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| Unit | FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE |
| FIELD CROPS PR. | |
| Code | TBP215 |
| Name | Agriculture and Environment |
| Term | 2018-2019 Academic Year |
| Semester | 3. 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 | C Compulsory |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. CELALEDDİN BARUTÇULAR |
| Course Instructor |
Prof. Dr. VEYİS TANSI
(Güz)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
learns 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.
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Comprehends the effects of climatic changes on agricultural production and its possible results |
| LO02 | Learns information about the reactions of some basic crop groups. |
| LO03 | Evaluates the future and predicted impact of the environmental constraints on the yield paremetres and environmental determinants of agricultural productivity |
| LO04 | Provide a definition of sustainable agriculture. |
| LO05 | Understand the impacts of various agricultural practices. |
| LO06 | Identify various sustainability practices. |
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. | 2 |
| PLO02 | - | Determines and solves the problems related to agricultural engineering as well as agronomy and breeding of field crops. | 4 |
| PLO03 | - | Graduates gain abilty to synthetize the basic concepts related to the field crops. | 4 |
| PLO04 | - | Rrecognises problems related to agricultural engineering,makes decisions and takes initiative to solve the problems. | 4 |
| PLO05 | - | Gains knowledge about sustainable agriculture, protection of environment and natural sources, biodiversity and conservation of genetic sources. | 5 |
| PLO06 | - | Gains ability to optimize the plant production by sustainable use of natural resources. | 4 |
| PLO07 | - | Learns basic principles of breeding and biotechnology of field crops. | 0 |
| 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. | 0 |
| PLO09 | - | Gains ability to establish suitable research experiments for the purpose and the ability to interpret its results by scientific methods. | 4 |
| PLO10 | - | Works both individually and in a team. | 0 |
| PLO11 | - | Evaluates the learned knowledge by analytical and critical approach. | 3 |
| PLO12 | - | Internalizes the necessity of lifelong learning. | 5 |
| PLO13 | - | Has an effective and healthy communication in his fıeld and use communication technologies. | 3 |
| PLO14 | - | Improve themselves consistently by determining educational requirements in scientific, cultural and social areas depending on their abilities,besides their career development | 2 |
| PLO15 | - | Shows respect to job ethic. | 2 |
| PLO16 | - | Becomes competent in the legislation and management systems related to agricultural engineering. | 1 |
| PLO17 | - | Becomes proficient in doing, applying, managing and monitoring plans and projects about agricultural engineering | 4 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction, contents of the lecture | Relevant sections of lecture notes and other resources | |
| 2 | Climate change and an overview of global crop productivity | Relevant sections of lecture notes and other resources | |
| 3 | Climate change and variability. Research Methods | Relevant sections of lecture notes and other resources | |
| 4 | Past climate change, role of greenhouse gases | Relevant sections of lecture notes and other resources | |
| 5 | Future climatic change and description of climate models | Relevant sections of lecture notes and other resources | |
| 6 | Agricultural contributions to greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation options for agricultural .Homework will be given on this topic | Relevant sections of lecture notes and other resources | |
| 7 | Crop ecosystem responses to climatic change:interactive effects of ozone, ultrviolet-B radiation, sulphur dioxide ,carbon dioxideon crops | Relevant sections of lecture notes and other resources | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | exam | |
| 9 | Crop ecosystem responses to climatic change: Wheat | Relevant sections of lecture notes and other resources | |
| 10 | Crop ecosystem responses to climatic change: Forage Crops and Productive grasslands, | Relevant sections of lecture notes and other resources | |
| 11 | Midterm Exam | Preparing for the exam by working the lecture notes, presentations, related papers and books | |
| 12 | Crop ecosystem responses to climatic change: Industrial Crops;Cotton | Relevant sections of lecture notes and other resources | |
| 13 | Crop ecosystem responses to climatic change: Vegetable crops | Relevant sections of lecture notes and other resources | |
| 14 | Crop ecosystem responses to climatic change: Vegetable crops | Relevant sections of lecture notes and other resources | |
| 15 | Greenhouse gas emissions of Turkey compared to other countries | Relevant sections of lecture notes and other resources | |
| 16 | Term Exams | exam | |
| 17 | Term Exams | exam |
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 |