Information Package / Course Catalogue
Sustainable Agriculture Practices
Course Code: TB112
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

Agro-Technique use in Sustainable Agriculture for high yield and product quality in accordance with the safety of the environmental balance

Course Content

Acquisition of sustainability awareness in agriculture by preserving the soil-plant and environment balance together with the octopus systems. Points to note in the octopus systems, ensuring sustainability in agricultu

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Osman EREKUL
Learning Outcomes
1.Relationship between yield and soil in sustainable agriculture
2.Fertilization, irrigation, soil cultivation and crop rotation
3.Improve productivity in sustainable agriculture
4.Improve product quality in sustainable agriculture
5.Evaluation of the relationship between yield and quality in sustainable agriculture
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Sustainable Agriculure, Second Edition, J. Mason, 2003, 209 p
2.Ökologischer Landbau, Grundwissen für die Praxis, Herrmann a. Plakolm, 1991, 428 p.
3.Sürdürülebilir Tarım konusunda yapılmış yabancı dilde yayınlar
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Characterization of sustainable agriculture, introduction and comparison with other agriculural systems
Week 2 - Theoretical
Sustainable consepts in agriculture
Week 3 - Theoretical
Fertilizition in sustainable agriculture
Week 4 - Theoretical
Crop rotation in sustainable agriculture
Week 5 - Theoretical
Soil tillage in sustainable agriculture
Week 6 - Theoretical
Irrigation in sustainable agriculture
Week 7 - Theoretical
Relations between soil fertility and sustainable agriculture
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Developing of organic matter in sustainable agricultural systems
Week 10 - Theoretical
Managing plants , crops and pastures
Week 11 - Theoretical
Soil fertility - product physiology – yield and quality interrelationships
Week 12 - Theoretical
Improve of the yield of some culture plants in the frame of sustainable agriculure uses
Week 13 - Theoretical
Improve of the product quality of some culture plants in the frame of sustainable agriculture
Week 14 - Theoretical
lesson
Week 15 - Theoretical
Presentation of assignments
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141128
Lecture - Practice141128
Midterm Examination18210
Final Examination1729
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026