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| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Fiber Crops |
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| Course Code |
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TBP404 |
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| Course Type |
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Compulsory |
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| Level of Course |
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Sub-Level (Undergraduate Degree) |
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| Year of Study |
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4 |
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| Course Semester |
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Spring (16 Weeks) |
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| ECTS |
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3 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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Assoc.Prof.Dr. ÖZGÜL GÖRMÜŞ
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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Plant fibers are introduced
Foreign trade, textile industry and cultivation of plant fibers, mainly cotton, besides flax and hemp, contribution of these plants’s production to world and Turkish economy, their situaiton and importance in world and Turkey are tought
Knowledge and experience in origin, adaptation, optimum growing conditions, suitable production techniques for high yield and fiber quality of fiber plants with special emphasis to cotton are gained
The basic knowledge of cotton breeding’s principles, standardization and fiber quality measurement techniques are gained
Has necessary knowledge and experience in related areas for public and private sectos
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| Mode of Delivery |
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Face-to-Face |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites |
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None |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
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None |
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| Aim(s) of Course |
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Natural plant fibres have a wide range of disturbution according to their uses to make products such as clothes, cloths, buildings and cordage. It has been aimed at offering the students to have a good knowledge about introduction to fiber plants mainly cotton, and flax and hemp, their importance, production and trade, historical development, ecological needs, growing techniques and cultivation and breeding |
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| Course Contents |
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It includes importance of plant fibers in textile industry, principles of cotton cultivation and production, relations between agricultural applications and fiber development, breeding methods and objectives, ginning and standardization |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Class |
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Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities |
| Week | Subject | Student's Preliminary Work | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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1 |
Importance of plant fibers, classification of fibers, usage, introduction to main plant fibers |
Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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2 |
History, origin and dispersion of cotton, economical importance, its trade and production in the world and Turkey |
Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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3 |
Competition of cotton with synthetic fibers, their situation in near future,and evaluation of this condition for Turkey |
Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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4 |
Taxonomy of cotton, cotton species, and introduction of cultivated species. History of cotton breeding, its objective, main principles of classical and modern breeding techniques used in cotton breeding |
Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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5 |
Morphology and general characteristics of cotton plant, its reproductive development, and
flowering pattern, fiber formation and development
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Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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6 |
Soil and climate requirements of cotton, land preparation, crop rotation and cultivated varieties. Fertilization, irrigation, control of diseases and insect pests |
Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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Cotton seed for planting, storage conditions, seed lot preparation, delintation, planting, planting methods, planting time, planting depth, maintenance (hoeing, weed control and thinning) |
Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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8 |
Mid term examination |
Preparation to mid-term exam |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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9 |
Importance of flax, classification and will be given homework on this topic |
Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Staight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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10 |
Flax plant cultivation (soil preparation, planting, sowing depth, sowing density, (maintenance operations) |
Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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11 |
Flax plant, harvest, and pooling methods of harvesting methods |
Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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12 |
Importance of hemp, classification, production regions, cultivation techniques (land preparation, planting, planting depth, plant density, maintenance), |
Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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13 |
Hemp harvest, harvesting methods, and docking methods |
Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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14 |
Loofah, jut, their distribution areas around the world, producing countries and main knowledge in their growing techniques |
Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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Ramie or kenaf and other fiber plants, their distribution areas around the world, producing countries and main knowledge in their growing techniques |
Reading of the papers about the lecture |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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16/17 |
Final examination |
Preparation to final exam |
Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
 Cotton Production Manual, 1996. (Editors: S.J. Hake, T.A. Kerby and K. D. Hake): University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources Publication Number: 3352
DEMPSEY, J.M., 1975. Fiber Crops. The University Presses of Florida Press, Gainesville, Florida, USA
MAITI, R., 1997. World Fiber Crops. Science Publishers, Inc., p.208, USA
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| Required Course Material(s) | |
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Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria |
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Semester/Year Assessments |
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Contribution Percentage |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
60 |
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Homeworks/Projects/Others |
2 |
40 |
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Total |
100 |
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Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success |
40 |
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Final Assessments
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100 |
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Rate of Final Assessments to Success
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60 |
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Total |
100 |
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| Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes |
| # | Key Learning Outcome | Contribution* |
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1 |
Has knowledge about agricultural engineering as well as agronomy and breeding of field crops. |
2 |
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2 |
Determines and solves the problems related to agricultural engineering as well as agronomy and breeding of field crops. |
3 |
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Graduates gain abilty to synthetize the basic concepts related to the field crops.
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3 |
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4 |
Rrecognises problems related to agricultural engineering,makes decisions and takes initiative to solve the problems. |
2 |
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5 |
Gains knowledge about sustainable agriculture, protection of environment and natural sources, biodiversity and conservation of genetic sources. |
0 |
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Gains ability to optimize the plant production by sustainable use of natural resources. |
4 |
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7 |
Learns basic principles of breeding and biotechnology of field crops. |
0 |
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8 |
Chooses and uses modern technical equipments for the agricultural engineering applications as well as for the applications in the agronomy and breeding of field crops. |
0 |
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9 |
Gains ability to establish suitable research experiments for the purpose and the ability to interpret its results by scientific methods. |
2 |
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10 |
Works both individually and in a team. |
0 |
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11 |
Internalizes the necessity of lifelong learning. |
1 |
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12 |
Has an effective and healthy communication in his fıeld and use communication technologies. |
0 |
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13 |
Improve themselves consistently by determining educational requirements in scientific, cultural and social areas depending on their abilities,besides their career development |
0 |
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14 |
Shows respect to job ethic. |
3 |
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15 |
Becomes competent in the legislation and management systems related to agricultural engineering. |
2 |
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16 |
Becomes proficient in doing, applying, managing and monitoring plans and projects about agricultural engineering |
3 |
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17 |
Evaluates the learned knowledge by analytical and critical approach. |
2 |
| * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum). |
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| Student Workload - ECTS |
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Related Works |
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Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) |
14 |
2 |
28 |
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Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) |
14 |
2 |
28 |
| Assesment Related Works |
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Homeworks, Projects, Others |
2 |
4 |
8 |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
8 |
8 |
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Final Exam |
1 |
10 |
10 |
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Total Workload: | 82 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 3.28 |
| ECTS Credit: | 3 |
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