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| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Forage Crops and Pasture Management |
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| Course Code |
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BKP206 |
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| Course Type |
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Compulsory |
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| Level of Course |
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First Cycle |
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| Year of Study |
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2 |
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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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Prof.Dr. VEYİS TANSI
Prof.Dr. HASAN GÜLCAN
Prof.Dr. RÜŞTÜ HATİPOĞLU
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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Learning place and importance of forage plants in the agricultural production
Learning clasification and some characteristics of forage plants to be grown
Learning agronomy and management of the forage plants
Learning copcepts of meadow and pasture
Learning sustainable using principles of meadows and pastures
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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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The purpose of this course is to give basic knowledges on the importance of forage crops, vegetative and generative characteristics of the forage plants, growing techniques of some important forage plants as well as on the sutainable management principles of meadow and pasture acosystems. |
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| Course Contents |
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The scope of course can be outlined in three phases:
1. role and importance of forage grasses for animal production and environment. Grass establishment and maintenance
2. role and importance of forage legumes for animal production and environment and soil fertility. Cultivation of Legumes
3. role and importance of grasslands, range management
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Classroom |
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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 |
İmportance and history of the culture of forage grasses |
Pre-reading |
Power-point presentation and discussion |
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2 |
Generall characteristics and classification of forage grasses |
Pre-reading |
Power-point presentation and discussion |
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3 |
Growing techniques of forage grasses |
Pre-reading |
Power-point presentation and discussion |
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4 |
some impostant coll season forage grasses |
Pre-reading |
Power-point presentation and discussion |
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5 |
some important warm season forage grasses |
Pre-reading |
Power-point presentation and discussion |
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6 |
importance and history of forage legume culture |
Pre-reading |
Power-point presentation and discussion |
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7 |
generall characteristics of forage legumes and their classification |
Pre-reading |
Power-point presentation and discussion |
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8 |
Climatical and soil requirements of forage legumes |
Pre-reading |
Power-point presentation and discussion |
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9 |
Growing techniques of some important forage legume species |
Pre-reading |
Power-point presentation and discussion |
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10 |
Mid-term examination |
Preparataion for examination |
Written examination |
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11 |
Place and importance of meadow and pasture ecosystems in the natural reasources |
Pre-reading |
Power-point presentation and discussion |
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12 |
Structure and functions of the meadow and pasture ecosystems |
Pre-reading |
Power-point presentation and discussion |
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13 |
Importance of meadow and pasture ecosystems for animal production and protection of natural environment |
Pre-reading |
Power-point presentation and discussion |
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14 |
Sustainable using principles of the pastures |
Pre-reading |
Power-point presentation and discussion |
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15 |
Sustainable using principles of the meadows and techniques of herbage preservation |
Pre-reading |
Power-point presentation and discussion |
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16/17 |
Final examination |
Preparation for examination |
Written examnation |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
 Yembitkileri. Buğdaygil ve Diğer Familyalardan Yem Bitkileri 2009. (Editörler R.Avcıoğlu, Hatipoğlu,R., Karadağ, Y.). Cilt III. 737–738. TC Tarım ve Köy İşleri Bakanlığı. Yayınları İzmir. Ekim, 2009. ISBN:978–606–60864–1–0 (3.c).843 Sayfa.
Sağlamtimur, T., Tansı, V. Baytekin H. (1988) Yembitkileri Yetiştirme, Çukurova Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Ders Kitabı. Yayın No: 74. 238 s.,
Açıkgöz, E. ( 2001)Yem Bitkileri.3.Baskı, Uludağ Üniversitesi Güçlendirme Vakfı yayın No.182.Vip Aş. Yayın No.58, s:94-105, Bursa.,
Forages An Introduction to Grasland Agriculture 2003. Sixth edition.. Volume I. Iowa State Univ. Pres. R.F. Barnes, C.J. Nelson, M. Collins, K.J. More, (editors), Forages The science of grassland africulture. 2003. Sixth edition.. Volume II. Iowa State Univ. Pres. R.F. Barnes, C.J. Nelson, K.J. More, M. Collins, (editors)
Tükel, T, ve Hatipoğlu, R. 1997. Çayır-Mer´a Amenajmanı. Ç.Ü. Ziraat Fakültesi Genel Yayın No: 191 Ç.Ü. Ziraat Fakültesi Ders Kitabı No: A-59
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| Required Course Material(s) | |
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Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria |
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Semester/Year Assessments |
Number |
Contribution Percentage |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
50 |
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Homeworks/Projects/Others |
2 |
50 |
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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 |
Gain the sufficient equipment to determine the challenges about the diseases, pests and weeds in plant health and identify those agents. |
0 |
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2 |
Decide to the best and economic strategy by using knowledge to solve the challenges in plant protection and keep safe the protection of natural and sustainable sources. |
0 |
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3 |
Gain the ability to communicate with farmers and organizations dealing with agriculture and be able to teach his professionals to them |
4 |
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4 |
Provides to apply practical control strategies safely and interpret the results; prescribe the pesticides in case of using chemical control. |
0 |
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5 |
Obtain the skill to choose and use modern technical tools in plant protection. |
0 |
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6 |
Skills on using a laboratory, identifying of the diseases, pests or weeds in laboratory conditions, analyzing, determination and interpret of the results and prepare reports. |
0 |
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7 |
Acqure the competence to be respectful to the professional ethics, to understand the plant protection challenges within the legal legislations and improve strategies to cope with them |
0 |
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8 |
Easily reaches to information on plant protection by using qualified Technologies and combine them with its knowledge to prepare written or oral presentations. |
0 |
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9 |
Gain the skills to catch and analyze the basic methods of the scientific researches |
3 |
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10 |
Gain the ability to work lonely or with a team, responsibility in professional ethics and safety in applications. |
4 |
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11 |
Learn the basic plant protection topics such as biology, ecology, systematic, control strategies of agents causing economical losses in cultivation |
0 |
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12 |
Students have the sufficient knowledge about agricultural engineering in general and also, plant protection area in private |
3 |
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13 |
Professional development in accordance with their interests and abilities, as well as the scientific, cultural, artistic and social fields, constantly improves itself by identifying training needs |
3 |
| * 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 |
1 |
14 |
| Assesment Related Works |
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Homeworks, Projects, Others |
2 |
3 |
6 |
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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: | 66 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 2.64 |
| ECTS Credit: | 3 |
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