Information Package / Course Catalogue
Irrigation of Agricultural Crops
Course Code: ZTY532
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

Basic principles of irrigation and irrigation scheduling of culture crops, description of culture crops, Information about the climate and soil characteristics of some culture crops,Information about the nutricients and salt tolerance of some culture crops, Information about kc,irrigation water requirements, evapotranspiration, irrigation programmes and methods, yield response to water

Course Content

Basic principles of irrigation and irrigation scheduling of culture crops, Irrigation of pastura, forage, cereal fiber, sugarbeets, oil, fruits, grapes, and etc. crops

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Necdet DAĞDELEN
Learning Outcomes
1.Identifying some culture crops
2.Understanding the climate, soil characteristics, nutricients and salt tolerance of some culture crops
3.To be able to identify irrigation water requirements, evapotranspiration, irrigation programmes and methods,
4.Determine irrigation water stress level and yield response factor of culture crops and analyze water-yield relations
5.To be able to identify plant growth stages and periods and determine plant growth coeeficients (kc)
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Güngör, Y., Erözel, A.Z., Yıldırım O., 2004. Irrigation (Sulama), Ankara Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Tarımsal Yapılar ve Sulama Bölümü, Yayın No: 1540, 493, Ankara
2.Kanber, R., 1999. Irrigation (Sulama), Çukurova Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları 174, Ders Kitapları Yayın No: A-52, Adana
3.Yield Response to Water (FAO 33, Irrigation and Drainage Paper)
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
Properties of plants regarding to irrigation and their classifications
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Irrigation scheduling and main principles
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Irrigation methods
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
Summer and winter cereals
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Industrical crops-1
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Industrical crops-2
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Industrial crops and irrigation techniques-1
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Industrial crops and irrigation techniques-2, Midterm exam
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Range&Meadow and Forage Crops and irrigation
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Vegetables and industrial crops irrigation techniques-1
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Vegetables and industrial crops irrigation techniques-2
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Irrigation of Leaf-Shed Fruit Trees
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
Irrigation of Non-Leaf-Shed Fruit Trees
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Grape irrigation and design techniques
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory145298
Lecture - Practice144284
Midterm Examination1628
Final Examination18210
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)200
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
OÇ-1
4
5
4
4
5
3
5
5
OÇ-2
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
OÇ-3
5
5
4
4
5
3
5
5
OÇ-4
4
5
4
4
5
3
5
5
OÇ-5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026