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| Code | SRP259 |
| Name | Soilless Culture |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Semester | 3. 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 | Öğr. Gör.Dr. EBRU KARNEZ |
| Course Instructor |
1 |
Course Goal / Objective
Soilless farming methods and all applied cultural processes are taught theoretically and practically.
Course Content
Definition of soilless agriculture, reasons for switching to soilless agriculture, reasons for starting soilless agriculture in greenhouses, history of soilless agriculture, advantages and disadvantages of soilless agriculture, nutrient solutions in soilless agriculture, water, macronutrient elements, chemical sources used, symptoms of macronutrient deficiency and excess, micronutrients. elements, chemical sources used, symptoms of micronutrient element deficiency and excess, problems related to the preparation of nutrient solution, properties sought in nutrient solutions (pH, total salt concentration, temperature, aeration), ways of delivering nutrient solutions to plants (stagnant, intermittent flow, continuous flow). , spraying, drip), nutrient solution tanks, disease and pest control, soilless farming methods, transitional cultures (cultivation in straw bales, ring culture), what is solid media, required properties, organic and inorganic media, solid media culture forms (bed culture, bag-packet and pot culture), solid media culture forms (sausage culture, rock wool culture), water cultures (still water, flowing water culture), water cultures (hyponica, aeroponics) are explained.
Course Precondition
None
Resources
Lecturer notes
Notes
Lecturer notes
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Understand the development of soilless agriculture, the advantages and disadvantages of soilless agriculture. |
| LO02 | Understands the plant nutrition elements and methods used in soilless cultivation. |
| LO03 | Makes nutritional recipes used in soilless agriculture. |
| LO04 | Understands soilless farming methods |
| LO05 | Practices soilless agriculture in the greenhouse. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the cover materials and construction techniques used in greenhouse cultivation. | |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the importance of global warming for Türkiye and the world, the impact of climate change on agriculture. | |
| PLO03 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Grows vegetables and ornamental plants in greenhouses and outdoors, and maintains, produces, propagates and harvests the plants using appropriate methods and techniques. | 3 |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the importance of agricultural mechanization in plant cultivation and the characteristics of the tools used. | |
| PLO05 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Search for resources about plants on the web, enter the data into the computer, report and present it. | 3 |
| PLO06 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Recognizes diseases, pests and weeds in vegetables and ornamental plants, and uses appropriate methods and techniques to combat them. | |
| PLO07 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Defines basic ecological concepts and ecological factors, explains the effects of agricultural activities on ecology and the environment. | |
| PLO08 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Lists the activities she/he can attend on the university campus related to her field, evaluates the institutions where she/he will do her/his internship and the applications she will make to these institutions. | |
| PLO09 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains metabolic activities, plant physiology and plant systematics in plants. | |
| PLO10 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains soil properties (Adsorption of Cations - Adsorption of Anions - Soil Acidity, soil organic matter, soil structure, soil water, soil color) soil formation (Weathering and Fragmentation - Body (Texture) - Clay Minerals), soil analysis methods. | |
| PLO11 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the definition and scope of agricultural economy and the place and importance of the agricultural sector in the Turkish economy. | |
| PLO12 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Explains the micro and macro nutrients required for plant growth, the functions of these elements in plants, the importance of correct and balanced nutrition and fertilization in plant production, and produces using appropriate materials. | 5 |
| PLO13 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Learns soilless culture media and grows plants using soilless farming methods. | 5 |
| PLO14 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Learns the importance of storage, the necessary conditions for storing harvested products and their effects on the quality of supply. | |
| PLO15 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Defines the concepts of certified seed and hybrid seed and indicates the issues to be considered in seed growing. | |
| PLO16 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Explains the basic concepts, characteristics and organic vegetable growing methods of organic agriculture and uses appropriate methods and techniques. | |
| PLO17 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the importance of occupational safety in agricultural activities, basic OHS risks and methods of preventing hazards. | |
| PLO18 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Have general information about Atatürk's principles and the history of the revolution. | |
| PLO19 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Explains languages in terms of language and its importance, the birth, spread and structure of languages. | |
| PLO20 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Explains tenses, auxiliary verbs, prepositions in English. Explains professional terms. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Definition of soilless agriculture, reasons for switching to soilless agriculture, reasons for starting soilless agriculture in greenhouses | Reading relevant notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Soru-Cevap |
| 2 | History of soilless agriculture, advantages and disadvantages of soilless agriculture | Reading relevant notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Soru-Cevap |
| 3 | Nutrient solutions, water, macronutrients, chemical resources used in soilless agriculture | Reading relevant notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 4 | Symptoms of macronutrient deficiency and excess, micronutrient elements, chemical sources used | Reading relevant notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 5 | Symptoms of micronutrient deficiency and excess, problems with nutrient solution preparation | Reading relevant notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 6 | Properties sought in nutrient solutions (pH, total salt concentration, temperature, aeration) | Reading relevant notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösterip Yaptırma, Grup Çalışması |
| 7 | Calculations made in the preparation of nutrient solutions | Reading relevant notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Preparing for the midterm exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | Ways of delivering nutrient solutions to plants | Greenhouse experience | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösterip Yaptırma, Grup Çalışması |
| 10 | Nutrient solution tanks, disease and pest control | Greenhouse experience | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 11 | Soilless farming methods, transitional cultures (growing in straw bales, ring culture) | Reading relevant notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 12 | What is solid media, required properties | Reading relevant notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 13 | What are organic and inorganic environments? | Reading relevant notes, An overview | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 14 | Solid avg. cult. forms (sausage culture, rockwool culture), water cultures (still water, flowing water culture) | Reading relevant notes, an overview | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösterip Yaptırma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 15 | Water cultures (hyponica, aeroponics) | Reading relevant notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 16 | Term Exams | Preparing for the final exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 17 | Term Exams | Preparing for the 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 85 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 3,40 | ||
| ECTS | 3 ECTS | ||