Information Package / Course Catalogue
Arable Farming
Course Code: TB204
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

To provide to learn the field farming systems, cropping systems, to be considered in cultural practices to be applied than harvest from sowing and rotation systems can be applied by region

Course Content

The condition of field crops in our country's agriculture, ecological regions, field farming systems, cropping systems, rotation and soil preparation, varieties, seed, cultural practices (hoeing, fertilizing, irrigation, plant growth regulators, etc) and harvesting effects to field agriculture

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Mustafa Ali KAYNAK
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to evaluate the importance of field agriculture in plant production
2.To be able to have information about the structural characters of ecological zones and to synthesise cropping systems in field farming systems in this zones
3.To be able to be aware of all cultural applications from planting to harvest for productive, quality and economical production
4.To be able to synthesise rotation systems modelling for each region
5.To be able to solve the problems in field agriculture.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.1. İ.Genç, T.Tükel, T.Sağlamtimur, 1993. Tarla Tarımı, Çukurova Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi, Ders Kitabı, No:24, Adana
2.2. N. Yürür, 1993.Tarla Tarımı, Uludağ Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi, Ders Notları, No:56, Bursa.
3. A.Ceylan, 1994. Tarla Tarımı, Ege Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları, No:491, İzmir
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Turkey of agricultural areas, percentage of field crops areas
Week 1 - Practice
literature review
Week 2 - Theoretical
Ecological regions and climatic characters
Week 2 - Practice
literature review
Week 3 - Theoretical
Field farming systems
Week 3 - Practice
literature review
Week 4 - Practice
literature review
Week 5 - Theoretical
Copping systems
Week 5 - Practice
literature review
Week 6 - Theoretical
Purpose of tillage and effects to field agriculture
Week 6 - Practice
Soil preparation
Week 7 - Theoretical
factors determining choosing of varieties and the time of sowing
Week 7 - Practice
Introduction of varieties
Week 8 - Theoretical
effect of sowing in field agricultures
Week 8 - Practice
Surveying in Research and practice farm
Week 9 - Theoretical
Effects of hoeing and thinning in field agriculture
Week 9 - Practice
Surveying in Research and practice farm
Week 10 - Theoretical
Effects of fertilizing
Week 10 - Practice
Surveying in Research and practice farm
Week 11 - Theoretical
Symptoms of water requirement of field crops, the effect of irrigation
Week 12 - Theoretical
Symptoms of water requirement of field crops, the effect of irrigation
Week 12 - Practice
Surveying in Research and practice farm
Week 13 - Theoretical
Factors that determines harvesting time
Week 13 - Practice
literature review
Week 14 - Theoretical
The benefits of crop rotation, the effect of pre-plant
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Rotation systems that can be applied to regions
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Lecture - Practice141128
Midterm Examination110212
Final Examination116218
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
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OÇ-1
4
OÇ-2
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OÇ-5
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