Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
SPRING CEREALS ZTB326 6. Semester 2 + 2 3.0 4.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
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Goals To learn the general characteristics of cereals and the basic similarities and differences between the winter and warm climate cereals, To have the current knowledge about the warm climate cereals, To learn the basic principles of warm cereal cultivation.
Course Content The aim of this course is to learn the fundamentals of warm climate grain cultivation, to have knowledge about the demand,of climate and soil and breeding of corn,rice, sorghum, millets and canary grass.
Learning Outcomes 1) The importance of warm climate cultivation in agriculture will be emphasized.
2) Determination of the role of Turkey that have taken in world warm climates grain farming
3) Explaining the effectiveness of corn, paddy and sorghum from warm climate grains in the agriculture-based industry in human and animal nutrition

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Definition of warm climate cereals - General introduction, - Importance of human and animal nutrition, industrial uses - locations in economy and trade Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
2. Week Adaptation Requests - Soil Requests - Climate Requests Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
3. Week Classification and systematics of warm climate cereals Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
4. Week Corn and its economic importance, taxonomy, culture (rotation, soil preparation, preparation for seed and sowing) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
5. Week Corn culture (sowing, time, methods and row spacing, care, disease and pest control, harvesting, threshing, drying and storage methods) and breeding, breeding purposes Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
6. Week Utilization of Corn Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
7. Week Rice and economic importance, taxonomy, culture (rotation, soil preparation, seed and preparation for sowing) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
8. Week Culture of the rice (sowing, time, methods and row spacing, care, disease and pest control, harvesting, threshing, drying and storage methods) and breeding, breeding purposes Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
9. Week Processing and utilization of rice Lecture; Discussion

 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
10. Week The millets and their economic importance, taxonomy, culture Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
11. Week Culture of sorghum (crop rotation, soil preparation, preparation for seed and sowing Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
12. Week Sorghum culture (sowing, time, methods and row spacing, care, disease and pest control, harvesting, threshing and storage methods), breeding, breeding purposes and utilization Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
13. Week The importance of proso millet and other millets, taxonomy, culture and breeding and breeding purposes. Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
14. Week The importance of foxtail millet and other millets, taxonomy, culture and breeding and breeding purposes. Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
15. Week Canary grass and its economic importance, taxonomy, culture and breeding and breeding purposes Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Acaroğlu, M. 2003. Alternatif Enerji Kaynakları. Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, Adakale Sk. No.16/2, 342 s., Kızılay-Ankara. Anonim, 1982. (Ed. Y. Eren ve A. Ertürk) Hasat Öncesi, Hasat ve Hasat Sonrası Ürün Kayıpları Seminer Bildirileri. Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı, Ankara Alman Kültür Merkezi, Alman Uluslar arası Kalkınma Vakfı. 13-17 Aralık 1982, Ankara. Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı Ziraat İşleri GMd. Merkez İk. Md. Basımevi, 592 s.,Yenimahalle-Ankara, Bassam, N.El. 1998. Energy Plant Species. James & James Ltd. 35-37 William Road, London NW1 3ER, pps.321, UK. Kırtok, Y.1998. Mısır Üretimi ve Kullanımı. Kocaoluk Yayıncılık Sanayi ve Tic. Ltd. Şti, 445 s., İstanbul. Kün, E. 1996. Tahıllar I (Serin İklim Tahılları). Ankara Üniv. Ziraat Fak. Ders kitabı, Yayın no: 1451. Ders kitabı : 431. 322 s., Ankara. Kün, E. 1997. Tahıllar II (Sıcak İklim Tahılları). Ankara Üniv. Ziraat Fak. Ders kitabı, Yayın No: 1360. Ders kitabı:394. Ankara. Olson, R.A., and K.J.Frey, 1987. Nutritional Quality of Cereal Grains : Genetic and Agronomic Improvement. American Society of Agronomy, Inc. # 28 in the series Agronomy, pps 511., Madison, Wisconsin, USA. Sprague, G.F. and Dudley, J.W. 1992.(Ed).Corn and Corn Improvement. American Society of Agronomy, Inc. Agronomy No.18, pps.986, USA. Sürek, H. 2002. Çeltik Tarımı. Hasad Yayıncılık Ltd.Şti. Atlan Matbaası, 240 s., Kadıköy- İstanbul Yardımcı Kaynaklar Anonim, 2001. Sekizinci Beş Yıllık Kalkınma Planı, Bitkisel Üretim (Tahıl ve Baklagil) Özel İhtisas Komisyonu Raporu. Yayın No. DPT : 2644-ÖİK: 652, 146 s., Ankara. Anonim, 2001. Sekizinci Beş Yıllık Kalkınma Planı, Gıda Sanayii (Yem Sanayii) Özel İhtisas Komisyonu Raporu. Yayın No. DPT : 2636-ÖİK: 647, 58 s., Ankara. Anonim, 2001. Sekizinci Beş Yıllık Kalkınma Planı, Gıda Sanayii (Dondurulmuş Gıda Sanayii) Özel İhtisas Komisyonu Raporu. Yayın No. DPT : 2637-ÖİK: 645, 84 s., Ankara. Anonim, 2001. Sekizinci Beş Yıllık Kalkınma Planı, Bitkisel Üretim (Tohumculuk) Özel İhtisas Komisyonu Raporu. Yayın No. DPT : 2646-ÖİK: 654, 105 s., Ankara. Anonim, 2001. Sekizinci Beş Yıllık Kalkınma Planı, Gıda Sanayii (Nişasta ve Nişasta Bazlı Şekerler) Özel İhtisas Komisyonu Raporu. Yayın No. DPT : 2641-ÖİK: 649, 23 s., Ankara. Anonymous, 1989. Utilization of Tropical Foods : Cereals. FAO Food and Nurition Paper No.47/1, pps 114, Rome, Italy. Emeklier, H.Y. 1993. Sıcak İklim Tahılları (Tahıllar II). Ankara Üniv. Ziraat Fak. Ders kitabı, Yayın No: 1296. Y. Ders kitabı:372, 118 s., Ankara.

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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 16 4
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 24 4
Homework 3 2
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 1
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 3 3
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