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Objectives of the Course

Course Content

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Learning Outcomes
1.Able to describe herbarium
2.Able to understand collection method and time of plants from nature
3.Able to dehydrate plants for long term preservation
4.Able to perform required processes for long term preservation of plants
5.Able to prepare herbarium of special groups like cyanobacteria, algae and fungi
Recommended or Required Reading
3. THE HERBARIUM HANDBOOK Diane Bridson and Leonard Forman ISBN 1 900347 43 1
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to herbariums and first herbarium studies, information about national and international well-known herbariums
Week 1 - Practice
Important points for field trips
Week 2 - Theoretical
Important points for field studies
Week 2 - Practice
Required equipment for field trips and their usage
Week 3 - Theoretical
Required material for collecting plants
Week 3 - Practice
Planning field trips and maps
Week 4 - Theoretical
Taking notes in the field (information about locality, plants etc)
Week 4 - Practice
Collecting plants from field and note taking
Week 5 - Theoretical
Need to know for collecting plants
Week 5 - Practice
Field trips and plant collection
Week 6 - Theoretical
Compression and dehydration of plants
Week 6 - Practice
Bringing plants to laboratory, compression and dehydration
Week 7 - Theoretical
Sticking plants to herbarium cardboards
Week 7 - Practice
Field trips and plant collection
Week 8 - Theoretical
Required items in herbarium cardboards; labels and annotation labels
Week 8 - Practice
Bringing plants to laboratory, compression and dehydration
Week 9 - Theoretical
Herbariums of special groups
Week 9 - Practice
Periodic controls
Week 10 - Theoretical
Collection and herbarium of cyanobacteria and algae
Week 10 - Practice
Important points for sticking plants to herbarium cardboards
Week 11 - Theoretical
Collection and herbarium of fungi
Week 11 - Practice
Field trips and collection of plant like organisms (cyanobacteria, algae, fungi and lichen).
Week 12 - Theoretical
Collection and herbarium of vascular and non-vascular plants
Week 12 - Practice
Herbariums of special groups (cyanobacteria, photosynthetic protists, fungi and lichens)
Week 13 - Theoretical
Collection and herbarium of gymnosperms
Week 13 - Practice
Herbariums of special groups (Liverworts, mosses, horsetails, ground pines and ferns
Week 14 - Theoretical
Collection and herbarium of palms, succulent plant and aquatic plants
Week 14 - Practice
Herbariums of special groups (Gymnosperms, succulent plants, aquatic plants and palms).
Week 15 - Theoretical
Herbarium buildings, herbarium works, specimen interchange
Week 15 - Practice
Toxication and removing other organisms
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory150115
Lecture - Practice150230
Assignment100110
Reading101120
Midterm Examination1011
Final Examination1011
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)77
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
OÇ-1
OÇ-2
5
5
OÇ-3
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026