Information Package / Course Catalogue - Adnan Menderes University

General Information Unit Staff Academic Information Programme Outcomes Course Structure Diagram Contact Information

Person Responsible for Information Package

Prof. Olcay ARABACI

Assoc. Prof. Yakup Onur KOCA

Lec. Ali YİĞİT

Lec. Emre KARA

Res. Assist. Uğur TAN

Crop Breeding

Course Code	: TB412
Course Type	: Required
Couse Group	: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 2
Prt.	: 1
Credit	: 3
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 4

Objectives of the Course

To inform students about Evolution of Field Crops , reproductive biology, special breeding methods,and crop protection breeding.

Course Content

Evolution of Cereals and Industrial Crops, reproductive biology, inheritance of important traits, breeding objectives and methods.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Aydın ÜNAY

Prof. Mustafa Ali KAYNAK

Learning Outcomes

1.	1. To be able to grasp the basics of genetics and molecular breeding in field crops
2.	2. To be able to have knowledge about improving the yield and quality of field crops
3.	3. To be able to use Interdisciplinary work and analytical thinking in Field Crops Breeding
4.	4. To be able to gain an ability to generate breeding programs to develop new varieties.
5.	To be able to learn origin and gene reseurces of field crops

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	1. Demir, İ. 1983. Tahıl Islahı. E.Ü. Ziraat Fak. Ofset Basımevi Yayın No: 235, Bornova-İzmir
2.	2. Gencer, O. 1989. Pamuk Islahı. Akdeniz Ülkelerinde Pamuk Üretim Sistemleri. Uluslararası Kurs. 24 Temmuz-01 Eylül, 1989. Adana
3.	3. Endüstri Bitkileri ve Islahı, Lif Bitkileri ve Islahı, Fethi İncekara, Ege Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları, No:65, İzmir, 1979
4.	4. Yağ Bitkileri Yetiştirme ve Islahı, Halis Arıoğlu, Çukurova Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Genel yayın No:220,I.Baskı, Adana, 1999
5.	5. Nişasta ve Şeker Bitkileri Yetiştirme ve Islahı, Halis Arıoğlu, Çukurova Üniversitesi Zir.Fak. Genel Yayın No:188, II. Baskı, Adana, 2000.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Breeding goals of wheat and heritability of some characters

Week 2 - Theoretical

Wheat Breeding Methods

Week 3 - Theoretical

Breeding goals of barley and heritability of some characters

Week 4 - Theoretical

Barley Breeding Methods

Week 5 - Theoretical

Breeding goals of maize and developing inbred lines

Week 6 - Theoretical

Hybrid Maize Breeding

Week 7 - Theoretical

Breeding goals of rice and breeding methods

Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice

Cotton Breeding Methods

Week 9 - Theoretical

Cotton Breeding Methods

Week 10 - Theoretical

Breeding goals of sugar beet and heritability of some characters

Week 11 - Theoretical

Sugar beet Breeding Methods

Week 12 - Theoretical

Breeding goals of potato and heritability of some characters

Week 13 - Theoretical

Potato Breeding Methods

Week 14 - Theoretical

Breeding goals of sunflower and breeding methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%40
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	1	2	42
Lecture - Practice	14	1	2	42
Midterm Examination	1	6	2	8
Final Examination	1	6	2	8
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				100

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	PÇ-10	PÇ-11
OÇ-1	3
OÇ-2
OÇ-3
OÇ-4
OÇ-5