Yozgat Bozok University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
ZBK720	MOLECULAR TECHNIQUES IN PLANT PROTECTION	Elective	4	7	4

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

Introduction of biotechnology in Plant Protection, its importance, methods used in gene transfer to insects, weeds and pathogens, obtaining resistant transgenic plants, and methods used to identify genetically modified plants.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Murat ÖZTÜRK

Learning Outcomes

1	To understand the importance of biotechnology and its potential in agricultural production.
2	To understand the importance of biotechnology and its potential in agricultural production.
3	Understanding gene transfer to obtain transgenic plants resistant to herbicides, plant pathogens and insects
4	Learning of biotechnological methods to produce plants resistant to pathogens and insects
5	Learning of biotechnological methods to produce plants resistant to pathogens and insects

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Introduction, history and development of biotechnology in plant protection
2	Cell structure and composition of plant pathogens and pests, organelles in the cell and biological events within the cell
3	Nucleic acids types, structure, chemical composition and functions
4	Biosynthesis of nucleic acids
5	Proteins structural units, chemical composition, functions and biosynthesis
6	Gene structure, elements in gene transfer and methods used
7	Biotechnological methods and techniques used in plant protection
8	Methods and applications used in gene transfer to insects
9	Obtaining insect resistant transgenic plants
10	Development and application of herbicide-resistant transgenic plants
11	Development and application of virus-resistant or tolerant transgenic plants
12	Development and application of transgenic plants resistant to some pathogens
13	Methods used to identify genetically modified plants
14	Methods used to identify genetically modified plants

Recommended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	60
Quiz	1	40
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	2	2
Final Examination	1	2	2
Quiz	1	2	2
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	25	25
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	40	40
Individual Study for Quiz	1	20	20
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			91

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