Information Package / Course Catalogue
Medical And Aromatic Plant Growing
Course Code: TB316
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 importance of medicinal and aromotic plants in Turkey and World, Presentation of growing techniques and teaching the general principles of growing some plants of economic importance for Turkey.

Course Content

The importance of medicinal plants, classification, economic, ecological requirements, culture, post-harvest operations, drugs, the importance of secondary metabolites, variability of effective substances, features of essential oils, its obtaining, determine of the quality in drugs, Introduction to plants containing essential oil, morphological, growing and consumption to some plants of including family Apiaceae, Asteraceae, Lamiaceae, and Ranunculaceae.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Olcay ARABACI
Learning Outcomes
1.To understand the importance of medicinal plants
2.To perceive the morphological characteristics with the general principles of cultivation of medicinal plants and to evaluate its practice
3.To learn of differences in the cultivation of medical plant according to field crops
4.To learn the duration of design to production and evaluation of some plant species for new plant gain
5.To solving problems encountered during cultivation
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Ceylan, A., 1995. Medicinal plants I, Ege Univ, Faculty of Agriculture Publications, No: 312
2.Ceylan, A., 1996. Medicinal Plants II, Ege Univ, Faculty of Agriculture Publications, No: 481
3.Baydar, H., 2009. Science and Technology of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Faculty of Agriculture, Suleyman Demirel Publication No.: 51
4.Compiled from different sources, and Lecture Notes Presentations Internet Resources
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The historical development of medicinal plants
Week 1 - Practice
literature review
Week 2 - Theoretical
Importance and classification of medicinal plants
Week 2 - Practice
introduction of plant and seed
Week 3 - Theoretical
Economic importance of medicinal plants
Week 3 - Practice
introduction of plant and seed
Week 4 - Theoretical
Ecological aspects of medicinal plants
Week 5 - Theoretical
General principles of cultivation in medicinal and aromatic plants
Week 5 - Practice
introduction of varieties
Week 6 - Theoretical
Post-harvest process and storage of medicinal and aromatic plants
Week 6 - Practice
introduction of varieties
Week 7 - Theoretical
Drugs and classification
Week 7 - Practice
literature review
Week 8 - Theoretical
Importance of seconder metabolite and variation
Week 8 - Practice
literature review
Week 9 - Theoretical
Essential oil and features
Week 9 - Practice
Analyze of essential oil
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Morphological, culture, consumption of some plants of including Apiaceae family, (Pimpinella anisum, Coriandrum sativum, Carum carvi, Foeniculum vulgare)
Week 11 - Theoretical
ntroduction of plant ve seed
Week 11 - Practice
Morphological, culture, consumption of some plants of including Apiaceae, Asteraceae and Ranunculaceae family, (Matricaria recutita, pyrethrum cinerariaefolium)
Week 12 - Theoretical
introduction of plant ve seed
Week 12 - Practice
Morphological, culture, consumption of some plants of including Lamiaceae(Lavandula officinalis, Origanum onites, Mentha piperita Salvia ssp.)
Week 13 - Theoretical
introduction in field experiments
Week 13 - Practice
Morphological, culture, consumption of some plants of including other families (Nigella sativa, Trigonella foenum gracium)
Week 14 - Theoretical
literature review
Week 14 - Practice
Term project presentations
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory122136
Lecture - Practice122136
Term Project1819
Laboratory2114
Midterm Examination1415
Final Examination1819
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)99
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
OÇ-2
5
OÇ-3
5
OÇ-4
5
OÇ-5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026