Information Package / Course Catalogue
General Plant Breeding
Course Code: TBY220
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

The aim of this course is to develop the knowledge and ability to use of plant breeding methods

Course Content

The importance of plant breeding, plant reproduction, variation, mutation, cell and tissue culture, genetic resources, self-and cross-pollinated plant breeding methods

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Ahmet OKUMUŞ
Learning Outcomes
1.Students learn plant breeding methods
2.Students use plant breeding methods
3.Crossbreeding in plants
4.Have knowledge about biotechnological methods used in plant breeding
5.Student can prepare a plant breeding project
6.Students can pick up the UPOV data
7.Students can fill Technical Question Survey
8.Students are can make one plant selection
9.Students can apply the resistance breeding
10.the variation can be done by the students
11.Genetic test can be done by the students
12.Qualitative and quantitative traits controlled by the genes can be classified bu the students
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Kurt, O., 2011. Plant Breeding. OMU, Agric. Fac. Vol: 43.
2.Acquaah G. , Principles of Plant Genetics and Breeding, Blackwell Publishing.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
Goals and nature of plant breeding
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Reproductive Systems and Plant Breedign Methods
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Variation and its establishment
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
Plant breding methods in self pollinated plants
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Plant breding methods in cross pollinated plants
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Chromosome mutations and its use in plant breeding
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Mutation Breeding + Exam
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Crossing between species
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Hybrid Breeding
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Hybrid Production Systems
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Application of resistance breeding methods
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Horizontal and vertical resistance
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
Recurrent Selection and Synthetic Varieties
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Biotechnological Tools used at Plant Breeding + App Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory122248
Lecture - Practice4118
Laboratory61218
Land Work61218
Midterm Examination1314
Final Examination1314
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
OÇ-1
1
3
5
1
2
3
5
3
2
5
3
OÇ-2
3
3
3
3
2
5
OÇ-3
3
2
5
4
5
OÇ-4
2
2
5
3
2
2
2
5
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5
4
4
4
4
4
3
OÇ-6
3
3
3
5
3
OÇ-7
3
5
3
5
OÇ-8
1
3
4
3
5
5
OÇ-9
3
5
5
5
5
5
3
OÇ-10
5
2
3
4
4
2
OÇ-11
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
OÇ-12
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
4
1
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026