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Ankara University, Faculty of Agriculture
DEPARTMENT OF FIELD CROPS (AGRONOMY)
Mail address 06110 Diskapi, Ankara
Telephone +90 (312) 317-0550, ext. 1466 Fax
+90 (312) 318-2666
Nature Academic
Mission Research, instruction
Financial support Government
Working languages Turkish
Scope of interest Agronomy and breeding of arid
land crops
Research program
Locations Department experimental plots,
faculty experimental farm, cooperation with research institutes
and farms of the Ministry of Agriculture
Subjects Breeding and growing techniques for
cereals, industrial crops (e.g. oil crops, sugar beet, potatoes,
medical and drug plants), forage and fodder crops, food legumes
Status Ongoing
Findings Many fertile varieties resistant to
various pathogens have been bred in many crop species, such as an
orobanche-resistant sunflower cultivar, "Ekiz 1"
Internal Organization
Chief official Prof. Dr. Celal Er
Professional staff 30
Total staff 44
Facilities
Office Classrooms, laboratories, experimental
field, greenhouse
Library Department Library is one of
Turkey's oldest agricultural libraries, with several thousand
handbooks, monographs, Other items; there is a
35-year accumulation of some U.S., English and German periodicals
Local networks The Faculty of
Agriculture has two experimental farms (650 ha) located mainly in
Central Anatolia
Exchange Facilities Visiting scientists
sought and welcome under support of parent organization
Publications
Serials Yearbook of the Faculty, periodicals
published by the Turkish Council of Science and Technology as
well as by the Ministry of Agriculture
Other Texts and handbooks in Turkish, research
reports primarily in Turkish, with summaries in English, German
and French
History
Faculty of Agriculture established in 1933 as the
Agricultural Institute
FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Mail address PO Box 24, Bahcelievler 06501,
Ankara
Telephone +90 (312) 213-1734, 223-7457 Fax
+90 (312) 212-2944
Sponsoring agency General Directorate of
Forestry
Nature National government
Mission Research
Financial support Ministry of Forestry
Working languages Turkish, English, French
Scope of interest Forestry, renewable natural
resources
Research program
Locations Forestry areas throughout Turkey
Subjects Forestry and forest products
Status More than 400 research studies have been
completed and more than 80 are ongoing
Internal Organization
Chief official Associate Professor Dr. Yasar
Simsek, Director Divisions
Divisions of: (1) Afforestation, (2) Silviculture,
(3) Forest Management, (4) Forest Entomology and Environment, (5)
Forest Soils and Watershed Management, (6) Forest Economy, (7)
Forest Products Utilization, (8) Forest and Public Relations, (9)
Forest Statistics and Mathematics
Division heads (1) Associate Professor Dr. Osman
Sun, (2) Dr. Erol Öktem, (3) Dr. Sait Kilickiran, (4) Rahmi
Tekin, (5) Muzaffer Koc, (6) Burhan Umut, (7) Ayhan Atakan, (8)
Nejat Giray, (9) Pamir Erten
Professional staff 40
Total staff 75
Facilities
Office Laboratories for seed testing, tissue
culture, forest entomology, forest soils, wooed testing, and wood
preservation; herbarium
Library Forestry Library collection
of 4,500 books and 120 periodical titles regu larly received in
Turkish, English, French and German
Computer searches Available, but
through card catalog only
Exchange Facilities Limited, can accommodate
three visitors only
Publications
Serials Technical bulletins, technical reports,
journal, miscellaneous Publications
Other Handbooks relevant to certain native
forest tree species
Publications list Available
History
Established in Ankara in 1955; previously called Forest
Experiment Station, established in Bolu Province in 1952