Information Package / Course Catalogue
Vegetable Crops II
Course Code: BB422
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 to be able to plan to arrive world standards in Turkey vegetable production, to become widespread of biodiversity, to be compatible of nature and environment by using modern technologies in production.

Course Content

The economic importance, morphological characters, growing requirements, growing types, maintenance works, harvest, storage, yield and consumption types of vegetables cultured in Turkey.

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
Scope, importance, method of operation and requirements of the course. Turkey's vegetable production and comparison with world production and classification of cultivated vegetables
Week 1 - Practice
Land familiarization visit and observation
Week 2 - Theoretical
Tomato cultivation
Week 2 - Practice
Sowing seeds and planting seedlings
Week 3 - Theoretical
Pepper and eggplant cultivation
Week 3 - Practice
Sowing seeds and planting seedlings
Week 4 - Theoretical
Bean and cowpea cultivation
Week 4 - Practice
Sowing seeds and planting seedlings
Week 5 - Theoretical
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Week 6 - Theoretical
Pumpkin and courgette (squash) cultivation
Week 6 - Practice
Plant care, observation and discussion
Week 7 - Theoretical
Cucumber cultivation
Week 7 - Practice
Plant care, observation and discussion
Week 8 - Theoretical
Melon cultivation
Week 9 - Theoretical
Cucumis flexsius and other Cucurbitaceae plants cultivation
Week 9 - Practice
Plant care, observation and discussion
Week 10 - Theoretical
Okra cultivation
Week 10 - Practice
Plant care, observation and discussion
Week 11 - Theoretical
Mint and purslane cultivation
Week 11 - Practice
Plant care, observation and discussion
Week 12 - Theoretical
New technics at vegetable cultivation
Week 12 - Practice
Plant care, observation and discussion
Week 13 - Theoretical
Applications that increase productivity in vegetable cultivation
Week 13 - Practice
Plant care, observation and discussion
Week 14 - Theoretical
The most common physiological disorders in vegetable crops
Week 14 - Practice
Plant care, observation and discussion
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
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
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
OÇ-2
4
3
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
OÇ-3
4
3
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
5
4
OÇ-4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
OÇ-5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026