Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
BAH718-13ROOTSTOCK BREEDINGCompulsory116
Level of Course Unit
Third Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Rootstock breeding pbjectives on fruit cultivation and provide some information about the important rootstock.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1Knows rootstock breeding aims of fruit science
2Knows rootstock breeding processes and methods of fruit science
3Knows the current developments of rootstock breeding program.
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Historical development of rootstock breeding, rootstock breeding processes, rootstock breeding purposes, reasons used for rootstocks in fruit growing , used rootstocks in fruit species, rootstock breeding methods, assessment of current rootstock breeding programme results.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Historical development of rootstock breeding
2Historical development of rootstock breeding
3Rootstock breeding processes
4Rootstock breeding processes
5Reasons used for rootstocks in fruit growing
6Reasons used for rootstocks in fruit growing
7Reasons used for rootstocks in fruit growing
8Midterm exam
9Used rootstocks in fruit species
10Used rootstocks in fruit species
11Rootstock breeding methods
12Rootstock breeding methods
13Rootstock breeding methods
14Assessment of current rootstock breeding programme results
15Assessment of current rootstock breeding programme results
16Final exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Handouts Poincelot, R.P., 1908. Horticulture: Principles and Practical Applications. Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey 07632, 652 p. Büyükyılmaz, M.; Öz, F., 1994. Yağrağını Döken Meyve Türlerinde Kullanılan Anaçlar. Atatürk Bahçe Kültürleri Merkez Araştırma Enstitüsü Yayın No: 70,454 s. Kaşka, N.; Yılmaz, M., 1974. Bahçe Bitkileri Yetiştirme Tekniği (Çeviri: Yazarlar Hudson T. Hartman ve Dale E. Kester). ÇÜZF Yayınları:79 , Ders Kitapları:2 ), 601 s. Hartman, H.T.; Kester, D.E.; Davies, F.T.; Geneve, R.L., 2002. Hartmann and Kester’s Plant Propagation Principles and Practices (Seventh Edition). Prentice Hall, 880 p.
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
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination122
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14342
Criticising Paper14228
Self Study14342
Individual Study for Mid term Examination4832
Individual Study for Final Examination4832
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)180
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
LO1544324
LO2443324
LO3545335
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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