Information Package / Course Catalogue
Growing Under Protection
Course Code: BB322
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

The aim of this course is to provide to students the gaining skills and information about planning and administrating of greenhouse management, following the greenhouse technology, growing seedling and vegetable and finding a solutions by analytical thinking when encountered problems, evaluating of greenhouse x environment effects.

Course Content

The proper sites for vegetable growing in greenhouse. Seedling production, tomatoes, cucumber, eggplant, bean growing in greenhouse. Lettuce, melon, watermelon, pumpkin growing in greenhouse or other polyethylene tunnels (protected cultivation). According to growing species, climatizing, irrigation, fertilization techniques and encountered problems.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Şebnem Nalan AKAROĞLU
Learning Outcomes
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Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Types of growing places suitable for vegetable cultivation in greenhouses, preparation of greenhouses for planting, seedling production
Week 1 - Practice
Greenhouse preparation, seed planting and seedling production, term paper presentation
Week 2 - Theoretical
Tomato cultivation in greenhouse - Morphological characteristics, ecological requirements, variety selection, production planning
Week 2 - Practice
Seedling planting, seedling grafting methods and grafting practices
Week 3 - Theoretical
omato cultivation in the greenhouse - pruning of leaves, bunches, etc., maintenance work, assistance with pollination and fertilization, harvesting, packaging
Week 3 - Practice
Preparation of planting areas in the greenhouse, planting,
Week 4 - Theoretical
Plant nutrition-nutrient deficiencies, nutritional disorders, physiological disorders in tomato cultivation in greenhouses
Week 4 - Practice
Maintenance operations, mulching, suspending
Week 5 - Theoretical
Cucumber cultivation in greenhouse - Morphological characteristics, ecological requirements, variety selection, production planning
Week 5 - Practice
Depending on the species grown, greenhouse air conditioning, ventilation, etc. monitoring and controlling
Week 6 - Theoretical
Cucumber cultivation in the greenhouse - pruning of leaves, bunches, etc., maintenance work, harvesting, plant nutrition - nutritional element deficiencies, nutritional disorders, physiological disorders
Week 6 - Practice
Maintenance operations, pruning of shoots
Week 7 - Theoretical
Pepper cultivation in the greenhouse - Morphological characteristics, ecological requirements, variety selection, production planning, (MIDTERM EXAM)
Week 7 - Practice
İrrigation, fertilization, control of pest and diseaes
Week 8 - Theoretical
Pepper cultivation in greenhouse -, pruning, maintenance, harvesting, feeding, physiological disorders
Week 8 - Practice
Technical trip to greenhouse enterprises
Week 9 - Theoretical
Eggplant cultivation in greenhouse - Morphological characteristics, ecological requirements, variety selection, production planning, pruning, maintenance procedures, harvesting, feeding, physiological disorders
Week 9 - Practice
Market research, product prices, analysis of producer and consumer demands, examination of grown varieties,
Week 10 - Theoretical
Melon cultivation in greenhouse - Morphological characteristics, ecological requirements, variety selection, production planning, pruning, maintenance procedures, harvesting, feeding, physiological disorders
Week 10 - Practice
Irrigation of crops grown in greenhouses
Week 11 - Theoretical
Watermelon cultivation in greenhouse - Morphological characteristics, ecological requirements, variety selection, production planning, pruning, maintenance procedures, harvesting, feeding, physiological disorders
Week 11 - Practice
Cultural practices (according to sp.)
Week 12 - Theoretical
Zucchini cultivation in greenhouse - Morphological characteristics, ecological requirements, variety selection, production planning, pruning, maintenance procedures, harvesting, feeding, physiological disorders
Week 12 - Practice
Plant Care and harvest practices
Week 13 - Theoretical
Lettuce and salad group cultivation in the greenhouse - Morphological characteristics, ecological requirements, variety selection, production planning, maintenance procedures, harvest, feeding, physiological disorders
Week 13 - Practice
Presentation of semester assignments -practices paper
Week 14 - Theoretical
Bean cultivation in greenhouse - Morphological characteristics, ecological requirements, variety selection, production planning, maintenance procedures, harvest, nutrition, physiological disorders
Week 14 - Practice
Practice exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Lecture - Practice141242
Term Project1505
Midterm Examination1415
Final Examination1516
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
5
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3
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1
5
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5
OÇ-2
5
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1
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5
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5
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5
3
3
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5
5
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5
2
4
4
3
4
OÇ-6
5
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1
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5
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3
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OÇ-7
5
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3
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OÇ-8
5
5
5
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5
5
4
5
5
5
5
OÇ-9
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026