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Description of Individual Course UnitsCourse Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | OTİD516 | Quality Characteristics of Oil Crops | Elective | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 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 | 1 | Students taking this course will be able to recognize oilseed crops | 2 | To get a basic understanding fort he production practices and maintenance of oilseed crops | 3 | To 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 | |
1 | Industrial crops, its importance, classification; introductory to oilseed crops, vegetable oils and its importance | | | 2 | Sesame; history, origin, its importance, utilization, botanical properties, adaptation | | | 3 | Sesame; cultivation, diseases and pests, harvest and storage | | | 4 | Opium poppy; history, origin, its importance, utilization, botanical properties, adaptation, cultivation, diseases and pests, harvest and storage | | | 5 | Sunflower; history, origin, its importance, utilization, botanical properties, adaptation, cultivation, diseases and pests, harvest and storage | | | 6 | Peanuts; history, origin, its importance, utilization, botanical properties, adaptation | | | 7 | Peanuts; cultivation, diseases and pests, harvest, and storage | | | 8 | Midterm | | | 9 | Soybean; history, origin, its importance, utilization, botanical properties, adaptation, Soybean; cultivation, diseases and pests, harvest and storage | | | 10 | Rapeseed; history, origin, its importance, utilization, botanical properties, adaptation | | | 11 | Rapeseed; cultivation, diseases and pests, harvest and storage | | | 12 | Safflower; history, origin, its importance, utilization, botanical properties, adaptation, cultivation, diseases and pests, harvest and storage | | | 13 | Mustard, Turnip rape; history, origin, its importance, utilization, botanical properties, adaptation, cultivation, diseases and pests, harvest and storage | | | 14 | Castor, Camelina; history, origin, its importance, utilization, botanical properties, adaptation, cultivation, diseases and pests, harvest and storage | | | 15 | Final 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 | |
Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | SUM | 100 | |
Final Examination | 1 | 100 | SUM | 100 | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | SUM | 100 |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish | Work Placement(s) | no |
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Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 | Final Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 | Attending Lectures | 14 | 3 | 42 | Question-Answer | 14 | 2 | 28 | Self Study | 14 | 3 | 42 | Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 5 | 5 | Individual Study for Final Examination | 14 | 3 | 42 | Homework | 2 | 15 | 30 | |
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes | LO1 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | 3 | | | | 4 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | LO2 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 4 | | | | 3 | | | 4 | | | 2 | | | LO3 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | |
| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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