Information Package / Course Catalogue
Pasture and Forage Crops Production
Course Code: ORT112
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: Students have made their compulsory internship at II and IV semester for 30 days
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this lesson is to enable the students to recognize the pasture-meadow, to understand the latest developments related to pasture-meadow, benefits of pasture-meadow, pasture-meadow use them in the care process and application of techniques to detect and to troubleshoot issues related to implementation and to provide. Besides to make the students understand the general situation of forage crops and the latest scientific improvements about forage crops, to have information about the interaction between forage crops and animal husbandry, to identify the legume forage crops, to gain the ability of describing at which situations and for which purposes forage crops could be used, to identify the selection criteria and to learn the growing technics of forage crops

Course Content

Description of pastures and meadows, maintenance, benefit techniques from grasses, main technical principles of the pasture management. The definition, classification of forage crops, the problems during the production of forage crops, the ecology of forage crops, the agricultural characteristics of legume forage crops, alfaalfa, clover, vetch and bitter vetch legume forage crops.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Feyza Döndü BİLGİN
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to comprehend the importance of pasture-meadow,
2.To be able to gain information about the benefits of pasture-meadow, forms and maintenance procedures of them,
3.To be able to perceive and perform the methods of pasture utilization,
4.To be able to comprehend the importance of forage crops on agricultural production,
5.To be able to gain information about morphological characteristics of legume forage crops,
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Gokus, A., Koc, A., 2001. Pasture and Forage Crops Management. Ataturk U., Faculty of Agriculture, N: 228, 329p
2.Genckan, M.S., 1985. Pasture and Forage Crops Culture, Management and Breeding. Aegean Univ. Faculty of Agriculture. N:483, 655p. Bornova-Izmir.
3.Soya, H., Avcıoglu, R., Geren, H., 1997. Forage Crops, Harvest Pub. Kadıkoy-Istanbul, 223p.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The concept and definition of pasture-meadow, pasture-meadow as green herbage-cover, pasture-meadow land and crops
Week 2 - Theoretical
Pasture-meadow importance for soil fertility and animal husbandry
Week 3 - Theoretical
Pasture-meadow management
Week 4 - Theoretical
Pasture-meadow management
Week 5 - Theoretical
Pasture-meadow management
Week 6 - Theoretical
The definition,importance, classification of forage crops, the problems during the production of forage crops
Week 7 - Theoretical
The ecology of forage crops, the general characteristics of forage crops growth on fallow lands
Week 8 - Theoretical
The ecology of forage crops, the general characteristics of forage crops growth on fallow lands
Week 9 - Theoretical
Harvest, dry grass production, storage, silage
Week 10 - Theoretical
The importance of seed on forage crops agriculture, seed policy, production area and choosing the material
Week 11 - Theoretical
Agricultural characteristics of legume forage crops, taxonomy and morphological characteristics
Week 12 - Theoretical
Agricultural characteristics of legume forage crops, taxonomy and morphological characteristics
Week 13 - Theoretical
Alfalfa plant characteristics, adaptation and growing
Week 14 - Theoretical
The importance of vetches, bitter vetch and black lentile, usage areas, plant characteristics and growing
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Individual Work141014
Midterm Examination1314
Final Examination1516
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)52
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
OÇ-1
4
3
4
3
OÇ-2
4
3
4
3
OÇ-3
4
3
4
3
OÇ-4
4
3
4
3
OÇ-5
4
3
4
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026