Information Package / Course Catalogue
Grass Areas
Course Code: PSB236
Course Type: Area Elective
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

Understands turfgrass plants and lawn care techniques.

Course Content

They will learn about the establishment and maintenance of lawn area

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Feyza Döndü BİLGİN
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to classify plant speciesgenerally in the world
2.To be able to know and identify the features of cool climate and warm climate lawn plant species and different types
3.To be able to choose grass plant species depending on their usage and create suitable mixture in landscape architecture studies
4.To be able to do stage preparation of the soil and ground facilities to make your lawn areas
5.To be able to do maintenance work after lawn planting
6.To be able to have knowledge about disease and pests, to fight against them
7.To be able to know how to produce grass seed
Recommended or Required Reading
1.YAZGAN Prof. Dr. M. Z. DİLAVER, B. EDİK, Çim Alanlar, Sasbüd Yayını, Yalova
2.AVCIOĞLU Prof. Dr. R. Çim Tekniği, Ege Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Tarla Bitkileri Bölümü, İzmir, 1997
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction of the course, discussion of course content
Week 2 - Theoretical
The importance of trufgrass plants culture
Week 3 - Theoretical
Preparation of the area for planting trufgrass plants
Week 4 - Theoretical
Turfgrass plants, species selection, cool and warm season species, species selection according to purpose of use
Week 5 - Theoretical
Lawn area establishment forms and methods
Week 6 - Theoretical
Lawn care; fertilization
Week 7 - Theoretical
Lawn care; grass cutting
Week 8 - Theoretical
Irrigation of lawn fields (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Planning irrigation systems
Week 10 - Theoretical
Lawn fields maintenance weed
Week 11 - Theoretical
Trufgrass plants quality assessment methods
Week 12 - Theoretical
Trufgrass plant species introduction
Week 13 - Theoretical
Trufgrass plants mixture preparation calculations and techniques
Week 14 - Theoretical
Field studies
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Assignment1123
Midterm Examination1112
Final Examination1213
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
OÇ-1
4
OÇ-2
4
OÇ-3
4
OÇ-4
4
OÇ-5
4
OÇ-6
4
OÇ-7
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026