Information Package / Course Catalogue
Hydroponics
Course Code: TABİ113
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

To provide students be able to understand why the soilless cultivation of plants is needed, to compass developments associated with soilless culture technics, to comprehend approaches in providing the water and nutrient matter requirement of plants, to plan and manage soilless plant growing at commercial level and to solve problems in soilless plant growing.

Course Content

The aim and importance of soilless agriculture, the advantages and disadvantages of soilless agriculture applications, to give theoretical and practical information about soilless agriculture techniques.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Being able to understand importance of soilless culture
2. Being able to plan and manage soilless techniques in different plant species.
3. Being able to solve problems facing in soilless cultivation
4.Being able to determine the effects for environment of soilless culture and to project sensitive for environment of production
5.Ability to being open to innovations, to reach information, and to produce solution in this field
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Course notes of Lecturers
2. Internet
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The history of the soilles culture, the use in the world and Turkey, The causes of the widespread in Greenhouse
Week 2 - Theoretical
The advantages and disadvantages of soilles culture
Week 3 - Theoretical
Nutrient in soilless culture
Week 4 - Theoretical
Nutrient solution and preparation nutrient solution of in soilless culture
Week 5 - Theoretical
Transition cultures from soil to soilless
Week 6 - Theoretical
Substract culture
Week 7 - Theoretical
Substract culture
Week 8 - Theoretical
Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Stagnant water and ventilated culture
Week 10 - Theoretical
Nutriention Film Tecniques
Week 11 - Theoretical
Hidroponica
Week 12 - Theoretical
Aeroponica
Week 13 - Theoretical
Solution-media-plant analyze
Week 14 - Theoretical
The environmental effects and fure of soilless culture
Week 15 - Theoretical
Visit a commercial soilless culture greenhouse
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Assignment110111
Individual Work39027
Midterm Examination1819
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
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
OÇ-1
4
OÇ-2
4
OÇ-3
4
OÇ-4
4
OÇ-5
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026