Information Package / Course Catalogue
Crossing Techniques and Plant Breeding in Plants
Course Code: ZBY521
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

To teach how crosssing is done and its importance in plants

Course Content

What is hybridization? The purpose of crossbreeding includes fertilization biology in plants, characters in plants, gene-character relationship, pollination and control, male infertility and control, standard and hybrid seed production, isolation and importance, application of selection and backcrossing

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Ahmet OKUMUŞ
Learning Outcomes
1.The importance of hybridization in plants
2.Pure line, hybrid plant
3.Fertilization biology
4.Hybrid seed production
5.Dusting, Fertilization and Insulation
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Cross-Breeding and Hybridizing: The Philosophy of the Crossing of Plants, Considered With Reference to Their Improvement Under Cultivation; With a Brief Bibliography of the Subject (Classic Reprint) Hardcover – February 23, 2018 by Liberty Hyde Bailey .
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
Theoretical: The importance and scope of crossbreeding Application: Tools used in crossbreeding
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Theoretical: Hybridization techniques Application: Instrument sterilization in hybridization
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Theoretical: Plant breeding and crossbreeding relationship Application: Pollen collection techniques
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
Theoretical: The importance of genetic characters in crossbreeding Application: Techniques for preserving pollen viability
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Theoretical: Early and physiological infertility in crossbreeding Application: Pollination and Insulation distances
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Theoretical: Parental control in crossbreeding Application: Determination and duration of plant pollen release time
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Theoretical: Back-crossing techniques and purpose Application: Manual pollination technique
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Crossbreeding and selfing Application_ Wind pollination
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Protection of phases Application_ Bee pollination technique
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
_Hybrid technology Application_ Land cultivation patterns in hybrid seed production
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Fertilization biology in plants Application: Detection of pollen viability
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Qualitative and quantitative properties in plant breeding Application: Morphological character separation
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
Theoretical: Selection criteria in plant breeding Application: Morphological markers
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Variety registration procedures
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory1472126
Lecture - Practice133265
Midterm Examination1314
Final Examination1415
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)200
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
5
5
5
4
4
OÇ-2
4
4
5
4
5
OÇ-3
4
5
3
4
5
OÇ-4
5
5
4
3
5
OÇ-5
4
5
4
5
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026