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Production Techniques in Greenhouse Farming

Course Code	: AST107
Course Type	: Required
Couse Group	: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

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)

Prof. Oğuz DOLGUN

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.	Lecturers 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 Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%40
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	0	2	28
Midterm Examination	1	11	0	11
Final Examination	1	11	0	11
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	PÇ-16
OÇ-1	5	5	5	5	5	5
OÇ-2	5	5	5	5	5	5
OÇ-3	5	5	5	5	5	5
OÇ-4	5	5	5	5	5	5
OÇ-5	5	5	5	5	5	5
OÇ-6	5	5	5	5	5	5
OÇ-7

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