Information Package / Course Catalogue
Horticultural Crops Growing
Course Code: BB201
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 introduce to students fruit, vine, vegetable and ornamental plant species and to provide them to set orchard or vegetable garden by teaching basic information about growing techniques.

Course Content

The importance of horticulture, historical development, description, ecological requirements, propagation techniques, growing techniques, orchard establishment, annual maintenance, postharvest and preparation for the market of horticultural crop plants.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Burak Erdem ALGÜL
Lec. Mustafa ÇELİK
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to recognize fruit and vegetable types
2.To be able to learn flower and fertilization biology of fruit and vegetable species
3.To be able to comprehend ecological requirements of fruit species
4.To be able to comprehend ecological requirements of vegetable species
5.To be able to apply the production methods of horticultural crops
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Meyve Yetiştirme İlkeleri (Teksir). Prof. Dr. Ruhinaz Gülcan. Ege Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Bahçe Bitkileri Bölümü, İzmir.
2.Genel Bahçe Bitkileri (Teksir). Prof. Dr. Rahmi Özçağıran, Prof. Dr. Ertan İtler, Prof. Dr. İsmail Karaçalı. Ege Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Bahçe Bitkileri Bölümü, İzmir.
3.Bahçe Bitkileri (Teksir). Prof. Dr. Fahrettin Macit, Prof. Dr. Rahmi Özçağıran, Prof. Dr. Ertan İtler, Prof. Dr. İsmail Karaçalı. Ege Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Bahçe Bitkileri Bölümü, İzmir.
4.Genel Bahçe Bitkileri (Kitap). Prof. Dr. Y. Sabit Ağaoğlu ve ark., 1997. Ankara Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Bahçe Bitkileri Bölümü. Yayın no:4, Ankara.
5.Genel Meyvecilik (Kitap). Prof. Dr. Sabahattin Özbek. 1988. Çukurova Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Ders Kitabı No: 31, Adana.
6.Genel Meyvecilik (Kitap). Prof. Dr. Resul Gerçekçioğlu. 1997. Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları No: 17, Tokat, 148 s.
7.Genel Meyvecilik (Kitap). Prof. Dr. Resul Gerçekcioğlu, Prof. Dr. Şükriye Bilginer, Prof. Dr. Arif Soylu. 2008. Naobel Akademik Yay. No: 1280, Ankara, 480 s.
8.Meyve Yetiştirme İlkeleri (Kitap). Prof. Dr. Arif Soylu. Uludağ Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi, Ders Notları: 20, 2003, Bursa.
9.Bahçe Bitkileri Yetiştirme Tekniği. Prof. Dr. Nurettin Kaşka, Prof. Dr. Muhsin Yılmaz. Çukurova Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Ders Kitabı No: 52, 1987, Adana.
10.Ilıman İklim Meyve Türleri (kitap). Sert çekirdekli meyve türleri-Cilt I, Yumuşak çekirdekli meyve türleri-Cilt II, Sert kabuklu meyve türleri-Cilt III. Prof. Dr. Rahmi Özçağıran, Prof. Dr. Ali Ünal, Prof. Dr. Elmas Özeker, Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Murat İsfendiyaroğlu. Ege Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları, No: 553, 2003-2004.
11.Ilıman İklim Meyveleri-I (kitap). Prof. Dr. Atilla Eriş, Prof. Dr. Erdoğan Barut. Uludağ Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi, Ders Kitabı No: 6, 2000, Bursa.
12.Ilıman İklim Meyveleri-II (kitap). Prof. Dr. Arif Soylu. Uludağ Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi, Ders notları No: 72, 2003, Bursa.
13.Modern Meyve Yetiştiriciliği (kitap). Prof. Dr. Semih Çağlar. Nobel Akademik Yay. No: 4480, Ankara, 115 s., 2022.
14.Temperate-Zone Pomology Physiology and Culture. Melvin N. Westwood. Timber Pres, Portland, Oregon, 523 p., 1991.
15.Bahçe Bitkileri Yetiştirme Tekniği. Çev: Prof. Dr. Nurettin Kaşka, Prof. Dr. Muhsin Yılmaz. (Plant Propagation Principles and Practices. Eds: Hudson T. Hartmann, Dale E. Kester). Çukurova Üniv. Ziraat Fak. Ders Kitabı No: 52, Adana, 601+ s.,1990.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction
Week 1 - Practice
Introduction
Week 2 - Theoretical
Introduction to horticultural crops
Week 2 - Practice
Introduction to propagation areas
Week 3 - Theoretical
Organs, floral biology
Week 3 - Practice
Introduction to propagation areas
Week 4 - Theoretical
Fertilization biology
Week 4 - Practice
Grafting
Week 5 - Theoretical
Ecological requirements: climate
Week 5 - Practice
Mist-propagation, cuttings
Week 6 - Theoretical
Ecological requirements: soil, topography
Week 6 - Practice
Pruning
Week 7 - Theoretical
Physiology: dormancy, fruit set, periodisity, fruit drop (Midterm Exam)
Week 7 - Practice
Budding (Midterm Exam)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Propagation: generative
Week 9 - Theoretical
Propagation: vegetative
Week 9 - Practice
Clonal rootstock establishment, nursery tree planting
Week 10 - Theoretical
Propagation: vegetative-2
Week 10 - Practice
Seed sowing in vegetable crop species
Week 11 - Theoretical
Orchard and vineyard plantation
Week 11 - Practice
Machine grafting
Week 12 - Theoretical
Annual maintenance: soil preparation, irrigation, fertilization
Week 12 - Practice
Vegetable seedling transplantation
Week 13 - Theoretical
Annual maintenance: pruning, disease, pest, and weed control,
Week 13 - Practice
Field practice
Week 14 - Theoretical
Harvest, postharvest physiology, storage, and preparation to the market
Week 14 - Practice
Practical exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Lecture - Practice141128
Midterm Examination19110
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
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
5
5
5
OÇ-2
4
4
4
OÇ-3
4
4
4
OÇ-4
4
4
4
OÇ-5
4
4
4
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