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The Cultivation Technique of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - II

Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs)

Vocational School of Izmit
Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Course Unit Title Course Unit Code Type of Course Unit Level of Course Unit Year of Study Semester ECTS Credits
The Cultivation Technique of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - II TBP106 Compulsory Associate degree 1 Spring 4

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Prof. Dr. Funda DÖKMEN
Associate Prof. Dr. Halil SAMET
Lecturer Dr. Hilal YILMAZ

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) Define phytohormones and syntetic hormones and associate their duties in plant.
2) Specify the principles of generative and vegetative propagation techniques.
3) Define soil-water-plant relationship and evaluate basic irrigation technics.
4) Clarify climate and soil requirements of MAPs and its sowing and planting times.
5) Produce medicinal and aromatic plants.

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

  Program Competencies
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Learning Outcomes
1 Middle No relation No relation High No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation
2 No relation No relation No relation High No relation No relation High No relation No relation No relation
3 No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation
4 No relation No relation No relation No relation Low No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation
5 No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Agricultural Ecology

Course Contents

Plant hormones and synthetic hormones; plant reproduction (generative and vegetative); the importance of irrigation in the production and basic irrigation techniques; botanical chracteristic, cultivation and climate and soil requirements of Medicinal and aromatic plants and its seeding-planting time.

Weekly Schedule

1) Seed Supply in Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Cultivation
2) Production with seed (Vegetative and generative)
3) Agriculture of Oil Rose
4) Agriculture of Lemon Balm
5) Agriculture of peppermint
6) Agriculture of oregano
7) General Course Repetition Before Midterm Exam
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Agriculture of lavander
10) Agriculture of basil
11) Agriculture of sesame
12) Irrigation in MAPs cultivation and its importance
13) Other Medicinal Plants Cultivated
14) Tissue Culture Studies
15) Breeding Studies on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
16) Final examination

Recommended or Required Reading

1- Tıbbi ve Aromatik Bitkiler Bilimi ve Teknolojisi- Prof.Dr. Hasan BAYDAR

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Lecture
3) Question-Answer
4) Question-Answer
5) Question-Answer
6) Question-Answer
7) Discussion
8) Discussion
9) Group Study
10) Lab / Workshop
11) Lab / Workshop


Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade

30%

Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade

70%

Total

100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required