Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
TAB626CELL AND TISSUE CULTURE IN FIELD CROPSCompulsory116
Level of Course Unit
Second Cycle
Objectives of the Course
• to give the students information about role of cell and tissue culture in plant breeding • to provide the basic knowledge on principles of cell and tissue culture • to teach the application of vitro culture procedures to plant hybridization
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Ş.Metin KARA
Learning Outcomes
1Hücre ve doku kültürünün temel ilkelerini öğrenir
2Hücre ve doku kültürünün bitki ıslahı ve bitkisel üretimdeki önemini ve pratik tekniklerini öğrenir ve bu bilgileri uygulama becerisi kazanır
3
4To have the knowledge on importance and usage of cell and tissue culture in plant breeding
5Able to explain the basic principles of cell and tissue culture
6Demonstrate the ability to work in tissue culture laboratory
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
• laboratory equipment and lab working principles • preparation of culture media • principles of micro-propagation • isolation, inoculation and culture • selection at tissue culture level • to benefit of tissue culture techniques in field crops breeding
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1The importance of tissue culture and its application areas
2Laboratory equipments and lab working principles
3Laboratory equipments and lab working principles
4Preparation of culture media
5Principles of micropropagation
6Isolation, inoculation and culture of plant material
7Techniques of tissue culture ; embryo culture
8Midterm exam
9Techniques of tissue culture; cell and callus culture
10Rapid propagation of crop plants by tissue culture
11Production of virus free plants via tissue culture
12Utilization of tissue culture in plant breeding
13Selection at tissue culture level
14Techniques of tissue culture; protoplast culture
15Production of secondary metabolites via tissue culture
16Final exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Babaoğlu, M., E. Gürel, S. Özcan. 2011. Bitki Biyoteknolojisi (Doku Kültürü ve Uygulamaları), Selçuk Üniv. Vakfı yayınları, Konya Stewart, C.N. 2012.. Bitki Biyoteknolojisi ve Genetik. Çeviri. Nobel Yayıncılık
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
Attending Lectures14342
Self Study14798
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11010
Individual Study for Final Examination12424
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)177
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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1
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2
PO
3
PO
4
PO
5
PO
6
LO14     
LO2 44   
LO3      
LO4      
LO5      
LO6      
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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