Information Package / Course Catalogue
Stimulant Plants
Course Code: TB312
Course Type: Area 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

To instruct the growing techniques by introducing stimulant plants

Course Content

The importance of stimulant plants, in the world and our country acreage, production, yields, history, origin, systematic, morphological and physiological characteristics, climate and soil requirements, crop rotation, soil preparation, varieties and seed, seedling, sowing, planting, cultural practices (hoeing, fertilizing, irrigation, etc.), harvesting and drying

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Mustafa Ali KAYNAK
Learning Outcomes
1.1. To be able to evaluate the importance of stimulant plants in field crops production
2.2. To be able to have sufficient information on growing techniques for productive, high quality and an economic production
3.3. To be able to to synthesize, think analitically, and find solution by monitoring developments on growing techniques
4.4. To be able to solve the problems in the stimulant plants production.
5.5. To be able to reveal the production potential of stimulant plants in Turkey
Recommended or Required Reading
1.1. Er, C., Yıldız, M., 2003. Keyf Bitkileri. Ankara Üni. Zir. Fak. Ders Kitabı, No:487
2.2. İncekara, F.,1971.Keyf Bitkileri ve Islahı.E.Ü.Z.F.Yay.No:84.İZMİR.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Classification and importance of stimulant plants
Week 1 - Practice
Introduction of varieties
Week 2 - Theoretical
Importance of tobacco, it's history, systematic and species
Week 2 - Practice
literature review
Week 3 - Theoretical
Tobacco planting area, production, yield, importing, exporting and consumption
Week 3 - Practice
literature review
Week 4 - Theoretical
Morphologic characteristics of tobacco
Week 5 - Theoretical
Climate and soil requirements in tobacco production, rotation
Week 6 - Theoretical
Soil preparation, seedling types, cultivars, seed preparation, sowing and planting
Week 6 - Practice
literature review
Week 7 - Theoretical
Cultural practices
Week 8 - Practice
survey of tool-equipment
Week 9 - Theoretical
Drying and ordering
Week 10 - Theoretical
Fermentation
Week 11 - Theoretical
Importance of hop, it's history, systematic, production statistics and morphologic characteristics
Week 12 - Theoretical
literature review
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
The cultivation of hop
Week 13 - Theoretical
literature review
Week 13 - Practice
Importance of anise, it's history, systematic, production statistics and morphologic characteristics
Week 14 - Theoretical
The cultivation of anise
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
PÇ-11
OÇ-1
4
OÇ-2
OÇ-3
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026