Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Plant Tissue Culture ZTB301 5. Semester 2 + 2 3.0 5.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Verbal Expression/Visual Presentation
Course Coordinator Assist. Prof. Dr. Sam MOKHTARZADEH
Instructors Taylan ÇAKMAK
Assistants
Goals To teach the students of the department of agricultural biotechnology theoretical and experimental knowledge about plant cell tissue cultures techniques and biotechnology applications based on these techniques.
Course Content Entry Stages of development and history of plant tissue culture Plant Regeneration Somatic embryogenesis Protoplast culture and somatic melzeme Haploid Plant Production Microchip Embryo culture Cell suspension culture Disease-free plant production Preservation of plant germplasms Somaclonal variation General repetition and discussion General repetition and discussion
Learning Outcomes - To learn the techniques of fattening medium preparation and tissue culture
- To have knowledge and skills in producing disease-free plant material, protoplast culture, somatic embryogenesis, germplase protection
- To learn the basic techniques and applications used in plant tissue and cell culture
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Entry
2. Week Stages of development and history of plant tissue culture
3. Week Plant Regeneration
4. Week Somatic embryogenesis
5. Week Protoplast culture and somatic melzeme
6. Week Haploid Plant Production
7. Week Microchip
8. Week Embryo culture
9. Week Cell suspension culture
10. Week Disease-free plant production
11. Week Preservation of plant germplasms
12. Week Somaclonal variation
13. Week General repetition and discussion
14. Week General repetition and discussion
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 Measurement Method
PY1 5 0 0 0 -
PY2 5 0 0 0 -
PY3 4 0 0 0 -
PY4 4 0 0 0 -
PY5 4 0 0 0 -
PY6 5 0 0 0 -
PY7 4 0 0 0 -
PY8 5 0 0 0 -
PY9 3 0 0 0 -
PY10 4 0 0 0 -
*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Course's Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation Written exam Oral Exams Assignment/Project Laboratory work Presentation/Seminar
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm 1 1 35 35
Final 1 40 40
Practice 1 1.5 1.5
Total Workload 76.5
ECTS Credit of the Course 5.0