Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
ZBB4092016956SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL FRUITSCompulsory474
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
• to provide the basic knowledge about subtropic fruit production • to give the students basic information about citrus fruit
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Tarık YARILGAÇ
Learning Outcomes
1To have the knowledge and skills of technical principles of Citrus growing
2To have knowledge about and awareness of citrus species
3Demonstrate the ability to find solutions the problem in the production of citrus
4Effectively be able to learn ecological requirements of Citrus growing
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
• Origin and spreading areas of subtropic fruits • Botanical classification of Citrus fruits • Economy, production areas • Growing conditions • Ecological requirements and important spicies of Citrus • Pomology, morphology, biology, phenology • Technical and cultural practices, propagation techniques and harvest
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Origin and spreading areas of subtropic fruits
2Production, import, export
3Botanical classification, important cultivars of Citrus species
4Ecological requirements of Citrus species
5Soil requirements of Citrus Species
6Descriptions of important cultivars of Citrus species
7Descriptions of important cultivars of Citrus species
8Midterm exam
9Biological characteristics of Citrus species
10Morphological characteristics of Citrus species
11Propagation techniques
12Propagation techniques
13Technical and cultural practices
14Technical and cultural practices
15Technical and cultural practices
16Final exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Mendilcioğlu, K. 1996. Subtropik İklim Meyveleri (Turunçgiller). EÜ. Yay. Ders Not:9/4, 93 s, İzmir. Özcan, M. 1985. Turuçgiller. AÜ. Zir. Fak. Yay. Ders Notları. 170 s., Erzurum. Tuzcu, Ö., 2000. Turunçgiller (Ders Notları) ÇÜ. Adana. Özbek, S., 1966. Turunçgil Meyvelerı (Çeviri:Hume, H.H) Ankara Ünv. Ziraat Fak. Yay:265. Tanrıverdi, F., 1987. Subtropik Meyve Türleri. AÜ. Ziraat Fakültesi Ders Notları, Erzurum. Mendilcioğlu, K., 1991. Turunçgiller. E.Ü. Zir. Fak. Ofset Basımevi, Bornova, İzmir.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination122
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14228
Self Study14342
Individual Study for Mid term Examination7321
Individual Study for Final Examination8324
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)119
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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