Department of Field Crops

About

Field crops, which are grown in a large part of agricultural areas, have an important share in the country's economy. The aim of the Field Crops Department is to carry out educational activities in addition to scientific studies on the development, breeding and cultivation of field crops, which are the leading crops in crop production, and to train qualified agricultural engineers to be employed in the public and private sectors.
Field Crops Department started education in 2010 with 29 students. There are 3 Professors, 3 Associate Professors and 4 Assistant Professors and 1 Doctor Research Assistant in the department. Studies are carried out in the fields of Cereals, Edible Grain Legumes, Industrial Plants, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants and Meadow Pasture and Forage Crops.

Graduation Requirements

To be successful in courses with 140 credits (240 ECTS) for at least four years, to complete a summer internship of 30 working days.

Employment Opportunities

Agricultural Engineers who will graduate from the program, as the public sector,
T.R. In the Provincial and District Directorates, Research Institutes, Control and Analysis Laboratories, Certification Center of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry;
In Nurseries of Governorates, T.R. Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology, Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs, Agriculture and Credit Cooperatives, Producer Unions, Agricultural Enterprises, Public Banks; As the private sector, they can be employed in seed growing, arboriculture, organic agriculture, agricultural consultancy companies and similar organizations related to agriculture.

Academic Personnel

Name Surname	Sub-Department	E-Mail
Prof. Dr. Hatice ÖĞÜTCÜ	Cereals and Food Legumes
Prof. Dr. Mehmet YAĞMUR	Cereals and Food Legumes
Prof. Dr. Selahattin ÇINAR	Meadow-Pasture and Forage Crops
Asst. Prof. Dr. Sibel ULCAY	Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
Asst. Prof. Dr. Hakan KIR	Meadow-Pasture and Forage Crops
Asst. Prof. Dr. Ramazan AYRANCI	Cereals and Food Legumes
Asst. Prof. Dr. Çiğdem ER ÇALIŞKAN	Cereals and Food Legumes
Assoc. Prof. Dr. İsmail DEMİR	Industrial Plants
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ömer SÖZEN	Cereals and Food Legumes
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tamer YAVUZ	Meadow-Pasture and Forage Crops
Res. Asst. Dr. Funda ÖZDEMİR DEĞİRMENCİ	Cereals and Food Legumes

Department Laboratories

Field Crops Department Laboratory was established in 2012 with the support of Ahi Evran University BAP Coordinator. Later, the scope of the laboratory was expanded with the related coordinatorship and projects supported by TUBITAK. There are pure water device, nitrogen analyzer, oil analyzer, Ankom Fiber Analyzer for ADF-NDF analysis, oven, drying cabinet, fume hood, desiccator and balance in the laboratory. In addition, in this laboratory, there are glass materials such as petri dishes, incinerator tubes, beakers, measuring tapes, balloon jellies, and chemical materials. In this area, the crude protein ratios and oil contents of different plants used in the research carried out in our department and digestibility analyzes such as ADF and NDF in feed plants are performed. The practices of some courses are also in this laboratory, and students work on different subjects.