Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
BT-2020PLANT BREEDINGElective243
Level of Course Unit
Short Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The definition and understanding of the importance of plant breeding, breeding in horticulture is aimed to teach the use of methods
Name of Lecturer(s)
Inst. Gokce Aydoner Coban
Learning Outcomes
1Understand the basis for breeding.
2Learn how to work and what areas of Merit
3Understand the importance of agriculture, breeding Garden
4Fields of science and technology innovations will follow.
5Will have the professional and ethical responsibility.
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Genetic principles of plant breeding, breeding techniques, disease resistance breeding
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1An overview of the course, plant breeding objectives and identification of breeding
2History and origin of cultivated plants breeding and genetic centers
3Reproduction of Plants
4The formation of heritable change
5Breeding Methods (self-fertilized plants)
6Breeding Methods (Foreign fertilized plants)
7Midterm Exam
8Breeding Methods (vegetative growing plants, and all plants
9Approach to molecular plant breeding
10Breeding for resistance to diseases: disease control methods
11And scope of the concept of resistance
12Mechanisms of resistance and endurance inheritance
13Sources of resistance and endurance test methods
14Evaluation of durability and resistance breeding methods
15General review
16Finan (Final Exam)
Recommended or Required Reading
Ankara University, Faculty of Agriculture, Plant Breeding Book, Professor. Dr. Sezen SEHİRALİ, Professor. Dr. Murat Ozgen OMU, Faculty of Agriculture, Professor. Dr. Ahmet Balkaya, Plant Breeding notes
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures14228
Question-Answer14228
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11212
Individual Study for Final Examination11212
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)82
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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LO1        3   3 
LO2        3   3 
LO3        3   3 
LO4        3   3 
LO5        3   3 
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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