Information
| Unit | INSTITUTE OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES |
| HORTICULTURAL CROPS (MASTER) (WITH THESIS) | |
| Code | BB553 |
| Name | Principles of Greenhouse Vegetable Production |
| Term | 2020-2021 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 |
The current term course schedule has not been prepared yet.
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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
Resources
Notes
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 | ||