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ORM7304Pruning Technique3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseThird Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of FOREST ENGINEERING
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
LecturerProf. Dr. İbrahim TURNA
Co-LecturerProf. Dr. Deniz GÜNEY
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
The course aims to provide the students with a general knowledge on pruning techniques for tree breeding and environmental, to enable them to understand best pruning methods and applications, to help them how to search for new pruning technique
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : summarise the definition, aim of pruning technique3,7,81
PO - 2 : describe the pruning methods and applications and explain its relation to tree breeding and environmental3,7,82
PO - 3 : apply various techniques at different tree species and urban forestry3,7,83
PO - 4 : determinate pruning time and pruning equipments3,7,85
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), PO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
General rules of pruning, definition and aim of the pruning. The techniques of pruning, pruning time, the use of the pruning equipments. Pruning technique of different tree species
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Introduction and basic definition
 Week 2Definition, aim and content of pruning
 Week 3Physiological principles of pruning
 Week 4Natural pruning
 Week 5Pruning kinds
 Week 6Pruning time
 Week 7Pruning techniques, mistaken pruning samples
 Week 8Mid-term exam
 Week 9Ornamental plants pruning
 Week 10Pruning principles of urban tree and fence
 Week 11Pruning of the tranfers trees
 Week 12Old tree pruning
 Week 13Maintenance precaution after the pruning, injury close whereby paste and bud control
 Week 14Examination week
 Week 15Student presentation
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Turna, İ. 2017. Kent Ormancılığı (Kentsel Yeşil Alanlar). Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Genel yayın No: 245. Trabzon
 
Recommended Reading
1Ürgenç, S. 1998. Ağaçlandırma Tekniği, İ. Ü. Orman Fak. Yayın No: 3994. İstanbul.
2Anonim, 2006, Kent Ağaçları ve Süs Bitkilerinde Bakım ve Budama Esasları, T.C. İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediye Başkanlığı, Çevre Koruma ve Kontrol Daire Başkanlığı, Park ve Bahçeler Müdürlüğü, İstanbul.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 12/04/2022 1 50
End-of-term exam 16 30/06/2022 1 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Sınıf dışı çalışma 4 14 56
Arasınav için hazırlık 10 2 20
Ödev 5 7 35
Total work load111