Information Package / Course Catalogue
General Greenhouse Cultivation
Course Code: AST105
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 1
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

Recognition of the necessary nutrients for plants and having knowledge about plant nutrition and fertilization, and to gain the ability to use fertilizers

Course Content

An importantplantnutrient, nutrientandwateruptake in plants, theeffects of nutrients on plantgrowth, classificationanduse of fertilizers

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Şebnem Nalan AKAROĞLU
Learning Outcomes
1.Choose a suitable greenhouse location
2.Analyze the factors affecting the choice of greenhouse location
3.Able to classify greenhouses
4.Able to describe the orientation, size, frame and cover of the greenhouse
5.Ability to manage air conditioning in the greenhouse
6.Able to do greenhouse soil preparation and plant cultivation
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Lecturers notes
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Definition of greenhouse and greenhouse cultivation, Greenhouse cultivation in the world and in Turkey
Week 2 - Theoretical
Classification of greenhouses
Week 3 - Theoretical
Factors affecting the choice of greenhouse location
Week 4 - Theoretical
The issues that need to be taken care of during the establishment of the greenhouse: Direction, foundation walls, frame, roof slope angle
Week 5 - Theoretical
The issues to be considered during the establishment of the greenhouse: Covering material
Week 6 - Theoretical
Greenhouse air conditioning Heating
Week 7 - Theoretical
Greenhouse air conditioning: Cooling, radiation, ventilation
Week 8 - Theoretical
Greenhouse air conditioning: Proportional humidity control, Carbon dioxide fertilization
Week 9 - Theoretical
Soil preparation in greenhouses: Drainage, cleaning, improving the physical and chemical structure of the soil
Week 10 - Theoretical
Soil preparation in greenhouses: Regulating soil pH, salinity and its removal
Week 11 - Theoretical
Soil fumigation
Week 12 - Theoretical
Preparation of sowing and planting sites
Week 13 - Theoretical
Greenhouse plant growing techniques
Week 14 - Theoretical
Greenhouse plant growing techniques
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Lecture - Practice140114
Term Project110010
Midterm Examination111011
Final Examination112012
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
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
PÇ-16
OÇ-1
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-2
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-3
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-4
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-5
OÇ-6
5
5
5
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026