Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
ZBB1022016956AGRICULTURAL METEOROLOGY AND ECOLOGYCompulsory124
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Have teach meteorolocigal events, their effects on plant production and take precautions against unfavourable conditions, and agriculture-soil factors, the effects of each other
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1Have knowledge meteorological events and their relation with agriculture.
2Have knowledge methods of agricultural meteorological factors.
3Have knowledge getting some physical and cultural precaution against climate factors which effect agriculture.
4Have knowledge the relations between agriculture and soil factors
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Agricultural meteorolgy, weather-climate-agriculture relations, atmosphere and its composition, meteorological observation, agricultural meteorologic factors, sun radiation, effect of meteorologial factors on vegetation, drought and struggle against to drought, evapotranspiration,freezing, method of freezing forecast, struggle against to freezing, phenological observations, factors which are effecting negatively to agricultural events, global climate change,agriculture and soil factors
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Agricultural meteorolgy, weather-climate-agriculture relations.
2Atmosphere, its composition, pollution on atmosphere.
3Meteorological observation stations.
4Sun radiations.
5Effects of meteorologial factors on vegetation.
6Drought and struggle against to drought
7Evapotranspiration.
8Midterm exam.
9Freezing, its types, forecast methods, struggle techniques.
10Phenology observations.
11Meteorological events which are negatively effect to agriculture
12Global climate change.
13Agriculture and soil factors
14Agriculture and soil factors
15Agriculture and soil factors
16Final exam.
Recommended or Required Reading
Özgürel, M.; Pamuk Mengü, G., 2009. TARIMSAL METEOROLOJİ. EÜ Yay. ZF Yay. No: 567, 289 sayfa. Bornova, İZMİR. Eser, D.; Geçit, H.H., 2010. EKOLOJİ. AÜ ZF Yayın No: 1584, Ders kitabı: 536, 180 sayfa. Ankara Kara, M., 1999. METEOROLOJİ. Selçuk Üniversitesi Yayınları Yayın No: 131 Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları Yayın No: 24, KONYA Erol, O., 1999. GENEL KLİMATOLOJİ. Çantay Kitabevi, İSTANBUL. Nişancı, A., 1990. KLİMATOLOJİ. OMÜ YAYINLARI YAYIN NO: 59, 145 s.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
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End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
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Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination122
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14342
Self Study14342
Individual Study for Mid term Examination326
Individual Study for Final Examination4312
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)106
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