ORGANIC FIELD CROPS CULTIVATION

KTM102

Course Code: KTM102
Semester: Second Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice: 2 + 1
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Associate Degree

Year of Study

Semester

Second Term (Spring)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Instructor Fereshteh Rezaeı

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Learns the importance, definition and classification of field crops.
Learns the techniques of growing field crops.
Learns the cultivation techniques of organic field crops.
Learns about organic plant production principles, legislation and certification period.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

Teaches the importance, definition and classification of field crops, cultivation techniques of field crops, organic plant cultivation, legislation and certification period.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Importance, definition and classification of field crop
2^nd Week	Soil cultivation and seed bed preparation
3^rd Week	Variety and seed selection
4^th Week	Planting
5^th Week	Irrigation, Fertilization and Crop Rotation
6^th Week	Harvest and threshing
7^th Week	Preparing the product for market, storing and preserving
8^th Week	Midterm Exam
9^th Week	Cereals and grain cultivation
10^th Week	Edible Grain Legumes cultivation
11^th Week	Cultivation of industrial plants
12^th Week	Cultivation of forage crops
13^th Week	Cultivation of starch and sugar plants
14^th Week	Organic plant production principles, legislation and certification period

Recommended or Required Reading

Geçit, H.H. vd. 2018. Tarla Bitkileri. Ankara Üniversitesi, Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları.
Ünver İkincikarakaya, S. Tarla bitkileri ders notları. Ankara Üniversitesi, Ziraat Fakültesi, Tarla Bitkileri Bölümü.2023.
Ağaoğlu. 2013. Genel Bahçe Bitkileri Ders Kitabı. Ankara Üniversitesi, Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları.
Tarım ve Köy işleri Bakanlığı Organik Tarım El Kitabı, Ankara
Nandwani, D. 2016. Organik Farming for Sustainable Agriculture, İSBN:978-3-319-26803-3( e-BOOK).
Er, C., Başalma , D. 2013.Organik Tarımdaki Gelişmeler. Nobel Yayın No:789. Fen Bilimleri 69,s:309(2.baskı) Ankara.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Practice

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1	1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	3	42
Preparation for Final exam	14	3	42
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	7	2	14
Laboratory (including preparation)	14	1	14
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework
Total Work Load			156
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			5.2
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1	X	X	X	X
K2	X
K3		X	X
K4
K5
K6
K7		X	X
K8
K9
K10
K11			X	X
K12			X
K13				X