Information Package / Course Catalogue
Plant Tissue Culture Studies in Rare and Endangered Plants
Course Code: BİO518
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

Teaching threats to plant diversity and sustainable conservation methods by using in vitro techniques

Course Content

Threat categories, in situ, in vivo and in vitro conservation strategies, endemism , in vitro studies by using endemic plant species, in vitro studies on bulbous and tuberous species

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.The student learns about the concept of Biodiversity and threat categories
2.The student learns about strategies to protect biodiversity
3.New studies can be planned on the propagation of endemic plants with tissue culture techniques.
4.It can conduct new research on the propagation of economically important bulbous and tuberous plants with in vitro techniques.
5.Can plan sustainable studies by blending previous studies on the subject and the knowledge gained within the course.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Babaoğlu, M., Gürel, E., Özcan S., Bitki Biyoteknolojisi (Plant Biotechnology)”Doku Kültürü Uygulamaları” (Vol 1. Tissue Culture and its Applications), S.Ü. Vakfı Yayınları, ISBN: 975-6652-04-7, (2001).
2.Field specific scientific articles
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Turkey's vegetation structure and the concept of rarity
Week 2 - Theoretical
Endemism and its situation in Türkiye
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Article examination
Week 3 - Theoretical
Danger categories in plants
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Article examination
Week 4 - Theoretical
Conservation strategies: in situ conservation
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Article examination
Week 5 - Theoretical
Conservation strategies: ex situ conservation
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Article examination
Week 6 - Theoretical
Conservation strategies: in vitro conservation
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Article examination
Week 7 - Theoretical
Basic tissue culture techniques I
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Article examination
Week 8 - Theoretical
Basic tissue culture techniques II (midterm exam)
Week 8 - Preparation Work
Article examination
Week 9 - Theoretical
Tissue culture studies in endemic plants
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Article examination
Week 10 - Theoretical
Tissue culture studies in bulbous and tuberous plants
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Article examination
Week 11 - Theoretical
Symbiotic and asymbiotic germination of orchid seeds
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Article examination
Week 12 - Theoretical
Micropropagation and Cryopreservation Methods
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Article examination
Week 13 - Theoretical
Somatic embryogenesis
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Article examination
Week 14 - Theoretical
National and international conventions and regulations
Week 14 - Preparation Work
Article examination
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141356
Assignment33112
Individual Work141128
Midterm Examination120424
Final Examination128432
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)152
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
PÇ-12
OÇ-1
3
5
OÇ-2
3
4
OÇ-3
3
3
3
4
OÇ-4
3
3
3
4
OÇ-5
3
3
3
3
4
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