COURSE SYLLABUS

PRUNING TECHNICS

1	Course Title:	PRUNING TECHNICS
2	Course Code:	GBUP204
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	Short Cycle
5	Year of Study:	2
6	Semester:	4
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	2
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	-
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Öğr. Gör. Dr. MURAT ÇETİN
16	Course Lecturers:	Öğr. Gör. Murat Çetin
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	E-posta: muratcetin@uludag.edu.tr Telefon: 0 224 5123491 Adres: Uludağ Üniversitesi, Gemlik Asım Kocabıyık M.Y.O., Gemlik, Bursa
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	Fruit tree pruning and training systems to gain the knowledge and skills.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Learning to prune fruit, vegetable and ornamental plants.

Learning Outcomes:

1	Definition of pruning, understand the goals and effects,;
2	Pruning time to learn;
3	The transfer of fruit trees pruning shape to practice;
4	Learn about the technical operations of pruning,;
5	Applied to different types of pruning and training fruit knows the way;
6	Learns methods of pruning the trees at different age periods;
7	Learn about pruning tools and machines;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	definition of pruning pruning objectives	Introducing pruning tools and equipment used in
2	Pruning Fruit Trees Pruning with adverse effects resulting from environmental and cultural reasons which form	Anatomical structures of the general introduction of fruit trees
3	Different species and varieties of natural growth pattern, and flower-bud formation	Pruning practices in Vegetables
4	Effects of pruning	Summer pruning demonstration applications (Strangle-Draw-bracelet)
5	Pruning times	Binding-angle display on-collapse processes
6	Types of Pruning	Planting, pruning demonstration
7	Repeating courses and midterm exam	Finishing systems are introduced (Goble-different peaks Branches)
8	Pruning Fruit Trees Applied Shapes and Finishing Systems	Finishing systems are introduced (Palmet-Pyramid)
9	Pruning Fruit Trees Applied Shapes and Finishing Systems	Pruning practices in the vineyard
10	Pruning Fruit Species Applied in different shapes and Finishing Systems	Pruning practices Ornamental Plants
11	Pruning Fruit Species Applied in different shapes and Finishing Systems	Attending product yield pruning trees (pome fruits)
12	Pruning Fruit Species Applied in different shapes and Finishing Systems	Attending product yield pruning trees (stone fruits)
13	Age yield pruning of trees	Attending product yield pruning trees (nuts)
14	Age yield pruning of trees	PRACTICE EXAM

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Budama Tekniği (Arif Soylu , Rahmi Türk). Training and Pruning Apple and Pear Trees (C.G Forshey, D.C Elfving,R. L. Stebbins). Pruning Fruit and Nut Trees (Leaflet 21171,University of California). Meyve Ağaçlarında Budama (Muhsin Yılmaz). Meyve Ağaçlarında Budama ve Aşılama ( Arif Soylu). Pruning &Training. A Fully Illustrated Plant by Plant Manual (C. Brickell, D. Joyce)
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	1	10
Final Exam	1	50
Total	3	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		50
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		50
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	midterm and final exam
Information	written examination

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High