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Information
| Code | TBP416 |
| Name | Fiber Crops |
| Semester | 8. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-1 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 3 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. ÖZGÜL GÖRMÜŞ |
Course Goal
Natural plant fibres have a wide range of disturbution according to their uses to make products such as clothes, cloths, buildings and cordage. It has been aimed at offering the students to have a good knowledge about introduction to fiber plants mainly cotton, and flax and hemp, their importance, production and trade, historical development, ecological needs, growing techniques and cultivation and breeding
Course Content
It includes importance of plant fibers in textile industry, principles of cotton cultivation and production, relations between agricultural applications and fiber development, breeding methods and objectives, ginning and standardization
Course Precondition
To comprehend the basic principles of cotton farming, the growth and development stages of cotton plant and correct plant management in improving fiber quality in cotton plant.
Resources
Development and Growth Monitoring of the Cotton Plant at http://lubbock.tamu.edu/cottondvd.
Notes
COTMAN™ Crop Management System COTMAN™ Crop Software Overview https://www.cottoninc.com/cotton-production/ag-resources/resources-webcasts/cotman/
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Recognizes fiber plants that are important in the industry, learns the classification and anatomy of fibers. |
| LO02 | Learn the classification and anatomy of fibers |
| LO03 | Learns the history of cotton plant, production problems and solutions. |
| LO04 | Gain knowledge about morphology, growth and development, ecological and soil requirements of cotton plant |
| LO05 | Learn the taxonomy of Gossypium species |
| LO06 | Gain necessary knowledge of cultivation techniques, nutrition, insects pests and diseases of cotton plant |
| LO07 | Learn the application of harvest aid chemicals and harvesting of cotton plant |
| LO08 | Learn the economic importance, uses and trade of hemp and flax |
| LO09 | Gain knowledge of morhology, cultivation, climate and soil requirements of hemp and flax |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Have sufficient theoretical knowledge in the fields of Mathematics, Basic Science and Basic Engineering and Agricultural Engineering. | |
| PLO02 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Recognizes the basic field of Field Crops and also cereals, grain legumes, industrial plants, meadow pasture forage crops and energy crops, has information on the problems and solutions in the physiology, cultivation, biotechnological studies, organic farming, breeding and new variety development of these plants. | 3 |
| PLO03 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Makes field studies related to Field Crops, designs, establishes, implements and operates field planting and planting plan. Evaluates and interprets research results. | |
| PLO04 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Finds the source of environmental, biological, technical, production system and economic problems that may adversely affect the achievement of the desired level of yield and quality in field crops agriculture, can develop solutions based on plants and research, and uses information technologies effectively. | |
| PLO05 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Gains experience in the field of Field Crops and Agricultural Engineering, seed production and problems of Field Crops, the development of quality seeds and product storage, and learns about the standards used in the profession. Can make discipline-specific teamwork for solving problems. | |
| PLO06 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Gains experience in the identification and protection of genetic resources and reproduction methods in field crops. Ability to work effectively in disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; acquire the ability to work individually. | |
| PLO07 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Have the ability to acquire new information in the field of Field Crops, research, evaluate, write reports, do consultancy and expertise, prepare and apply design and production reports, make effective presentations, and take and give clear and understandable instructions. | |
| PLO08 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Field Crops irrigation, fertilization, detection of diseases and pests, mechanization, post-harvest storage etc. has the ability to learn lifelong, access information, follow developments in science and technology, and constantly renew itself on discipline-specific issues. | |
| PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | She/He acts in accordance with ethical principles in the fields of Field Crops and Agricultural Engineering, has professional and ethical responsibility and awareness in engineering applications. ( | |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Knowledge of applications in business life such as project management, risk management and change management in applications related to Agricultural Engineering; awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation; has knowledge of sustainable development. | |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Information about the effects of Agricultural Engineering practices on health, environment and safety in universal and social dimensions and the problems of the age reflected in the field of engineering; is aware of the legal consequences of engineering solutions. | 3 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Importance of plant fibers, classification of fibers, usage, introduction to main plant fibers | Reading of the papers about the lecture | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Gösteri |
| 2 | History, origin and dispersion of cotton, economical importance, its trade and production in the world and Turkey | Reading of the papers about the lecture | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Benzetim |
| 3 | Competition of cotton with synthetic fibers, their situation in near future,and evaluation of this condition for Turkey | Reading of the papers about the lecture | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Gösteri |
| 4 | Taxonomy of cotton, cotton species, and introduction of cultivated species. History of cotton breeding, its objective, main principles of classical and modern breeding techniques used in cotton breeding | Reading of the papers about the lecture | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Gösteri |
| 5 | Morphology and general characteristics of cotton plant, its reproductive development, and flowering pattern, fiber formation and development | Reading of the papers about the lecture | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Gösteri |
| 6 | Soil and climate requirements of cotton, land preparation, crop rotation and cultivated varieties. Fertilization, irrigation, control of diseases and insect pests | Reading of the papers about the lecture | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Gösteri |
| 7 | Cotton seed for planting, storage conditions, seed lot preparation, delintation, planting, planting methods, planting time, planting depth, maintenance (hoeing, weed control and thinning) | Reading of the papers about the lecture | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Gösteri |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Preparation to mid-term exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | Importance of flax, classification and will be given homework on this topic | Reading of the papers about the lecture | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Gösteri |
| 10 | Flax plant cultivation (soil preparation, planting, sowing depth, sowing density, (maintenance operations) | Reading of the papers about the lecture | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Gösteri |
| 11 | Flax plant, harvest, and pooling methods of harvesting methods | Reading of the papers about the lecture | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Gösteri |
| 12 | Importance of hemp, classification, production regions, cultivation techniques (land preparation, planting, planting depth, plant density, maintenance), | Reading of the papers about the lecture | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Gösteri |
| 13 | Hemp harvest, harvesting methods, and docking methods | Reading of the papers about the lecture | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Gösteri |
| 14 | Loofah, jut, their distribution areas around the world, producing countries and main knowledge in their growing techniques | Reading of the papers about the lecture | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Gösteri |
| 15 | Ramie or kenaf and other fiber plants, their distribution areas around the world, producing countries and main knowledge in their growing techniques | Reading of the papers about the lecture | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Gösteri |
| 16 | Term Exams | Preparation to final exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 17 | Term Exams | Preparation to final exam | 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 | ||