{"id":16999,"date":"2025-10-21T17:16:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T14:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ims.atu.edu.iq\/?page_id=16999"},"modified":"2025-10-21T17:16:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T14:16:05","slug":"courses-department-of-plant-production-technologies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ims.atu.edu.iq\/?page_id=16999&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Courses \u2013 Department of Plant Production Technologies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Current Study Plan<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Academic Year:<\/strong> 2023\u20132024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Department:<\/strong> Plant Production Technologies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Course Objectives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The department aims to prepare technical personnel with knowledge in plant breeding and improvement, tissue culture propagation, field crop production, greenhouse construction and cultivation, shade house building, seedling production, fruit tree and ornamental plant propagation, garden design and landscaping, pest and disease control, beekeeping and honey production, and farm management.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Graduate Job Description<\/h2>\n
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  • Work in plant tissue culture laboratories<\/li>\n
  • Plant breeding and improvement in agricultural fields<\/li>\n
  • Seedling production and propagation of fruit, forest, and ornamental plants<\/li>\n
  • Protected agriculture in greenhouses and tunnels<\/li>\n
  • Garden design and landscaping with various plants<\/li>\n
  • Beekeeping, apiary management, and honey production<\/li>\n
  • Field crop production and marketing<\/li>\n
  • Plant protection and pest control<\/li>\n
  • Farm management, cost and profit analysis<\/li>\n
  • Grain silo lab operations and seed purity testing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n

    First Year \u2013 Fall Semester<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    No.<\/th>Course Title<\/th>Theory<\/th>Practical<\/th>Total Hours<\/th>Units<\/th>Type<\/th>Language<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
    1<\/td>Winter Field Crops<\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td>5<\/td>5<\/td>Specialized<\/td>Arabic<\/td><\/tr>
    2<\/td>Winter Vegetable Crops<\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td>5<\/td>5<\/td>Specialized<\/td>Arabic<\/td><\/tr>
    3<\/td>Forestry<\/td>1<\/td>3<\/td>4<\/td>4<\/td>Specialized<\/td>English<\/td><\/tr>
    4<\/td>Plant Protection<\/td>1<\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td>Supportive<\/td>Arabic<\/td><\/tr>
    5<\/td>General Soil<\/td>1<\/td>3<\/td>4<\/td>4<\/td>Supportive<\/td>Arabic<\/td><\/tr>
    6<\/td>Agricultural Machines & Equipment<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>4<\/td>4<\/td>Supportive<\/td>Arabic<\/td><\/tr>
    7<\/td>Animal Production<\/td>1<\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td>Supportive<\/td>Arabic<\/td><\/tr>
    8<\/td>Computer Applications (1)<\/td>1<\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td>Supportive<\/td>Arabic<\/td><\/tr>
    9<\/td>Human Rights<\/td>2<\/td>0<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>General<\/td>Arabic<\/td><\/tr>
    10<\/td>English Language<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>Supportive<\/td>English<\/td><\/tr>
    Total<\/strong><\/td>14<\/td>20<\/td>34<\/td>34<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    First Year \u2013 Spring Semester<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    No.<\/th>Course Title<\/th>Theory<\/th>Practical<\/th>Total Hours<\/th>Units<\/th>Type<\/th>Language<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
    1<\/td>Summer Field Crops<\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td>5<\/td>5<\/td>Specialized<\/td>Arabic<\/td><\/tr>
    2<\/td>Summer Vegetable Crops<\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td>5<\/td>5<\/td>Specialized<\/td>Arabic<\/td><\/tr>
    3<\/td>Evergreen Fruit Trees<\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td>5<\/td>5<\/td>Specialized<\/td>Arabic<\/td><\/tr>
    4<\/td>Nurseries<\/td>1<\/td>3<\/td>4<\/td>4<\/td>Specialized<\/td>English<\/td><\/tr>
    5<\/td>General Insects<\/td>1<\/td>3<\/td>4<\/td>4<\/td>Specialized<\/td>Arabic<\/td><\/tr>
    6<\/td>Statistics & Experimental Design<\/td>1<\/td>3<\/td>4<\/td>4<\/td>Supportive<\/td>Arabic<\/td><\/tr>
    7<\/td>Farm Management<\/td>1<\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td>Supportive<\/td>Arabic<\/td><\/tr>
    8<\/td>Computer Applications (1)<\/td>1<\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td>Supportive<\/td>Arabic<\/td><\/tr>
    9<\/td>Democracy<\/td>2<\/td>0<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>General<\/td>Arabic<\/td><\/tr>
    10<\/td>English Language<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>Supportive<\/td>English<\/td><\/tr>
    Total<\/strong><\/td>14<\/td>22<\/td>36<\/td>36<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Second Year \u2013 Fall Semester<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    No.<\/th>Course Title<\/th>Theory<\/th>Practical<\/th>Total Hours<\/th>Units<\/th>Type<\/th>Language<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
    1<\/td>Protected Agriculture<\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td>5<\/td>5<\/td>Specialized<\/td>Arabic<\/td><\/tr>
    2<\/td>Plant Breeding and Improvement<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>4<\/td>4<\/td>Specialized<\/td>Arabic<\/td><\/tr>
    3<\/td>Seed Production<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>4<\/td>4<\/td>Specialized<\/td>Arabic<\/td><\/tr>
    4<\/td>Plant Diseases<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>4<\/td>4<\/td>Specialized<\/td>English<\/td><\/tr>
    5<\/td>Tissue Culture & Plant Cells<\/td>1<\/td>3<\/td>4<\/td>4<\/td>Specialized<\/td>Arabic<\/td><\/tr>
    6<\/td>Deciduous Fruit Trees<\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td>5<\/td>5<\/td>Specialized<\/td>Arabic<\/td><\/tr>
    7<\/td>Soil Salinity & Irrigation<\/td>1<\/td>3<\/td>4<\/td>4<\/td>Supportive<\/td>Arabic<\/td><\/tr>
    8<\/td>Graduate Project Research<\/td>0<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>Specialized<\/td>Arabic<\/td><\/tr>
    9<\/td>Computer Applications (2)<\/td>1<\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td>Supportive<\/td>Arabic<\/td><\/tr>
    10<\/td>English Language<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>Supportive<\/td>English<\/td><\/tr>
    Total<\/strong><\/td>14<\/td>22<\/td>36<\/td>36<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Second Year \u2013 Spring Semester<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    No.<\/th>Course Title<\/th>Theory<\/th>Practical<\/th>Total Hours<\/th>Units<\/th>Type<\/th>Language<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
    1<\/td>Floriculture & Landscape Engineering<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>4<\/td>4<\/td>Specialized<\/td>Arabic<\/td><\/tr>
    2<\/td>Forage Crops<\/td>1<\/td>3<\/td>4<\/td>4<\/td>Specialized<\/td>Arabic<\/td><\/tr>
    3<\/td>Post-Harvest Crop Handling<\/td>1<\/td>3<\/td>4<\/td>4<\/td>Specialized<\/td>Arabic<\/td><\/tr>
    4<\/td>Weeds & Weed Control<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>4<\/td>4<\/td>Specialized<\/td>English<\/td><\/tr>
    5<\/td>Bee Breeding<\/td>1<\/td>3<\/td>4<\/td>4<\/td>Specialized<\/td>Arabic<\/td><\/tr>
    6<\/td>Organic Agriculture<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>4<\/td>4<\/td>Specialized<\/td>Arabic<\/td><\/tr>
    7<\/td>Soil Fertility & Fertilizers<\/td>1<\/td>3<\/td>4<\/td>4<\/td>Supportive<\/td>Arabic<\/td><\/tr>
    8<\/td>Graduate Project Research<\/td>0<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>Specialized<\/td>Arabic<\/td><\/tr>
    9<\/td>Computer Applications<\/td>1<\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td>Supportive<\/td>Arabic<\/td><\/tr>
    10<\/td>English Language<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>Supportive<\/td>English<\/td><\/tr>
    Total<\/strong><\/td>12<\/td>22<\/td>34<\/td>34<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    General Indicators<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    No.<\/th>Description<\/th>Value<\/th>Notes<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
    1<\/td>Total Units (2 Years)<\/td>140<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
    2<\/td>Total Hours (2 Years)<\/td>140<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
    3<\/td>Theoretical Hours<\/td>54<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
    4<\/td>Practical Hours<\/td>86<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
    5<\/td>% Theoretical Hours<\/td>38.6%<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
    6<\/td>% Practical Hours<\/td>61.4%<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
    7<\/td>Specialized Hours<\/td>91<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
    8<\/td>Supportive Hours<\/td>41<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
    9<\/td>General Hours<\/td>8<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
    10<\/td>% Specialized Hours<\/td>65.0%<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
    11<\/td>% Supportive Hours<\/td>29.3%<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
    12<\/td>% General Hours<\/td>5.7%<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
    13<\/td>Summer Training Hours (Year 1)<\/td>270<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
    14<\/td>Total Hours Including Training<\/td>2314<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Current Study Plan Academic Year: 2023\u20132024 Department: Plant Production Technologies Course Objectives The department aims to prepare technical personnel with knowledge in plant breeding and improvement, tissue culture propagation, field crop production, greenhouse construction and cultivation, shade house building, seedling production, fruit tree and ornamental plant propagation, garden design and landscaping, pest and disease control, … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16999","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ims.atu.edu.iq\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16999","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ims.atu.edu.iq\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ims.atu.edu.iq\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ims.atu.edu.iq\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ims.atu.edu.iq\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16999"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ims.atu.edu.iq\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16999\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17001,"href":"https:\/\/ims.atu.edu.iq\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16999\/revisions\/17001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ims.atu.edu.iq\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}