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| ORM7305 | Standardization of Seedling | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of FOREST ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. İbrahim TURNA | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Ali Ömer ÜÇLER | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course aims to provide the students with a general knowledge on standardization of seedling, and to provide high quality seedlings used in all kinds of plantings and especially in afforestration works. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | summarise the definition and composition of standardization of seedlings. | 1,3,4 | 1 | | PO - 2 : | describe the seedlings characterizing and explain its relation to artificial regeneration and afforestrations | 1,3,4 | 1,3 | | PO - 3 : | apply various techniques at different region of Turkey afforestration areas | 1,3,4 | 5 | | PO - 4 : | present before an audience the results and projects of any exercise | 1,3,4 | 1,5 | | 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 | | |
| The effects of environment conditions on seedling growth. Criteria of seedling standardization, Morphological seedling characteristics. Physiological seedling characteristics. The effects of morphological and physiological seedling characteristics on planting success. To determine morphological and physiological seedling characteristics. Seedling standardization techniques. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction and basic definition | | | Week 2 | Qualified seedling concept and production bases | | | Week 3 | Conditions and effects of production-cultivation | | | Week 4 | Effect of sowing depth, density and transplanting on the seedling quality | | | Week 5 | Effect of sowing root cutting, irrigation and fertilization on the seedling quality | | | Week 6 | Measurement of seedling characteristics (seedling height, diameter, bud, root, stem etc.) | | | Week 7 | Container seedling production (media and mixes for container-growth plants) | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Properties for quality classification (Genetic consistence and seed characteristics) | | | Week 10 | Morphological properties for quality classification (seedling age, seedling height, dry and fresh weight) | | | Week 11 | Aplication in greehouse | | | Week 12 | Morphological properties (Seedling height, root collar diameter, shoot-root ratio etc.) | | | Week 13 | Physiological properties (Plant water potential, root growth potential) | | | Week 14 | Physiological propertiesn(drought resistance, cold resistance, dormancy) | | | Week 15 | Frost hardiness, application | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Genç, M., Yahyaoğlu, Z. 2007; Fidan Standardizasyonu, SDÜ Orman Fakültesi Yayın No:75, Isparta. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 16/11/2018 | 1 | 30 | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 13 | 14/12/2018 | 1 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 09/01/2019 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 10 | 2 | 20 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Ödev | 4 | 8 | 32 | | Proje | 4 | 7 | 28 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 10 | 3 | 30 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 196 |
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