Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Plant Breeding And Genetics TAB2330 3. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 4.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Associate
Course Type
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator Assoc. Prof. Dr. Serkan UZUN
Instructor(s) Serkan UZUN
Assistants
Goals They teach genetic conditions, inheritance and modes of inheritance, and gene dependency through breeding methods for obtaining more productive, high-quality and durable plants.
Course Content
Learning Outcomes -
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Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Plant breeding, history, development, aims and genetic principles of plant breeding
2. Week Gene resources and breeding techniques in plants
3. Week Gene resources and breeding techniques in plants
4. Week Formation of cultivated plants, selection under inbreeding conditions
5. Week Breeding methods for self-pollinated plants; hybridization breeding, combination breeding, Pedigree method, Bulk method
6. Week Breeding methods in foreign pollinated vegetables; heterosis breeding, methods of obtaining F1 hybrid variety, seed production
7. Week Biotechnological breeding methods in plants
8. Week The importance of tissue culture in terms of vegetable breeding and tissue culture methods
9. Week Cytological principles of genetics and heredity
10. Week Cytological principles of genetics and heredity
11. Week Inheritance and modes of inheritance
12. Week Gender and gender-related characters
13. Week Gene commitment and fragment replacement
14. Week population genetics
Recommended Sources
Demir, I. and Turgut, İ. 1999. General Plant Breeding. Aegean Univ. Faculty of Agriculture Department of Field Crops Textbook, Izmir
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 Measurement Method
*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)
Course Hours 14 2 28
Preparation, After Class Study 14 1 14
Research 2 14 28
Other Activities 1 12 12
Midterm 1 1 10 10
Final 1 10 10
Total Workload 102
ECTS Credit of the Course 4.0