| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | TAB623 | ADVANCED PLANT BREEDING IN FIELD CROPS | Compulsory | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| Second Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| • to teach the importance and the use of plant genetic resources and diversity
• to provide the basic knowledge about different breeding approaches used in major field crops
• to provide knowledge on breeding for resistance to biotic and abiotic stress |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Prof. Dr. Ş. Metin KARA |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Tarla bitkilerinde kullanılan ıslah yöntemlerinin temel prensipleri ve uygulamaları hakkında yeterli seviyede bilgi sahibi olur | | 2 | Önemli tarla bitkilerinde uygulanacak en uygun ıslah metodunu belirleme becerisi kazanır | | 3 | Hibrit ve sentetik çeşit geliştirme ve tohum üretiminin kuramsal temellerini ve uygulama esaslarını öğrenir | | 4 | |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Formal Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
| • Plant genetic resources and utilization
• Breeding objectives and program management
• selection in self and cross pollinated crops
• hybrid and synthetic variety breeding
• breeding for nutritional quality
• Breeding for resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses
• Variety release and marketing
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| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Pollination biology, genetic principles of plant breeding | | | | 2 | Plant genetic resources and utilization | | | | 3 | Breeding objectives and program management | | | | 4 | Selection methods used in self pollinated crops | | | | 5 | Selection methods used in cross pollinated crops | | | | 6 | Hybrid and synthetic variety breeding | | | | 7 | Mutation and polyploidy in plant breeding | | | | 8 | Midterm exam | | | | 9 | Breeding for nutritional quality | | | | 10 | Breeding for resistance to biotic stresses | | | | 11 | Breeding for resistance to biotic stresses | | | | 12 | Hybrid and synthetic variety breeding | | | | 13 | Hybrid seed production | | | | 14 | Breeding for resistance to abiotic stresses | | | | 15 | Genotype and environment interaction | | | | 16 | Final exam | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| Fehr, W.R. 1987. Principles of Cultivar Development. Volume 1. Theory and Technique. Macmillan Pub. Com., New York, USA
Welsh, J.R. 1981. Fundamentals of Plant Genetics and Breeding. Jıhn Wiley & Sons, New York, USA
Demir, İ. Ve Turgut, İ. 1999. Genel Bitki Islahı. Ege Üniv. Zir. Fak. Yayın No. 496. İzmir.
Kurt, O. 2001. Bitki Islahı. Ondokuz Mayıs Üniv. Zir. Fak. Ders Kitabı No: 43, Samsun.
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| SUM | 0 | |
| SUM | 0 | | Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri | 40 | | Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Attending Lectures | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Self Study | 14 | 7 | 98 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 24 | 24 |
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| 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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