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Information
| Unit | |
| Code | SD0031 |
| Name | Soilless Cultivation |
| Term | 2019-2020 Academic Year |
| Term | Fall and Spring |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 3 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Label | NFE Non-Field Elective Courses (University) UCC University Common Course |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Öğr. Gör. Dr. UĞUR KEKEÇ |
| Course Instructor |
Öğr. Gör. Dr. UĞUR KEKEÇ
(Güz)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
Öğr. Gör. Dr. UĞUR KEKEÇ (Bahar) (A Group) (Ins. in Charge) |
Course Goal / Objective
The aim is to let students to understand why soilless cultivation is used, to be aware of developments in this subject, to understand the trends for covering plant water and nutrient requirements in soilless cultivation, to plan and to manage soilless cultivation at commercial level, to solve problems facing in soilless plant production.
Course Content
Being able to explain the reasons of soilless culture Being able to planning and applying of soilless cultivation Plan and practice the techniques of soilless cultivation on different plant species Being able to solve the problems facing in soilless cultivation Being able to determine the environmeantal effect of soilless cultivation and to design production environmentally friendly Learn hydroponic growing systems
Course Precondition
Resources
Notes
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Explains why soilless plant cultivation is needed. |
| LO02 | Defines the developments related to soilless farming techniques. |
| LO03 | Plans the cultivation of soilless plants in the commercial sense, defines the problems that may be encountered in the cultivation of soilless plants. |
| LO04 | Knows plant nutrients used in soilless agriculture. |
| LO05 | Helps the growers with their knowledge in the cultivation of soilless agriculture. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Definition and improvement of soilless culture | Individual study,Discussion,Team work | |
| 2 | Soilless culture transition reasons and usage purposes | Individual study,Discussion,Team work | |
| 3 | Methods of soilless culture (strawbale,ring culture) | Individual study,Discussion,Team work | |
| 4 | Solid substrat culture (org.,and inorg.) | Individual study,Discussion,Team work | |
| 5 | Bed-Bag-Pot culture | Individual study,Discussion,Team work | |
| 6 | Substrat culture and the problems by using of hyroponic methods | Individual study,Discussion,Team work | |
| 7 | Nutrient solutions and their properties | Individual study,Discussion,Team work | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Mid-term Exam | |
| 9 | Hydroponic-container technique | Individual study,Discussion,Team work | |
| 10 | Sorts of hyroponic | Individual study,Discussion,Team work | |
| 11 | Standing water culture | Individual study,Discussion,Team work | |
| 12 | Hyponica and aeroponics | Individual study,Discussion,Team work | |
| 13 | Nutrient film technique | Individual study,Discussion,Team work | |
| 14 | General repetition of topics | Individual study,Discussion,Team work | |
| 15 | Technical trip to soilless agricultural enterprises | Individual study,Discussion,Team work | |
| 16 | Term Exams | ||
| 17 | Term Exams |
Assessment (Exam) Methods and Criteria
| Assessment Type | Midterm / Year Impact | End of Term / End of Year Impact |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Midterm Exam | 100 | 20 |
| General Assessment | ||
| Midterm / Year Total | 100 | 20 |
| 1. Final Exam | - | 80 |
| Grand Total | - | 100 |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 75 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 3,00 | ||
| ECTS | 3 ECTS | ||