Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
GRAMINOUS FORAGE PLANTS ZTB453 0 + 0 3.0 4.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery This course has 2 hours as teoric information and 2 hours practical information in the classroom with slayts and on the field trials.
Course Coordinator
Instructors
Assistants
Goals To igive an information about importance, plant characteristics,climate and soil conditions, usage area and growth technics of each grass forage crop species which are using for animal feeding.
Course Content The importance and agriculture of forage crops in Turkey, the princibles of growth technics on forage crops, the importance and agriculture of the most important grass forage crops in the world and the princibles of ensailing.
Learning Outcomes 1) .To learn and learn wheat forage crops which constitute one of the most important product groups in vegetable production which is the main basis of agricultural engineering vocational teaching
2) To have up-to-date knowledge about the types of forage crops.
3) To learn the fundamentals of forage crops.
4) The aim of this study is to determine the importance of wheat farming forage crops and their contribution to the country and the world economy.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Turkey's present state of forage crops in agriculture, problems and solutions Lecture
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week General Principles of Forage Crop Farming Lecture
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week General Principles of Forage Crop Farming Lecture
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Silage making and siloing criteria from wheat and legume forage crops Lecture
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week The importance of discrete (Agropyron spp.) Species, general description of species, soil and climate requirements, planting and care, herb production, as a pasture plant, Lecture
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week The importance of bromine (Bromus sp.) Species, general description of species, soil and climate requirements, planting and care, herb production, as a pasture plant, Lecture
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Importance of peat (Dactylis glomerata), general introduction, soil and climate requirements, planting and care, herb production, as a pasture plant Lecture
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week The importance of Yumac (Festuca sp) species, general introduction of their species, soil and climate requirements, planting and care, herb production, using as a pasture plant Lecture
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week The importance of grass (Lolium) species, general introduction of species, soil and climate requirements, planting and care, herb production, using as a pasture plant Lecture
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Sorghum (Sorgum bicolor L. Moench) and corn (Zea mays L.) Ve importance, general introduction, soil and climate requirements, planting and maintenance, grass and grain production, as a pasture plant, Lecture
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Use of cool climate cereals for feed purposes, sowing and care, production of grass and grains, diseases and pests Lecture
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week The importance of Kanyaş (Phalaris sp), Pasture Barley (Elymus sp) species, High prairie oat (Arrhenatherum elatius), general description of species, soil and climate requirements, planting and care, weed production, using as a pasture plant, Lecture
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week The importance of meadow kelp tail (Phleum pratense) and prairie grass (Poa pratensis), general description of species, soil and climate requirements, planting and care, herb production, as a pasture plant Lecture
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week The importance of bumblebee (Cynodon dactylon) and bees, general description of species, soil and climate requirements, planting and care, herb production, using as a pasture plant Lecture
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
"Elçi, Ş., 2005. Baklagil ve Buğdaygil Yem Bitkileri. T.C. Tarım ve Köyişleri Bakanlığı Yayınları. "
"Manga, İ., Acar, Z., Ayan, İ., 1994. Buğdaygil Yem Bitkileri. Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi. Ders Notu No: 6. "
Açıkgöz, E., Yem Bitkileri.2001 Uludağ Üniversitesi, Ziraat Fakültesi, Tarla Bitkileri Bölümü. Uludağ Üniversitesi Güçlendirme Vakfı Yayın No:182.
Avcıoğlu, R., Hatipoğlu, R., Karadağ, Y. 2009. Yem Bitkileri. T.c. Tarım ve Köyişleri Bakanlığı, Tarımsal Üretim ve Geliştirme Genel Müdürlüğü.
Gençkan, M. S., 1983. Yem Bitkileri Tarımı. Ege üniversitesi, Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları No:467.
Heath, M.E., Barnes, R.F., Metcalfe, D.S., 1985. Forages. The Science of Grassland Agriculture. Iowa State University Press.

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 15 4
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 15 3
Homework 2 4
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 1
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 5 2
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
Quick Access Hızlı Erişim Genişlet
Course Information
  • Course Information
  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • ECTS credits and course workload