Information Package / Course Catalogue
Sericulture
Course Code: ORT120
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

To give basic information to the students about silkworm breeding techniques and aboutstage of wet cocoon production.

Course Content

Breeding silkworm in Turkey and in the World, silkworm and life of silkworm, condition of silkworm breeding, cocoon production, silkworm diseases,mulberry growing .

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.He knows the silkworm breeds grown in the world's different regions.
2.He knows the important morphological and physiological characteristics of silkworm
3.Students know silkworm rearing techniques and apply
4.learning team work, developing sense of responsibility, producing solutions to problems
5.To spend labor and to obtain products in return for this labor
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Silkworm breeding
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Historical development of sericulture
Week 2 - Theoretical
Production, consumption and economic importance in Turkey and the world
Week 3 - Theoretical
Morphological and physiological characteristics of the Silkworm
Week 4 - Theoretical
Silkworm breeds and features
Week 5 - Theoretical
Hatching eggs and inficar
Week 6 - Theoretical
Care and feding in silkworm
Week 7 - Theoretical
The main factors affecting the silkworm breeding
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Silkworm genetics and breeding(midterm exams)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Factors affecting the development and silkworm cocoon yield
Week 10 - Theoretical
Hanger and cocoon harvest
Week 11 - Theoretical
polihibrit breeding and egg production
Week 12 - Theoretical
Silkworm diseases and pests
Week 13 - Theoretical
mulberry cultivation
Week 14 - Theoretical
general evaluation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%10
Quiz1%10
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140114
Assignment1213
Reading1213
Individual Work1415
Quiz1213
Midterm Examination1819
Final Examination112113
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)50
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026