Information Package / Course Catalogue
Field Plants
Course Code: BKR121
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

Learning of basic principals of field cultivation and its production in Turkey; definition, importance, morphological properties and cultivation of cereals, food legumes, industrial plants, forage plants and medicinal plants.

Course Content

Field Cultivation (Farming systems, soil preparation, rotation, seedling, fertilization, weed management), Importance, adaptation, morphological properties and cultivation of cool season cereals, warm season cereals, food legumes, industrial plants, forage crops and medicinal plants.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Ali ERKUL
Learning Outcomes
1.Learning of field crops definition
2.Classification of field crops
3.Learning of definition, importance and purpose of field cultivation
4.Learning of morphological properties of field crops
5.Learning of importance of field crops
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Field Crops (Industrial Plants): Prof.Dr. Oktay Gencer
2.Field Crops: Prof.Dr. Şahabettin Elçi, Prof.Dr. Özer Kolsarıcı, Prof.Dr. H.Hüseyin Geçit
3.Field Crops I :Prof.Dr. Hasan Sepetoğlu
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Classification of field crops
Week 2 - Theoretical
Field cultivation (Farming Systems)
Week 3 - Theoretical
Field cultivation (Soil preparation, rotation, seedling, fertilization, irrigation, weed management)
Week 4 - Theoretical
Cool seasons cereals
Week 5 - Theoretical
Warm seasons cereals
Week 6 - Theoretical
Industrial Plants (Fiber Crops)
Week 7 - Theoretical
Industrial Plants (Oil Crops)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Industrial Plants (Starchy and Sugar Crops)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Industrial Plants (Stimulant Crops)
Week 10 - Theoretical
Food Legumes
Week 11 - Theoretical
Forage Plants (Graminaceae)
Week 12 - Theoretical
Forage Plants (Leguminosae)
Week 13 - Theoretical
Medicinal Plants
Week 14 - Theoretical
Medicinal Plants
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Assignment1202
Midterm Examination19110
Final Examination19110
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
OÇ-1
2
4
2
3
OÇ-2
2
4
3
3
OÇ-3
3
3
2
3
OÇ-4
2
2
2
2
OÇ-5
3
3
3
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026