Information Package / Course Catalogue
Hydrophonic Farming in Plant Breeding
Course Code: ZBY624
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

Teaching how to advantage and application of hydrophonic farming in plant breeding

Course Content

The necessary nutrients during the breeding, the need for nutrients, the advantages and disadvantages in terms of improvement in soil and soilless agriculture, soilless agriculture (hydrophonic farming) in shortening the breeding period, soilless agriculture in fertilization control, soilless agriculture in hygiene control, soilless agriculture in yield tests, soilless agriculture in genotypexphenotype interaction, preparation of soilless agriculture solutions , Application, pH / EC balance, soilless agricultural support products.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To learn the history of soilless agriculture
2.To learn the application of soilless agriculture
3.To learn the feeding media of plants
4.To learn the plant breeding in soilless agriculture
5.To learn the plant care
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Topraksız Tarım ve Bitki Besleme Teknikleri Editör: Dilek Anaç Yayınevi: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, 2016
2.HYDROPONICS The Full Guıde To Buıld Step By Step Your Indoor And Outdoor Garden. The Easy Way To Make The Best Hydroponıc System. (Kindle Edition) Ellis Greenfield Nov 28, 2019 MARIJUANA HORTICULTURE Ultimate Guide To Growing Medical Marijuana Using Deep Water Culture Hydroponics? (Kindle Edition) PETER MED, 2019.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
Introduction
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Plant breeding and soilless agriculture
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Soilless agriculture in seed production
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
Plant Feed preperation
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Genotype X Phenotypes interactions
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Growth period
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Harvest period
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Need of feed matters
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Advantages
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Deadvantages
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Breeding time shorter
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Fertilization control in soilless agriculture
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
Hygine control in soilless agriculture
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Yield testing and soilless agriculture
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
4
4
5
5
5
OÇ-2
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-3
5
4
5
5
5
OÇ-4
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-5
5
5
5
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026