Information Package / Course Catalogue
Utilizing Tissue Cultures in Plant Breeding
Course Code: ZBY540
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 2
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

To teach students biotechnological methods that help plant breeding

Course Content

The importance of plant breeding, the use of cell tissue cultures in plant breeding, the moral and ethical dimension of biotechnology

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Ahmet OKUMUŞ
Learning Outcomes
1.History of Plant Cell Culture
2.Setup of a Tissue Culture Laboratory
3.Media Components and Preparation
4.Explant Preparation
5.In Vitro Propagation for Commercial Production of Ornamentals
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Course notes
2.Roberta H. Smith.2013. Plant Tissue Culture Techniques and Experiments Academy press. ISBN 978-0-12-415920-4
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
development of plant breeding
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
plant breeding and mendel period
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
tissue culture types and plant breeding
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
basic of tissue culture
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Media used in tissue culture
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
sterilization methods used in vitro
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
somatic variation clonal propogation
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
fertilization and polination in vitro
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Embryo culture
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Meristem culture
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
cell and protoplast culture
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
haploid plant production
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
Gene transfer in plants
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Plantlet production
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Lecture - Practice142256
Reading141356
Midterm Examination112113
Final Examination112113
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)194
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
5
4
3
4
4
OÇ-2
4
3
4
4
5
OÇ-3
5
4
4
5
4
OÇ-4
5
4
4
4
3
OÇ-5
4
3
5
5
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026