Information Package / Course Catalogue
Crop Production Systems and Crop Rotation
Course Code: ZTB610
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course; The aim of this study is to determine the most suitable crop production systems and crop rotations under different ecological conditions in terms of yield, quality and environment in the period when changing environmental conditions and population increase and decreasing soil fertility occur.

Course Content

The aim of the lecture is to introduce the most suitable plant production systems within the framework of ecological conditions of different regions. In this context, it is aimed to determine the crop plants that are compatible with each other, to determine the sowing frequency and to evaluate their economic dimensions in the development of crop systems under the current ecological conditions. In this course, the effects of long-term test results on plant yield, quality and soil properties are examined. Crop systems suitable for the regions are introduced. In addition, issues related to the reduction of fallow land in arid and semi-arid regions are discussed. In addition, different soil tillage applications and mineral, organic and mineral-organic combinations of plant production systems and the use of the effects on yield and quality are presented.

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Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to comprehend the relationship between yield and soil in sustainable crop production system
2.To be able to comprehend the fertilization, irrigation, soil cultivation and crop rotation
3.To be able to improve productivity in crop production and rotation systems
4.To be able to improve product quality in crop production and rotation systems
5.Soil and plant relationship in crop rotation
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Sustainable Agriculture, Second Edition, J. Mason, 2003, 209 p
2.Ökologischer Landbau, Grundwissen für die Praxis, Herrmann a. Plakolm, 1991, 428 p.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Important agricultural systems used in the world
Week 2 - Theoretical
Conventional agriculture and its importance
Week 3 - Theoretical
Sustainable agriculture and its importance
Week 4 - Theoretical
Organic agriculture and its importance
Week 5 - Theoretical
The agricultural systems used in our country and the importance of fallow
Week 6 - Theoretical
Agronomic applications in plant production systems
Week 7 - Theoretical
Agronomic applications in plant production systems/ Midterm
Week 8 - Theoretical
Importance of crop rotation in plant production systems
Week 9 - Theoretical
Importance of crop rotation on crop yield and quality
Week 10 - Theoretical
The effects of crop rotation on chemical, physical and biological properties of soil
Week 11 - Theoretical
The effects of tillage on crop production systems
Week 12 - Theoretical
Importance of mineral and organic fertilisation on crop production systems
Week 13 - Theoretical
Development of sustainable crop production systems taking into account the ecological conditions of the region
Week 14 - Theoretical
Development of sustainable crop production systems taking into account the ecological conditions of the region
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Term Project414160
Midterm Examination1718
Final Examination114115
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)153
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
4
3
4
3
4
4
3
4
3
4
OÇ-2
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
OÇ-3
4
2
3
2
3
4
2
3
4
4
OÇ-4
4
3
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
OÇ-5
4
3
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026