Information Package / Course Catalogue
Variety Development
Course Code: TBY418
Course Type: Area Elective
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

Students learn improve ne varieties by using traditional and new plant breeding methods

Course Content

The importance of cultivar development, pollination mechanisms in plants, classical breeding methods used in cultivar development, biotechnological methods used in plant breeding, molecular plant breeding

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Ahmet OKUMUŞ
Learning Outcomes
1.Students learn improve new varieties
2.Students learn classical breeding methods used to develop cultivars
3.Students learn modern techniques used to develop cultivars
4.Have knowledge about the importance of plant breeding
5.Have an idea on how to shorten the plant breeding process by putting biotechnological processes in place
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Lecture notes
2.Bitki Islahı, 2015, Orhan KURT, OMÜ, Ziraat Fakültesi Ders Kitabı, No:43
3.Principles of Plant Genetics and Breeding, 2009, George Acquaah, Blackwell Publishing
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Crop production and plant breeding
Week 2 - Theoretical
Importance of improve new varieties
Week 3 - Theoretical
Genetic importance of pollination mechanism
Week 4 - Theoretical
Hybridization techniques
Week 5 - Theoretical
Selection
Week 6 - Theoretical
Breeding methods used in self-pollinated plants
Week 7 - Theoretical
Breeding methods used in cross-pollinated plants
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
organic breeding
Week 9 - Theoretical
Mutation breeding methods
Week 10 - Theoretical
Biotechnological methods used in plant breeding I
Week 11 - Theoretical
Biotechnological methods used in plant breeding II
Week 12 - Theoretical
Gene transfer methods used in plant breeding
Week 13 - Theoretical
Molecular plant breeding
Week 14 - Theoretical
Marker techniques used in plant breeding
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory132252
Lecture - Practice131239
Midterm Examination1213
Final Examination1426
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
2
5
5
5
OÇ-2
3
3
4
5
OÇ-3
3
4
4
4
4
OÇ-4
4
4
3
3
OÇ-5
5
2
4
4
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026