Information Package / Course Catalogue
Production Techniques in Greenhouse
Course Code: SERA104
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: Students are required, as part of the course "İMEU201 – Workplace Vocational Training" (30 ECTS) offered in the fourth semester, to undertake and successfully complete workplace vocational training for a minimum of 70 working days at enterprises designated in accordance with the provisions of the Aydın Adnan Menderes University Directive on Workplace Vocational Training.
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to provide students with the necessary competencies related to the reproduction techniques of fruits, vegetables and ornamental plants grown in greenhouses.

Course Content

In this course, information is given about vegetative and generative production techniques used for the propagation of fruit, vegetable and landscape and ornamental plant species that are important in greenhouse production.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Prepares horticultural propagation materials
2.Able to propagate by seed
3.Able to propagate by cuttings
4.Able to reproduce by grafting
5.Able to propagate by dipping
6.Propagation by division and separation
7.Able to propagate horticultural plants by tissue culture.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Supporting books, journals, articles and online resources selected by the course instructor
2.Sample videos, documentaries and movies.
3.Lecturer notes
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Classification of production techniques of horticultural crops, importance and objectives of propagation techniques
Week 2 - Theoretical
Propagation structures and media of horticultural plants
Week 3 - Theoretical
Seed structure, properties of seeds, seed production, seed preservation
Week 4 - Theoretical
Germination and germination stimulating applications in seeds
Week 5 - Theoretical
Vegetative propagation methods, propagation by vaccination, objectives of propagation by vaccination, success limits of vaccination and vaccine incompatibilities
Week 6 - Theoretical
Rootstocks and graft types
Week 7 - Theoretical
Grafted vegetable seedling production
Week 8 - Theoretical
Definition and objectives of propagation by cuttings, types of cuttings, factors affecting rooting in cuttings
Week 9 - Theoretical
Definition, importance and purpose of propagation by dipping, types of dipping
Week 10 - Theoretical
Definition, importance and purposes of propagation by specialized or modified stems and roots, types of propagation
Week 11 - Theoretical
Definition, importance and purposes of propagation by specialized or modified stems and roots, types of propagation
Week 12 - Theoretical
Propagation using apomictic seed
Week 13 - Theoretical
Definition, purpose and importance of tissue culture propagation, tissue culture techniques, nutrient media and preparation
Week 14 - Theoretical
Plant production with tissue culture techniques
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%10
Quiz1%10
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Assignment1213
Quiz1213
Midterm Examination1718
Final Examination1718
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)50
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
PÇ-15
OÇ-1
4
5
4
5
3
5
OÇ-2
4
5
4
5
3
5
OÇ-3
4
5
4
5
3
5
OÇ-4
4
5
4
5
3
5
OÇ-5
4
5
4
5
3
5
OÇ-6
4
5
4
5
3
5
OÇ-7
4
5
4
5
3
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026