Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
ZTB3012016955PLANT BREEDINGCompulsory355
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The aim of the course is to teach genetic principles of plant breeding to give the students information about plant breeding methods and their applications to provide the basic knowledge about breeding methods used in self and cross pollinated crops
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Ş. Metin KARA
Learning Outcomes
1Kendine ve yabancı döllenen bitkilerdeki temel ıslah yöntemlerini ve bunların nasıl uygulanacağını öğrenir
2Bitki ıslahının genetik esaslarını yeterli düzeyde öğrenmiş olur, bu bilgileri bitki ıslahında uygulama becerisi kazanır
3Bitki genetik kaynakları, bitkilerde üreme sistemleri ve çeşit geliştirme konularında yeterli bilgi düzeyine ulaşır
4to teach genetic principles of plant breeding
5• to give the students information about plant breeding methods and their applications
6• to provide the basic knowledge about breeding methods used in self and cross pollinated crops
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
food demand and plant breeding reproduction systems in plants genetic principles of plant breeding qualitative and quantitative inheritance self incompatibility and male sterility breeding methods used in self and cross pollinated crops hybrid variety breeding and hybrid seed production mutation and biotechnology
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Introduction, importance of plant breeding
2Plant genetic germplasms
3Reproduction systems in plants
4Genetic principles of plant breeding
5Genetic principles of plant breeding
6Variation and quantitative inheritance
7Incompatibility and male sterility
8Midterm exam
9Breeding methods used in self pollinated crops
10Breeding methods used in self pollinated crops
11Breeding methods used in cross pollinated crops
12Breeding methods used in cross pollinated crops
13Hybrid seed production
14Mutation breeding
15Cell and tissue culture
16Final exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Kurt, O. 2001. Bitki Islahı. Ondokuz Mayıs Üniv. Zir. Fak. Ders Kitabı No: 43, Samsun. Demir, İ. ve Turgut, İ. 1999. Genel Bitki Islahı. Ege Üniv. Zir. fak. Yayın No. 496. İzmir.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Quiz4624
Attending Lectures14342
Self Study14228
Individual Study for Homework Problems5210
Individual Study for Mid term Examination14114
Individual Study for Final Examination12020
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)141
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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