Ordu University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
BAH719	PRINCIPLES OF DROUGHT AND FROST RESISTANCE IN FRUIT TREES	Compulsory	1	1	6

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle

Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course is • to teach drought and frost concepts • to teach methods in the fight against these consepts • to teach physiology of drought and frost • to teach growing of fruit trees • to teach the effects of development and quality • to teach measurement methods for drought and frost resistance

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1	To have the knowledge and skills of drought and frost factors physiology in fruit trees.
2	To have the knowledge and skills of breeding of drought and frost resistance of fruit trees.
3	To have the knowledge and skills of identification of drought and frost resistance of fruit trees.

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

• Droght and types • Meteorological methods causing drought • Drought stres physiology • Effect of temperature and water factor on the growth of fruit trees • Effect of temperature on fruit quality • Drought resistance breeding in fruit trees • Measurement of drought resistance • Frost and agriculture impact • Classification of frost days and frost • Methods of fighting against frost • Frost damage in plants and physiology • Frost resistance breeding in fruit trees • Resistance measurement of frost resistance

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Droght and types
2	Meteorological methods causing drought, methods of fighting against drought.
3	Drought stres physiology
4	Effect of temperature and water factor on the growth of fruit trees
5	Effect of temperature on fruit quality
6	Drought resistance breeding in fruit trees
7	Measurement of drought resistance
8	Midterm Exam
9	Frost and agriculture impact
10	Classification of frost days and frost
11	Methods of fighting against frost
12	Frost damage in plants and physiology
13	Frost resistance breeding in fruit trees
14	Resistance measurement of frost resistance
15	Frost and agriculture impact
16	Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Handouts Kacar, B.; Katkat, V., 2006. Bitki Fizyolojisi. Nobel Yayın Dağıtım (2. Baskı), Ankara. Kacar, B.; Katkat, V.; Öztürk, Ş., 2009. Bitki Fizyolojisi (3.Baskı).Nobel Yayın Dağıtım,556 s. Anonim, 2009. Don Afeti ve Bitkisel Ürünlere Etkisi (Çeviri: Ireland, W., “Frost and Crops”). Bilnet Matbaacılık ve Reklamcılık A.Ş. İstanbul, 183. S. Özgürel, M.; Pamuk Mengü, G., 2005. Tarımsal Meteoroloji. Ege Üniversitesi Yayınları, Ziraat Fakültesi Yayın No: 567, 289 s. Kadıoğlu A., 1988. Bitki Fizyolojisi. Eser Ofset, Trabzon, 362 s. Kaşka, N; Paydaş Kargı, S., 2007. Meyve Ağaçları Fizyolojisi-Büyüme ve Gelişme (Çeviri). Nobel Kitabevi,243 s. Anonim, 2007. Kuraklık ve Türkiye Tarımı. TEMA Yayın No: 52, İstanbul, 144 s.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri		40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	2	2
Final Examination	1	2	2
Attending Lectures	14	3	42
Criticising Paper	14	2	28
Self Study	14	3	42
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	4	8	32
Individual Study for Final Examination	4	8	32
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			180

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6
LO1	4	4	3	4	3	5
LO2	5	4	4	5	2	4
LO3	5	4	4	5	2	4

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High