Information Package / Course Catalogue
Seed Biotechnology
Course Code: TBY407
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 1
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

Understanding technologies and applications of seed production to learn high quality seed production technology

Course Content

Seeds and other crop production, improvement of materials, improvement, giving information on adaptation and production, biotechnological methods can be used to solve problems encountered in agricultural production

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Ahmet OKUMUŞ
Learning Outcomes
1.Understanding of seed production
2.Understanding of biotechnological methods in seed technology
3.Understanding of standardization, classification and quality in seed technology
4.Learning of seed health and seed law
5.To learn seed sector and marketing
6.Learning of seed cleaning, drying and painting
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Lecture notes
2.Lawrence O. Copeland (Author), Miller F. McDonald . 2001.Principles of Seed Science and Technology
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
Seed and its Production
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Seed Quality
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Seed Production
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
Importance of seed quality
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Genetic Bases of seed production
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Genetic purity
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Agricultural bases of seed production + Exam
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Seed Health
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Seed Classification and certification
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Seed sector
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Seed Marketing
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Dring and painting on Seed
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
Seed legal rules
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Biotechnological applications in seed tests + App. Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Lecture - Practice121236
Midterm Examination1314
Final Examination1314
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
1
5
4
5
5
OÇ-2
4
3
3
3
3
5
OÇ-3
2
5
3
3
5
4
4
4
OÇ-4
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-5
3
4
5
5
3
3
3
OÇ-6
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026