MODERN FRUIT PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES
- Course
- PSCT506 - MODERN FRUIT PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES
- Department
- Plant Sciences and Technologies - English - Master
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 0
- T+P+L
- 2 + 0 + 2
- Course Coordinator(s)
- -
- Prerequisite
- -
- Keywords
Course Description
Evoluation of fruit production techniques and methods, fruit species and cultivars, orchard designings, dynamic pomology, resistant to marketing fluctiations in developed countries in governmental and private sector levels. Importance of rootstocks and standart seedlings, their propagations and uses, importance of tissue culture techniques, dwarf fruit trees, earliness and greenhouse fruit productions. Meantime, the importance of mechanization in modern fruit culture from pruning to harvesting. Feasibility studies. Wage incentives and opportunities to investors and entrepreneurs at national and international levels for infrastructures and orchard establishments. Medium and large scala fruit production commodities. Niche production. Sustainability in fruit production, GAP and EU criterias in fruit productions. Designing modern fruit production plantations by the students.
MODERN FRUIT PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES
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Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction and outlines of the course |
| Week 2 | Presant status of fruit growing and production in the world |
| Week 3 | Site selection, land preparation and layout of the young plants |
| Week 4 | Selecting ideal fruit species and cultivars to given ecological conditions |
| Week 5 | Demands for the fruits in both domestic and international markets |
| Week 6 | Training the fruit trees for less labor requirements and mechanical cultural practices |
| Week 7 | Midterm |
| Week 8 | Rootstock selection and uses for the candidate fruit species and cultivars |
| Week 9 | Weed control in orchards by sustainable ways |
| Week 10 | Frendly methods for modern fruit production |
| Week 11 | Timing of the pollination, cultural practices and harvesting. Postharvest aandlings |
| Week 12 | Breeding new fruit cultivars for special purposes. International fruit fairs, following new devolopments and innovations in fruit science |
| Week 13 | Conducting indepandent researches and principals of scientific paper writing |
| Week 14 | Presanting assignments and overview |
| Week 15 | - |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Westwood, M.N., 2009. Temperate Zone Pomology: Physiology and Culture, 3. rd Edition
- 02 Archana, C. P., 2015. Tissue Culture for Plant Propagation. AbeBooks
- 03 Girvetz, E. H., E. Luedeling et. al, 2015. Breeding Tropical and Subtropical Fruits. Koros Press Lmt.
Learning Outcomes
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Program Outcomes
- PCST PÇ1: Develop and deepen knowledge acquired in plant science and technologies based on undergraduate level competencies.
- PCST PÇ2: Understand the interaction between plant science and technologies field and related disciplines.
- PCST PÇ3: Combine and interpret the theoretical and practical knowledge related to horticultural plants with the knowledge, data and findings obtained from different disciplines, to be able to create new knowledge and theories by synthesizing them by using the theoretical and practical knowledge related to horticultural plants in the field of expertise and supporting the current developments with quantitative and qualitative.
- PCST PÇ4: Solve problems by using research methods and solving cause and effect relationships.
- PCST PÇ5: Conduct a study requiring expertise on plant science and technologies independently.
- PCST PÇ6: Develop an analytical approach for solving unpredictable complex problems encountered in applications of plant science and technologies, to design the research process, to produce solutions by taking responsibility and to evaluate and defend the results obtained.
- PCST PÇ7: Lead the plant science and technologies in an environment that requires solving problems.
- PCST PÇ8: Access to resources related to plat science and technologies, benefiting from these resources and self-renewal.
- PCST PÇ9: Transfer his / her studies, developments in his / her field of expertise and research results using oral, written and visual tools.
- PCST PÇ10: Use advanced computer software and information and communication technologies as necessary in relation to plant science and technologies.
- PCST PÇ11: Collect data with scientific methods for solving problems related to plant science and technologies, to be able to control and interpret the collected data by taking into consideration the social, scientific and ethical values.
- PCST PÇ12: Utilize and explain integrated knowledge in plant science and technologies in interdisciplinary studies, communicate it effectively, and critically evaluate the conclusions drawn.
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