Information Package / Course Catalogue
Viticulture I
Course Code: BB312
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 1
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

To inform the students subjects about the place of Turkey in the World in terms of viticulture; stem, cane, flower, leaf and bud structures of vines; phyloxera pest and measures to prevent to phyloxera damages; the propagation of vines, and their ecological requirements; vineyard esablishment, pruning and training of vines.

Course Content

The roots of vine; the place of Turkey in the World in terms of viticulture; morphological structure of vine, phonological development stages, vine rootstocks and phloxera pest, ecological requirements, the propagation of vines, vineyard establishment, planting systems, planting, maintenance of young vines, short identity of standart cultivars, summer and winter prunings, training systems of vines, plant growth regulators using for increasing fruit quality and evaluation methods of grapes.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Mustafa ÇELİK
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to comprehend when and how the pruning and the maintenance of vineyards can make by means of learning of root, stem, branch, leaf, bud and flower structures
2.To be able to comprehend the importance of climate and soil structure for vine growing
3.To be able to comprehend the development stages of vines
4.To be able to plan vineyard planting by using basic knowledge and analytical thinking
5.To be able to make proper training system and to protect the training system by summer and winter prunings
Recommended or Required Reading
5.Coombe, BG and P.R. Dry, 1998. Viticulture. Volume II.Practices. Winetitles, Australia.
7.Galet, P. 1998. Grape Varieties and Rootstock Varieties. (English eddition). Oenoplurimedia, France.315 p.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The sources of vine, and history of viticulture, The place of Turkey in Viticuture in the World
Week 1 - Practice
Trip in to fculty vineyard
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Çelik, H., Ağaoğlu, Y.S., Fidan, Y., Marasalı, B., Söylemezoğlu, G. 1998. Genel Bağcılık. SunFidan A.Ş. Ankara.(pp. 1-5)
Week 2 - Theoretical
Morphological structure of vine-I
Week 2 - Practice
The examination of branch and bud structure in vines.
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Uzun, H. 1996. Bağcılık. Akdeniz Üniv. Yayın no: 69. Antalya (pp 4-25).
Week 3 - Theoretical
Morphological structure of vine II
Week 3 - Practice
Making of winter pruning for productivity
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Uzun, H. 1996. Bağcılık. Akdeniz Üniv. Yayın no: 69. Antalya (pp 4-25).
Week 4 - Theoretical
Ecological requirements of vines
Week 4 - Practice
winter productivity pruning and taking of cutttings
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Uzun, H., 2004. Bağcılık El Kitabı. Hasad Yayıncılık Ltd. Şti. (pp 30-37).
Week 5 - Theoretical
The propagation of vines.
Week 5 - Practice
Taking of cuttings from one years old branches on vines
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Çelik, H., Ağaoğlu, Y.S., Fidan, Y., Marasalı, B., Söylemezoğlu, G. 1998. Genel Bağcılık. SunFidan A.Ş. Ankara.(pp. 73-102)
Week 6 - Theoretical
Phenological development stages
Week 6 - Practice
The examination of flower clusters in vines
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Uzun, H., 2004. Bağcılık El Kitabı. Hasad Yayıncılık Ltd. Şti. (pp 38-41)
Week 7 - Theoretical
Vitis rootstocks and phloxera pest
Week 7 - Practice
Examining of american rootstock parcells and prunings (Midterm exam)
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Uzun, H. 1996. Bağcılık. Akdeniz Üniv. Yayın no: 69. Antalya (pp 28-43).
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Vineyard establishment, planting designs, planting, and maintenance of young vines.
Week 9 - Theoretical
Vineyard establishment, planting designs, planting, and maintenance of young vines.
Week 9 - Practice
Trip to application vineyard and evaluation and discuss of vineyard site (interms of height, wind, and sunshine ) and planting design
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Uzun, H., 2004. Bağcılık El Kitabı. Hasad Yayıncılık Ltd. Şti. (pp 41-46).
Week 10 - Theoretical
Some selected Standard grape cultivars and their characteristics
Week 10 - Practice
The examining of catalogues of standard grape cultivars
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Çelik, H. 2006. Üzüm Çeşit Kataloğu. Sun Fidan A. Ş. Ankara. (pp 1-165)
Week 11 - Theoretical
Winter pruning applications in vineyards.
Week 11 - Practice
The examination of consuming types of standard grape cultivars
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Uzun, H., 2004. Bağcılık El Kitabı. Hasad Yayıncılık Ltd. Şti. (pp 55-58).
Week 12 - Theoretical
Summer pruning applications in vineyards
Week 12 - Practice
Leaf removal, shoot tipping and topping applications
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Uzun, H., 2004. Bağcılık El Kitabı. Hasad Yayıncılık Ltd. Şti. (pp 59-64).
Week 13 - Theoretical
Training types of vines.
Week 13 - Practice
The examining of goble training system
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Uzun, H., 2004. Bağcılık El Kitabı. Hasad Yayıncılık Ltd. Şti. (pp 122-134).
Week 14 - Theoretical
The applications for increasing productivity and quality in grapes.
Week 14 - Practice
The applications of Girdling and GA3
Week 14 - Preparation Work
Uzun, H., 2004. Bağcılık El Kitabı. Hasad Yayıncılık Ltd. Şti. (pp 115-122).
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Lecture - Practice141128
Midterm Examination19110
Final Examination119120
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
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PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
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PÇ-9
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OÇ-1
5
4
4
3
4
5
3
OÇ-2
5
3
3
4
4
3
OÇ-3
5
3
3
4
3
OÇ-4
5
5
3
4
4
4
3
OÇ-5
5
3
3
4
4
3
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