Information Package / Course Catalogue
Quality and Breeding of Cereals
Course Code: ZTB503
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: 6
Objectives of the Course

Growing techniques, quality parameters and the analyses methods will introduce to characterize the product quality of cereals.

Course Content

Identifying and enhancing the quality criteria for Grains

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.1. To be able to identify bread making quality of wheat grain
2.2. To be able to comprehend grain quality to durum wheat
3.3. To be able to comprehend grain quality standard of barley
4.4. To be able to identify grain quality of rye, oats and triticale
5.Grain morphology, relationship between yield components and quality
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Diepenbrock, W., F. Ellmer, and J. Léon, 2005: Ackerbau, Pflanzenbau und Pflanzenzüchtung, Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart, Germany.
2.Geisler, G., 1988: Ertragsphysiologie von Kulturarten des gemäßigten Klimas. Verlag Paul Parey, Berlin und Hamburg
3.Gooding, M. J., and W. P. Davies, 1997: Wheat Production and Utilization. CAB International, Wallingford, UK.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction, importance of cereals quality
Week 2 - Theoretical
The effect of wheat production on product quality
Week 3 - Theoretical
Bread-making quality
Week 4 - Theoretical
Frequently used bread-making quality parameters
Week 5 - Theoretical
Analytical techniques
Week 6 - Theoretical
The effect of barley production on product quality
Week 7 - Theoretical
Feed and malting barley quality/ Midterm
Week 8 - Theoretical
Malting quality
Week 9 - Theoretical
Malting quality
Week 10 - Theoretical
Frequently used brewing quality parameters
Week 11 - Theoretical
Analytical techniques
Week 12 - Theoretical
Effect of rye and triticale production on product quality
Week 13 - Theoretical
Feed and bread rye and triticale quality, parameters, analytical techniques
Week 14 - Theoretical
Presentation of assignments
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Presentation1%5
Assignment1%5
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Lecture - Practice142256
Assignment1279
Presentation 1279
Midterm Examination1819
Final Examination114115
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)154
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes