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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
OTD518QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS IN OIL CROPSElective126
Level of Course Unit
Third Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to oilseed crops and to provide a coherent body of knowledge on the history, production, utilization and management of the crops
Name of Lecturer(s)
Doç. Dr. Volkan GÜL
Learning Outcomes
1Students taking this course will be able to recognize oilseed crops
2To get a basic understanding fort he production practices and maintenance of oilseed crops
3To understand and evaluate the constraints on oilseed crop production; physical (temperature, weather), chemical (soil, nutrients) and biotic (pests, diseases and weeds), To become familiar with prominent techniques in oilseed crop production
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
No
Recommended Optional Programme Components
no
Course Contents
Status of oil crops in world and Turkish agriculture and trade of oil crops and vegetable oils, classification of oil crops, climate and soil requirements of oil crops such as sunflower, soybean, rapeseed, safflower, sesame, peanut, growth and development physiology, cultivation techniques and breeding.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Industrial crops, its importance, classification; introductory to oilseed crops, vegetable oils and its importance
2Sesame; history, origin, its importance, utilization, botanical properties, adaptation
3Sesame; cultivation, diseases and pests, harvest and storage
4Opium poppy; history, origin, its importance, utilization, botanical properties, adaptation, cultivation, diseases and pests, harvest and storage
5Sunflower; history, origin, its importance, utilization, botanical properties, adaptation, cultivation, diseases and pests, harvest and storage
6Peanuts; history, origin, its importance, utilization, botanical properties, adaptation
7Peanuts; cultivation, diseases and pests, harvest, and storage
8Midterm
9Soybean; history, origin, its importance, utilization, botanical properties, adaptation, Soybean; cultivation, diseases and pests, harvest and storage
10Rapeseed; history, origin, its importance, utilization, botanical properties, adaptation
11Rapeseed; cultivation, diseases and pests, harvest and storage
12Safflower; history, origin, its importance, utilization, botanical properties, adaptation, cultivation, diseases and pests, harvest and storage
13Mustard, Turnip rape; history, origin, its importance, utilization, botanical properties, adaptation, cultivation, diseases and pests, harvest and storage
14Castor, Camelina; history, origin, its importance, utilization, botanical properties, adaptation, cultivation, diseases and pests, harvest and storage
15Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
BAYDAR, H., ERBAŞ, S., 2014. Science and Technology of Oil Plants. Süleyman Demirel University Publication No: 97, Isparta, OZER H. 2010. Oilseed Crops Lecture Notes.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
no
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures14342
Question-Answer14228
Self Study14342
Individual Study for Mid term Examination155
Individual Study for Final Examination14342
Homework21530
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)191
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