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ORM4003Seed Technology and Nursery Techniques2+1+0ECTS:5
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Compulsory
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of FOREST ENGINEERING
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of DeliveryFace to face, Group study, Lab work , Practical
Contact Hours14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures and 1 hour of practicals per week
LecturerProf. Dr. Ali Ömer ÜÇLER
Co-LecturerPROF. DR. İbrahim TURNA,
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
to grow seedlings, to teach techniques and methods to ascertain the succes of afforestation efforts.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : define principles of safety seed handling and storage4,5,6
LO - 2 : apply technical principles for seedling production in nursery techniques.4,5,6
LO - 3 : evaluate the rules necessary for qualified seedling production4,5,6
LO - 4 : apply vegetative seedling production methods.4,5,6
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Introduction to Seed Technology and Nursery Techniques; cone and seed harvesting; permanent and temporary nurseries; criteria for the place of nurseries; seedling production, tending and harvest. Fertilising nurseries
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Introduction, Forest tree seeds
 Week 2Provenance trials, Seed sources
 Week 3Seed and cone harvesting, obtaining of seeds
 Week 4Seed quality and seed testing
 Week 5Viability determination of seed and germination tests
 Week 6Seed harvesting in KTU campus and identifying of seeds in laboratory
 Week 7Germination difficulties in seeds, reasons and seed treatments to improve germination
 Week 8Nursery types and establishment principles
 Week 9Mid-term exam
 Week 10Arrangement of nursery area, preparing of seed sowing and transplantation beds
 Week 11Plant propagation from seeds, sowing and transplanting application
 Week 12Principles of vegetative propagation
 Week 13Principles of propagation by cuttings, techniques of propagation by cuttings
 Week 14Principles of layering, grafting and budding
 Week 15Principles of seedling production in greenhouse from seeds
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Üçler, A.Ö., Turna, İ. 2005; Tohum ve Fidanlık Tekniği, KTÜ OF Yayın No: 78, Trabzon.
 
Recommended Reading
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 14/11/2016 1 50
End-of-term exam 16 09/01/2017 1 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 2 14 28
Sınıf dışı çalışma 2 9 18
Laboratuar çalışması 2 4 8
Arasınav için hazırlık 1 7 7
Arasınav 1 1 1
Uygulama 1 14 14
Klinik Uygulama 0 0 0
Ödev 2 7 14
Proje 0 0 0
Kısa sınav 0 0 0
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 2 7 14
Dönem sonu sınavı 2 1 2
Diğer 1 1 3 3
Diğer 2 0 0 0
Total work load109