Information Package / Course Catalogue
Organic Growing of Industrial Crops
Course Code: OT205
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

Fiber plants, oil crops, starch and sugar crops and pleasure plants within the industrial plants; To teach the basic principles of ecological (organic) agriculture and plant characteristics.

Course Content

Industry crops overview and taxonomy of plants, Sunflower, peanut, sesame, soybean, poppy and other oil crops, Tobacco, drugs and the importance of herbal plants, origin, distribution. Flax, hemp and cotton, yams, sweet potatoes, potatoes, sugar cane, and industrial crops such as sugar beet plant characteristics, Climate and soil requirements of these plants, fertilization, soil preparation and cultivation, quality and plant breeding methods.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Ayhan KARACA
Learning Outcomes
1.The origins of industrial plants, distribution, production in Turkey and the world will learn about the taxonomy.
2.Knows the plant characteristics of industrial plants, reproduction and organic growing techniques.
3.To be able to comprehend breeding topics and methods
4.Learns the principles of ecological cultivation of tobacco medicine and spice plants, cotton, flax, hemp fiber plants and sugar cane, sugar beet and other important industrial plants.
5.Have sufficient knowledge and use initiative to improve the yield and quality of industrial plants
Recommended or Required Reading
1. Industrial Crops (Fiber Crop Growing Technique) Erol GÜNEL. 1993 Yüzüncü Yıl University
2.Industrial Crops and Breeding. Fethi İNCEKARA. 1979. Ege University. Faculty of Agriculture Publication
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The origin of Industry crops plants,distribution,Production in the world and in Turkey,Taxonomy,
Week 1 - Practice
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Week 2 - Theoretical
Sunflower, peanut, sesame, soybean, poppy and other oil crops significance, origin and distribution.
Week 2 - Practice
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Week 3 - Theoretical
These plants, plant characteristics.
Week 3 - Practice
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Week 4 - Theoretical
Climate and soil requirements of these plants, fertilization, soil preparation and planting
Week 4 - Practice
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Week 5 - Theoretical
Quality and plant breeding methods.
Week 5 - Practice
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Week 6 - Theoretical
Tobacco, drugs and the importance of herbal plants, origin, distribution.
Week 6 - Practice
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Week 7 - Theoretical
Tobacco, drugs, and herbal plants, plant characteristics,reproductive biology,and improvement of farming techniques
Week 7 - Practice
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Week 8 - Theoretical
Tobacco, drugs, and herbal plants, plant characteristics,reproductive biology,and improvement of farming techniques
Week 8 - Preparation Work
Repetition of the topics covered in the exam preparation.
Week 9 - Theoretical
Tobacco, drugs, and herbal plants, reproductive biology, cultivation and breeding techniques.
Week 9 - Practice
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Week 10 - Theoretical
Flax, hemp and cotton, fiber crops, andplant characteristics.
Week 10 - Practice
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Week 11 - Theoretical
Flax, hemp and cotton such as, fiber crops cultivation techniques.
Week 11 - Practice
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Week 12 - Theoretical
Flax, hemp and cotton such as fiber crops and methods of breeding threads.
Week 12 - Practice
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Week 13 - Theoretical
Place apple, sweet potato, potato, sugar cane, and sugar beet plant characteristics.
Week 13 - Practice
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Week 14 - Theoretical
Place apple, sweet potato, potato cultivation techniques and climatic requirements
Week 14 - Practice
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Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Lecture - Practice140114
Reading170117
Practice Examination1718
Midterm Examination1718
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
OÇ-1
4
4
5
4
4
OÇ-2
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
OÇ-3
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
OÇ-4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
OÇ-5
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