BB553 Principles of Greenhouse Vegetable Production

6 ECTS - 4-0 Duration (T+A)- 1. Semester- 4 National Credit

Information

Unit INSTITUTE OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES
HORTICULTURAL CROPS (MASTER) (WITH THESIS)
Code BB553
Name Principles of Greenhouse Vegetable Production
Term 2019-2020 Academic Year
Term Fall
Duration (T+A) 4-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 6 ECTS
National Credit 4 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Yüksek Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Prof. Dr. HAYRİYE YILDIZ DAŞGAN
Course Instructor
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Course Goal / Objective

To teach all aspects of professional greenhouse vegetable growing

Course Content

The cultivation techniques (sowing, seedling, grafting, irrigation, fertilisation, polination and fruit set tec), climatic conditions (heating, cooling, humudify, lighting, CO2 applying etc) inside the greenhouse and cultivars are examined in detail in for the most grown species (tomato, cucumber, peper, eggplant, melon) in the greenhouse.

Course Precondition

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Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Learn how to prepare soil preparation and planting places in greenhouse
LO02 Greenhouse planting systems, seedling planting, irrigation and fertilization of greenhouse vegetables for each one learns specifically
LO03 Pollination and fruit attitude, harvest criteria for each greenhouse vegetables learn specifically
LO04 Variety selection for greenhouse, grafting issues in detail for each vegetable (tomato, peper, cucumber, eggplant, melon) learns


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 - To be able to develop and deepen knowledge acquired in horticultural field based on undergraduate level competencies 5
PLO02 - To be able to understand the interaction between horticultural field and related disciplines 3
PLO03 - To be able to combine and interpret the theoretical and practical knowledge related to horticultural plants with the knowledge, data and findings obtained from different disciplines, to be able to create new knowledge and theories by synthesizing them by using the theoretical and practical knowledge related to horticultural plants in the field of expertise and supporting the current developments with quantitative and qualitative 3
PLO04 - Solving problems by using research methods and solving cause and effect relationships 3
PLO05 - To be able to conduct a study requiring expertise on horticultural plants independently 4
PLO06 - To develop an analytical approach for solving unpredictable complex problems encountered in horticultural applications, to design the research process, to produce solutions by taking responsibility and to evaluate and defend the results obtained 4
PLO07 - To lead the horticultural plants in an environment that requires solving problems 4
PLO08 - Access to resources related to garden plants, benefiting from these resources and self-renewal 3
PLO09 - To be able to evaluate the knowledge and skills acquired in the field of horticulture with a critical approach and to direct the learning process 5
PLO10 - To be able to transfer his / her studies, developments in his / her field of expertise and research results using oral, written and visual tools 4
PLO11 - To be able to use advanced computer software and information and communication technologies as necessary in relation to horticultural plants 3
PLO12 - To be able to collect data with scientific methods for solving problems related to horticultural plants, to be able to control and interpret the collected data by taking into consideration the social, scientific and ethical values. 4
PLO13 - To be able to use assimilated information in the field of horticulture in interdisciplinary studies, explain it, transfer it to others, examine the results from a critical perspective 3


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 The current situation in Turkey and the world, greenhouse, developments, problems, solutions Reading the papers and book about the lecture subjects
2 Presentation of the current greenhouse vegetable varieties Reading the papers and book about the lecture subjects
3 Seedling production, grafting of greenhouse vegetables and aim of grafting in greenhouse use Reading the papers and book about the lecture subjects
4 Greenhouse soil preparation, choosing of the planting systems, spacing and peparation of planting places. Reading the papers and book about the lecture subjects
5 Species-specific pruning techniques in greenhouse vegetables Reading the papers and book about the lecture subjects
6 Special fertilization programs of greenhouse vegetables Reading the papers and book about the lecture subjects
7 Special firrigation programs of greenhouse vegetables Reading the papers and book about the lecture subjects
8 Mid-Term Exam Studying of the subjects that investigated previously in the class
9 Special temperature requirements of greenhouse vegetables and greenhouse heating Reading the papers and book about the lecture subjects
10 Cooling techniques in vegetable greenhouses Reading the papers and book about the lecture subjects
11 Lighting in greenhouses and LED lamps and their specific spectrums (red, blue, white, far-red etc) Reading the papers and book about the lecture subjects
12 CO2 application in greenhouse vegetables Reading the papers and book about the lecture subjects
13 Humidification techniques in vegetable greenhouse Reading the papers and book about the lecture subjects
14 The harvest criteria in greenhouse vegetables, packaging and preparation for the market Reading the papers and book about the lecture subjects
15 Application of soilless farming systems in greenhouses Reading the papers and book about the lecture subjects
16 Term Exams Studying of the subjects that investigated previously in the class
17 Term Exams Studying of the subjects that investigated previously in the class


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 4 56
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 4 56
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 12 12
Final Exam 1 28 28
Total Workload (Hour) 152
Total Workload / 25 (h) 6,08
ECTS 6 ECTS

Update Time: 22.04.2025 12:53