Information Package / Course Catalogue
Soilless Culture
Course Code: ZBB602
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to teach to students the definition, advantages and methods of soilless farming, to have information about subject of plant nutrition in soilless farming and, to provide to be able to apply and plan to plant growing in soilless media as amateur, experimental and commercial and, to be able to find solution to encounter the problems.

Course Content

The history of soilless farming, use of soilless farming in the World and Turkey, the reasons of become prevalent in greenhouse, definition and classification of soilless farming, techniques of soilless farming (water and substrate culture) using substrates, substrate culture in beds, bags, pots. To supply of mineral nutrition and water from plant requirements in substrate culture, stagnant water culture, running water culture, aeroponic, preparation of nutrition solution and application. Solution-media-plant analyses, advantages and

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Recommended or Required Reading
1.Sevgican, A. Örtü altı yetiştiriciliği Cilt II
2.Gül A., 2008. Topraksız Tarım. Hasad Yayıncılık, 144 s.
3.Savvas D., Passam H. (ed.), 2002. Hydroponic Production of Vegetables and Ornamentals. Embryo Pub., Greece, 463 s.
4.. Gül A., Tüzel İ.H., Okur B.,Tuncay Ö., Aykut N., Engindeniz S., 2000. Serada Topraksız Tarım Tekniği ile Hıyar Yetiştiriciliği. TÜBİTAK TARP Yayınları, 51 s.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
the definition and history of soilless farming, using in the World and Turkey the reason of become prevalant in greenhouse growing., giving term paper .
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
disadvantages and advantages of soilless farming. classification and the effect on environment
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
substrate culture and water culture
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
media and features in using soilless farming
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
water and nutrition requirements of plants in soillesss media
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
plant nutrition in soilless farming, nutrition prescriptions contents and prepaation
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
substrate culture (midterm exam)
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
visiting of commercial enterprise, management systems of enterprises
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
bed culture application principles. advantages and disadvantages
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
bag-pot culture principles, advantages and disadvantages
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
water culture
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
water culture systems, advantages and disadvantages work principles, looking out for subject s (NFT_DFT)
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
water culture systems, advantages and disadvantages work principles, looking out for subject s (stagnant)
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
aeroponic system, advantages and disadvantages, work principles, looking out for subjects. term paper presentations
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144284
Lecture - Practice144284
Midterm Examination117219
Final Examination117219
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)206
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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PÇ-2
PÇ-3
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PÇ-5
OÇ-1
3
5
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2
OÇ-2
3
1
1
1
1
OÇ-3
3
1
1
1
1
OÇ-4
3
1
1
1
1
OÇ-5
3
1
1
1
1
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2026