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
BAH712-13	PRUNING PHYSIOLOGY AND NEW TECHNIQUES OF PRUNING	Compulsory	1	1	6

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle

Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course is • to teach latest techniques and application forms of pruning in our country and around the world. • to provide the basic knowledge about physiology of pruning

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1	To have the knowledge of pruning forms for modern fruit science
2	To have knowledge about and awareness of winter and summer pruning
3	To have knowledge about training systems of fruit trees
4
5

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

• Physiological and anatomical principles of pruning • Relations between hormones and pruning, forms of pruning • Winter pruning and application forms • Summer pruning and application forms • Relations between rootstock and pruning • Pruning systems for dwarf fruit trees • Close planting applications • Basic principles of pruning in close planting plantations • Relationships between pruning and flower bud differentiation • Physiological relationship between periodicity and pruning • Alternatively pruning systems • Pruning types according to fruit species

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Physiological principles of pruning
2	Physiological principles of pruning
3	Winter pruning and application forms
4	Summer pruning and application forms
5	Relations between rootstock and pruning
6	Pruning systems for dwarf fruit trees
7	Pruning systems for dwarf fruit trees
8	Midterm Exam
9	Basic principles of pruning in close planting plantations
10	Relationships between pruning and flower bud
11	Relationship between periodicity and pruning
12	Alternatively pruning systems
13	Pruning types according to fruit species
14	Pruning types according to fruit species
15	Evaluation
16	Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Handsouts Other References Soylu, A., 2006. Meyve Ağaçlarında Budama ve Aşılama. Hasad Yayıncılık, 144 s. Kaşka, N.; Paydaş Kargı, S., 2007. Meyve Ağaçları Fizyolojisi: Büyüme ve Gelişme. Nobel Kitabevi, 243 s. Yılmaz, M., 1990. Meyve Ağaçlarında Budama.Çukurova Üniversitesi Basımevi,Adana, 130 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

Turkish

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
Self Study	14	7	98
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	5	15	75
Individual Study for Final Examination	5	15	75
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			294

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6
LO1	4	4	2			5
LO2	4	4	2			5
LO3	5	4	3			4
LO4	4	4	3			4
LO5

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