TB701 Cereal cultivation practices and their interactions

6 ECTS - 3-0 Duration (T+A)- . Semester- 3 National Credit

Information

Code TB701
Name Cereal cultivation practices and their interactions
Semester . Semester
Duration (T+A) 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 6 ECTS
National Credit 3 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Yüksek Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
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Course Goal

After examining the important cultural practices applied in grain crops, new trends are compared to current methods and possibilities of improving the efficiency of input use will be focused in terms of sustainable agriculture

Course Content

Important current cultural practices applied in grain crops and new trends in this respect in terms of present and future risk management and sustainability

Course Precondition

none

Resources

Genç, İ., Yağbasanlar, T., 2006. Cool Climate Cereals. Unpublished Lecture Note.

Notes

Quisenberry, K.S., Reitz, L.P., 1973. Wheat and wheat Improvement. American Society, Agronomy Madison, Wisconsin, USA.


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Observes the new trends in cultural practices used in grain crops
LO02 Strengthens the skills for diagnosis and solve problems in cereal cultivation practice
LO03 Develops an effective consciousness in efficient input use
LO04 Is able to plan and conduct research and can also evaluate and interpret the results


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Graduates become a specialist on the field crops area by improving their skills. 4
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal They comprehend interdisciplinary interaction in his specialization area. 3
PLO03 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı They can follow the latest developments in field crops area and get access to the knowledge source, gather this knowledge, reach new knowledge and synthesize by evaluating available studies and follow the innovations in his field. 4
PLO04 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı They can synthesize and interpret interdisciplinary knowledge by using theoretical and practical skills at a specialist level in field crops area.
PLO05 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği They find solutions for problems related to field crops by using research methods and establish cause effect relationships.
PLO06 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği They incorporate their knowledge on his special area by combining their knowledge with those from the other scientific areas and produce new knowledge and also solve the problems by using scientific research methods.
PLO07 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği They determine a problem independently in field crops subject, provide solutions, evaluate the results and implement whenever required.
PLO08 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği They are qualified to solve a problem in their field.
PLO09 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği They are equipped with analytical and critical thinking ability to direct their learning and to conduct advanced studies in their fields independently.
PLO10 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği They transfer current developments and their own studies in the field crops area systematically to the his working group and to different groups from other study fields orally or visually by supporting them with qualitative and quantitive data.
PLO11 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik They study and improve the social relationships and standards leading these relationship by a critical point of view and take action when needed.
PLO12 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik They are able to understand and translate an article written in a foreign language.
PLO13 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik They develop policy, strategy and experimental plans related to field crops area and evaluate obtained results within the framework of quality processes.


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Potential yield, yield potential, grain yield and its componets in cereals Reading lecture topic from the course, and other books and recent papers Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
2 Cultivar improvements in cereals: current strategies, recent trends Reading lecture topic from the course, and other books and recent papers Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
3 Cereals in crop rotation, current strategies, recent trends Reading lecture topic from the course, and other books and recent papers Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
4 Tillage, seedbed preparation for cereals, current strategies, recent trends Reading lecture topic from the course, and other books and recent papers Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
5 Sowing date, sowing method and density, current strategies, recent trends Reading lecture topic from the course, and other books and recent papers Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
6 Fertilization of cereal crops: Nitrogen fertilization, current strategies, recent trends Reading lecture topic from the course, and other books and recent papers Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
7 Fertilization of cereal crops: other fertilizer Reading lecture topic from the course, and other books and recent papers Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
8 Mid-Term Exam Reading lecture topic from the course, and other books and recent papers Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Ödev
9 Management of plant-water relations in cereals, opportunities to increase water use efficiency Reading lecture topic from the course, and other books and recent papers Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
10 Risk management in cereal cultivation: lodging, waterlogging, freezing and chilling and an assignment will be given on this topic Reading lecture topic from the course, and other books and recent papers Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
11 Quality management in cereal production Reading lecture topic from the course, and other books and recent papers Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
12 Major grain production systems: North America Reading lecture topic from the course, and other books and recent papers Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
13 Major grain production systems: Australia and Russia Reading lecture topic from the course, and other books and recent papers Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
14 Major grain production systems: India and China Reading lecture topic from the course, and other books and recent papers Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
15 Major grain production systems: Mediterranean and Brazil Reading lecture topic from the course, and other books and recent papers Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
16 Term Exams Reading lecture topic from the course, and other books and recent papers Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
17 Term Exams Reading lecture topic from the course, and other books and recent papers Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Performans Değerlendirmesi


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 5 70
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 15 15
Final Exam 1 30 30
Total Workload (Hour) 157
Total Workload / 25 (h) 6,28
ECTS 6 ECTS