YOT248 Rotation Techniques

3 ECTS - 2-1 Duration (T+A)- 4. Semester- 2 National Credit

Information

Code YOT248
Name Rotation Techniques
Semester 4. Semester
Duration (T+A) 2-1 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 3 ECTS
National Credit 2 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Ön Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Dr. Öğr. Üyesi HÜLYA SAYĞI


Course Goal

The aim, importance and application techniques of alternation, which is an indispensable practice in a sustainable agricultural production philosophy, is to be taught.

Course Content

Definition and importance of agriculture, information and comparisons about traditional agriculture, sustainable agriculture and ecological agriculture, examination of agricultural regions of our country according to climate, soil and agricultural characteristics, comparison of agricultural systems applied in these regions and crop rotation, current and future crop rotation principles, place in crop rotation General information that examines and includes allelopathic relations of plants to take, plant secretions of cultivated plants and weeds, plant-soil relations. Researches on rotation, the differences between unidirectional agriculture and intensive agriculture and the importance of rotation.

Course Precondition

None

Resources

1. Charles L. Mohler and Sue Ellen Johnson, editors, Crop Rotation on Organic Farms a Plannıng Manual 2. Jorgen E. Olesen, Ragnar Eltun, Mike J. Gooding, Erik Steen Jensen, Ulrich Köpke, Designing and testing crop rotations for organic farming

Notes

Digital resources, Lecture notes


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Explains the importance of soil in agriculture.
LO02 Explains the importance of sustainable agriculture.
LO03 Explains the timing of the crop rotation systems
LO04 Discusses the cropping systems applied in different agricultural regions of Turkey.
LO05 Explains the benefits of rotation and the disadvantages of one-way planting in the production of field crops.
LO06 Makes crop rotation planning suitable for different ecologies.


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Students explain the basic information about the agricultural production process, organic farming principles, production philosophy and basic information about the subject. 4
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Students know whether the information they have learned in the field of organic agriculture is correct, reliable and up-to-date.
PLO03 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Students know developments in ecosystem, biodiversity and sustainable agriculture management, rural development, agricultural planning and agricultural technology use and their effects on human life. 5
PLO04 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Students manage organic farming production activities in line with the provisions of the Organic Agriculture Law and the Regulation on the Principles and Implementation of Organic Agriculture.
PLO05 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Students can find solutions to the problems they may encounter during the production stages of the organic product until it reaches the final consumer.
PLO06 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Students can evaluate the problems in organic agriculture in accordance with the scientific research method (defining, analyzing, producing and applying solutions based on research and evidence).
PLO07 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Students fulfill their responsibilities in solving the problems they encounter in the field of organic agriculture both individually and as a team member.
PLO08 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Students follow the developments related to their profession with the necessity of lifelong learning. 4
PLO09 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Students can use the knowledge gained through research and inquiry in the field of organic agriculture.
PLO10 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Students can produce projects with the awareness of social, cultural and ethical responsibility by interacting with people and institutions related to the field of organic agriculture.
PLO11 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Students know a foreign language at the A2 general level of the European Language Portfolio, who will be able to manage the communication process related to the profession and other fields.
PLO12 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Students can communicate verbally and in writing by using information and communication technologies along with computer software at the level required by the field of organic agriculture.
PLO13 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Students can apply the results obtained from the scientific research process related to the field of organic agriculture.
PLO14 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Students perform their duties and responsibilities related to organic agriculture in accordance with scientific, cultural, ethical values and legal regulations.
PLO15 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Students have sufficient awareness of social justice, quality, cultural values, occupational health and safety in the field of organic agriculture.


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 General principles of field crops farming Related issues from the course materials should be read. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Gösteri
2 Definition and importance of crop rotation Related issues from the course materials should be read. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Gösteri
3 Subjects to be considered in crop rotation planning Related issues from the course materials should be read. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Gösteri
4 Farming systems, dry farming Related issues from the course materials should be read. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Gösteri
5 İrrigated farming, humid farming Related issues from the course materials should be read. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Gösteri
6 Disadvantages of monoculture farming Related issues from the course materials should be read. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Gösteri
7 Crop rotation examples suitable for agricultutal regions Related issues from the course materials should be read. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Gösteri
8 Mid-Term Exam Related issues from the course materials should be read. Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
9 Importance and effects of previous crops in rotation Related issues from the course materials should be read. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Gösteri
10 Relations among soil, plant and nutrition in rotation Related issues from the course materials should be read. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Gösteri
11 Weeds and struggle, Related issues from the course materials should be read. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Gösteri
12 Fight against disease and harmful insects Related issues from the course materials should be read. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Gösteri
13 İnteractions among crop plants in rotation systems Related issues from the course materials should be read. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Gösteri
14 Crop rotations systems applicable in different regions of Türkey Related issues from the course materials should be read. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Gösteri
15 Sustainable agriculture, Crop roration in organic farming Related issues from the course materials should be read. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Gösteri
16 Term Exams Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
17 Term Exams Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 2 28
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 2 2
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 5 5
Final Exam 1 10 10
Total Workload (Hour) 87
Total Workload / 25 (h) 3,48
ECTS 3 ECTS