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COURSE INFORMATION

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Semester	ECTS
BBT 111	INTRODUCTION TO HORTICULTURE	2 + 0	1st Semester	5

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Level	Bachelor's Degree
Course Type	Compulsory
Course Objective	To provide general information about the cultivation of horticultural crops. It is aimed that students will be able to recognise the horticultural crops grown in the world and in Turkey, to know the ecological requirements, propagation and cultivation of important horticultural crops for our country.
Course Content	Definition and classification of horticultural crops, The place of horticultural crops in the national economy, Biological characteristics of horticultural crops, Ecological requirements of horticultural crops, Physiology of horticultural crops, Propagation of horticultural crops: Generative propagation, Propagation of horticultural crops: Vegetative propagation, Propagation of horticultural crops: Vegetative propagation, Fruit garden plant, Vineyard plant, Vegetable garden plant, Vegetable garden plant, Vegetable cultivation in open and under cover, Annual maintenance operations in horticultural crops, Annual maintenance operations in horticultural crops, Harvesting, preservation and preparation of horticultural crops for the market will be explained.
Prerequisites	No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite	No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	To have knowledge about the recognition and importance of horticultural crops.
2	To learn the ecological factors required for cultivation and to recognise horticultural crops according to regions.
3	To learn biological and physiological principles.
4	To get information about general production techniques and to learn how to propagate fruit and vegetable species.
5	To learn cultural practices used during production and to be able to apply them according to cultivation periods.
6	To learn the maturity criteria and harvesting of products and to be able to decide on harvest times.
7	To have knowledge about the preservation methods of products and their applicability on product basis.

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)	14	5	70
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	10	5	50
Mid-terms	1	5	5
Final examination	1	5	5
Total Work Load ECTS Credit of the Course			130 5

COURSE DETAILS

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Course Details

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Course Code	Language Of Instruction	Course Semester
BBT 111	INTRODUCTION TO HORTICULTURE	2 + 0	1	Turkish	2023-2024 Fall

Course Coordinator	E-Mail	Phone Number	Course Location	Attendance
Asts. Prof. Dr. BERNA DOĞRU ÇOKRAN	bcokran@pau.edu.tr		ÇMYO A0052	%70

Goals		To provide general information about the cultivation of horticultural crops. It is aimed that students will be able to recognise the horticultural crops grown in the world and in Turkey, to know the ecological requirements, propagation and cultivation of important horticultural crops for our country.
Content		Definition and classification of horticultural crops, The place of horticultural crops in the national economy, Biological characteristics of horticultural crops, Ecological requirements of horticultural crops, Physiology of horticultural crops, Propagation of horticultural crops: Generative propagation, Propagation of horticultural crops: Vegetative propagation, Propagation of horticultural crops: Vegetative propagation, Fruit garden plant, Vineyard plant, Vegetable garden plant, Vegetable garden plant, Vegetable cultivation in open and under cover, Annual maintenance operations in horticultural crops, Annual maintenance operations in horticultural crops, Harvesting, preservation and preparation of horticultural crops for the market will be explained.

Topics

Weeks	Topics
1	The definition of horticulture
2	The history and current situation of horticulture in Turkey and World
3	The importance of horticulture in economy of the country and human nutrition
4	The distribution of horticultural production in geographical regions of Turkey
5	Botanical classification of horticultural crops
6	Pomological classification of horticultural crops
7	The classification of horticultural crops according to their ecological requirements
8	The biological characteristics of horticultural crops
9	The climatic requirement of horticultural crops
10	The soil requirement of horticultural crops
11	The propagation of horticultural crops (Generative Propagation)
12	The propagation of horticultural crops (Vegetative Propagation)
13	The farm establishment
14	The cultural practices in horticulture

Materials

Materials are not specified.

Resources

Resources	Resources Language
Agaoğlu, Y. S., Çelik, H., Çelik, M., Fidan, Y., Gülşen, A., Günay, A., Halloran, N., Köksal, İ., Yanmaz, R. 2015. Genel Bahçe Bitkileri. Ankara Üniversitesi Yayınları, No: 486, 369 s.	Türkçe

Course Assessment

Assesment Methods	Percentage (%)	Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam	60	Final Exam
Midterm Exam	40	Midterm Exam

L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes

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