Information Package / Course Catalogue
Principles of Growing Under Protection
Course Code: BB303
Course Type: Non Departmental Elective
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.

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Recommended or Required Reading
5.Protected Cultivation in Mediterranean Climate. FAO Plant Production and Protection Paper 90, 1990
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Definition of greenhouse cultivation, greenhouse structures, the situation of greenhouse cultivation in the world and in Turkiye, distribution of term and weekly assignments
Week 2 - Theoretical
Introduction of low and high tunnels, their features, usage situations in our country, their establishment and cultivation in these structures
Week 3 - Theoretical
Definition of greenhouse and greenhouse cultivation, Classification of greenhouses, Factors affecting greenhouse location selection
Week 4 - Theoretical
Factors to be taken into consideration during greenhouse establishment - I, (greenhouse orientation, foundation walls, greenhouse frame, roof slope angle, etc.)
Week 5 - Theoretical
Factors to be considered during greenhouse establishment-II Greenhouse Covering materials
Week 6 - Theoretical
Climization in greenhouses (heating)
Week 7 - Theoretical
Climization in greenhouses - (cooling, heat, ventilation) (MID-TERM EXAM)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Climization in greenhouses - (Relative humidity, CO2 fertilization)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Soil preparation for production in greenhouse
Week 10 - Theoretical
Tomato cultivation in greenhouse - Morphological characteristics, ecological requirements
Week 11 - Theoretical
Tomato cultivation in the greenhouse includes variety selection, production planning, pruning, maintenance operations, harvesting, marketing.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Growing cucumber in the greenhouse - Morphological characteristics, ecological requirements, variety selection, production planning, pruning, maintenance operations, harvesting, marketing
Week 13 - Theoretical
Growing pepper in the greenhouse - Morphological characteristics, ecological requirements, variety selection, production planning, pruning, maintenance operations, harvesting, marketing
Week 14 - Theoretical
Growing eggplant in the greenhouse - Morphological characteristics, ecological requirements, variety selection, production planning, pruning, maintenance operations, harvesting, marketing
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Lecture - Practice141242
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination19110
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
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