Information Package / Course Catalogue - Adnan Menderes University

General Information Unit Staff Academic Information Programme Outcomes Course Structure Diagram Contact Information

Person Responsible for Information Package

Prof. Engin ERTAN

Prof. Gonca GÜNVER DALKILIÇ

Prof. Uğur ŞİRİN

Prof. Zeynel DALKILIÇ

Lec. Burak Erdem ALGÜL

Lec. Gülbanu GAYRETLİ

Lec. Gülsüm KARAKAYA

Lec. Mustafa ÇELİK

Principles of Greenhouse

Course Code	: BB212
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 administration of greenhouse management, finding a solutions by analytical thinking when encountered, evaluating of greenhouse x environment effects.

Course Content

Greenhouse and green housing definition, green housing in the World and Turkey. Greenhouse classification. The effective factors on greenhouse site selection. The subjects taking care in setting of greenhouse. The information about climatizing, soil preparation, vegetable growing and seedling propagation in greenhouse.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1.	Ability to decide on the greenhouse type suitable for different purposes and the materials to be used in the greenhouse facility.
2.	The ability to be open to innovations in this field, access information, and generate solutions.
3.	The ability to manage and control the climate in the greenhouse.
4.	Ability to understand greenhouse structures and their importance in cultivation, and ability to select a suitable location for a greenhouse operation.
5.	Ability to plan and manage greenhouse soil preparation.

Recommended or Required Reading

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Definition of greenhouse cultivation, greenhouse structures, the situation of greenhouse cultivation in the world and in Turkey, distribution of term and weekly homework

Week 1 - Practice

Introduction of greenhouse structures in the field

Week 2 - Theoretical

Introduction of low and high tunnels, their features, usage situations in our country, their establishment and cultivation in these structures

Week 2 - Practice

Low tunnel construction, introduction of its features, purposes of use,

Week 3 - Theoretical

Definition of greenhouse and greenhouse cultivation, classification of greenhouses

Week 3 - Practice

Identification of Covering Materials

Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice

Greenhouse business models, factors affecting greenhouse location selection

Week 5 - Theoretical

Factors to be taken into consideration during greenhouse establishment - I, (greenhouse direction, foundation walls, greenhouse construction, roof slope angle, etc.)

Week 5 - Practice

Investigation of morphological differences in seeds belonging to different vegetable families and seed planting

Week 6 - Theoretical

Factors to be considered during greenhouse establishment-II, Greenhouse Covering materials

Week 6 - Practice

Investigation of morphological differences in seeds belonging to different vegetable families and seed planting

Week 7 - Intermediate Exam

Climization in greenhouses (heating) (MID-TERM EXAM)

Week 8 - Theoretical

Climization in greenhouses (cooling, radiation)

Week 8 - Practice

seedling pricking-out process

Week 9 - Theoretical

Climization in greenhouses (Relative humidity, ventilation)

Week 9 - Practice

Planting standards for open-field and protected vegetable cultivation; preparation of raised beds (ridges), plastic mulching, seedling planting techniques, and seedling planting.

Week 10 - Theoretical

Climization in greenhouses (Relative humidity, CO2 fertilization) (Quız)

Week 11 - Theoretical

Soil preparation and growing place types in greenhouses I

Week 11 - Practice

Plant care procedures

Week 12 - Theoretical

Soil preparation and growing place types in greenhouses II (preparation of growing place types)

Week 12 - Practice

Practices such as stringing support wires for plants like tomatoes and cucumbers, attaching support strings to the plants with clips, and winding the plants around the strings.

Week 13 - Theoretical

Irrigation in greenhouses, plant nutrition systems, problems related to plant nutrition

Week 13 - Practice

Plant care procedures

Week 14 - Practice

General plant and seedling cultivation in greenhouses - Term paper evaluations

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Quiz	1	%5
Practice Examination	1	%5
Midterm Examination	1	%30
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	1	2	42
Lecture - Practice	14	1	1	28
Practice Examination	1	2	1	3
Quiz	1	2	1	3
Midterm Examination	1	3	1	4
Final Examination	1	19	1	20
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	5	4		4	3	4	3	3		4	3
OÇ-2	4	5		4	4	4	4	5		4	4
OÇ-3	5	5		5	4	4	3	4		4	4
OÇ-4	5	4		3	4	4	3	3		4	5
OÇ-5	5	3			4	3	3	3		4	4