the learned knowledge by analytical and critical approach. | |
| PLO12 | - | Internalizes the necessity of lifelong learning. | |
| PLO13 | - | Has an effective and healthy communication in his fıeld and use communication technologies. | |
| PLO14 | - | Improve themselves consistently by determining educational requirements in scientific, cultural and social areas depending on their abilities,besides their career development | |
| PLO15 | - | Shows respect to job ethic. | |
| PLO16 | - | Becomes competent in the legislation and management systems related to agricultural engineering. | |
| PLO17 | - | Becomes proficient in doing, applying, managing and monitoring plans and projects about agricultural engineering |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction of the cource and discussion of the cource content | Topics on course notes and other resources | |
| 2 | History and initiators of organic farming | Topics on course notes and other resources | |
| 3 | Economic magnitudes of the organic farming; World | Topics on course notes and other resources | |
| 4 | Economic magnitudes of the organic farming; Turkey | Topics on course notes and other resources | |
| 5 | Principles of the organic farming, biodiversity, uniting or integration of farms | Topics on course notes and other resources | |
| 6 | Principles of the organic farming, sustainability, natural plant nutrition, natural pesticide management | Topics on course notes and other resources | |
| 7 | Tools of the organic farimng, crop rotation, green manuring, cover crop agriculture, ley farming and cultivation with companion crop, fertilization and compost, mulch and record keeping | Topics on course notes and other resources | |
| 8 | Certification rules in organic farming, introduction of period | Topics on course notes and other resources | |
| 9 | Mid term exam | Preparing for the exam by working the lecture notes, presentations, related papers and books. | |
| 10 | Agricultural source potential in Turkey | Topics on course notes and other resources | |
| 11 | Ecological regions in Turkey and agriculture system | Topics on course notes and other resources | |
| 12 | Farming systems and homework will be given on this topic | Topics on course notes and other resources | |
| 13 | Tillage and fallow in dry farming | Topics on course notes and other resources | |
| 14 | Fertilization and sowing in dry farming | Topics on course notes and other resources | |
| 15 | Irrigated farming system. | Topics on course notes and other resources | |
| 16 | Final exam | Preparing for the exam by studying the lecture notes, presentations, related papers and books. | |
| 17 | Final exam | Preparing for the exam by studying the lecture notes, presentations, related papers and books. |
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 |