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.

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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
Early-stage seedling production for warm-climate vegetables: preparing the seedling growing medium, sowing in trays, and adjusting seedling greenhouse conditions (temperature/humidity).
Week 3 - Theoretical
Tomato cultivation
Week 3 - Practice
Sowing seeds and planting seedlings
Week 4 - Theoretical
eggplant cultivation
Week 4 - Practice
Sowing seeds and planting seedlings
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Pepper cultivation
Week 6 - Theoretical
Pumpkin and courgette (squash) cultivation
Week 6 - Practice
Seedling transplanting and care operations for the Solanaceae (tomato, pepper, eggplant) and Cucurbitaceae (watermelon, melon, cucumber) families.
Week 7 - Intermediate Exam
Cucumber cultivation
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
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 (QUIZ)
Week 11 - Theoretical
Mint and purslane cultivation
Week 11 - Practice
Pruning operations for tomatoes and cucumbers: sucker removal, topping (apical pruning), and leaf thinning.
Week 12 - Theoretical & 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 & Practice
The most common physiological disorders in vegetable crops
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Quiz1%5
Practice Examination1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Lecture - Practice141128
Practice Examination1213
Quiz1213
Midterm Examination1314
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
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PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
OÇ-1
5
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
OÇ-2
5
4
4
3
3
4
5
4
OÇ-3
4
5
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-4
4
3
3
3
4
4
OÇ-5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026