Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Plant Breeding And Genetics TAB2330 Turkish Compulsory 3. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 4.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Associate
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator Doç. Dr. Serkan UZUN
Instructor(s) Doç. Dr. Serkan UZUN (Güz)
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
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
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Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
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
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1
Recommended Sources
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Diğer Kaynaklar
  • Demir, I. and Turgut, İ. 1999. General Plant Breeding. Aegean Univ. Faculty of Agriculture Department of Field Crops Textbook, Izmir
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Ders İçi
Class Hours 14 2 28
Ders Dışı
Preparation, After Class Study 14 1 14
Research 2 14 28
Other Activities 1 12 12
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 10 10
Final 1 10 10
Total Workload 102
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 4.0