Information Package / Course Catalogue
Gender Mechanisms in Horticulture
Course Code: ZBB617
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to introduce different gender (sex) polymorphisms observed in fruit, grape, vegetables, and ornamental plant species belong to horticultural crops; to place of these crops in evolutionary perspectives; to understand their genetical relationships; to evaluate their obtained yield performance due to fruit set; to analyze their economic potentials.

Course Content

In this course, students, will investigate and learn different flower sex types in different flower structures (inflorescence) and systems during the course.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Different reproduction types in plants
2.Importance of gender mechanisms in horticulture
3.Examples of gender mechanisms in horticulture
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Recommended or Required Reading
1.Beukeboom, L. W., Perrin, N. 2014. The Evolution of Sex Determination. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, 221 p.
2.Ainsworth, C. C. 2006. Flowering and Its Manipulation. Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, UK, 304 p.
3.Ainsworth, C. C. 1999. Sex Determination in Plants. BIOS Scientific Publishers, Limited, Oxford, UK, 227 p.
5.Bristow, A. 1978. The Sex Life of Plants. Holt, Reinehart, and Winston Publisher. Austin, TX, USA.
6.Coulter, J. M. 1914. The Evolution of Sex in Plants. The University of Chicago Press, USA. 140 p.
7.Darwin, C. 1877. The different forms of flowers on plants of the same species. John Murray Publication, London, UK. 352+p. http://darwin-online.org.uk/contents.html
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
Introduction of the course, reproduction types of plants-asexual, sexualInternet sources
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Gender mechanisms in plants-hermaphroditeSource book
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Gender mechanisms in plants- monocy, gynomonocy, andromonocyKaynak kitaplar
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
Gender mechanisms in plants- diocy, gynodiocy, androdiocySource book
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Gender mechanisms in temperate-zone fruit species (stone fruit)Article search
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Gender mechanisms in temperate-zone fruit species (pome fruit)Article search
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Gender mechanisms in temperate-zone fruit species (nut fruit)Article search
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Article search (Mid-term exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Gender mechanisms in subtropical and tropical fruit speciesArticle search
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Gender mechanisms in grapevines and berry fruit speciesArticle search
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Gender mechanisms in cool-climate vegetable speciesArticle search
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Gender mechanisms in warm-climate vegetable speciesArticle search
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
Gender mechanisms in perennial ornamental speciesArticle search
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Gender mechanisms in annual and cut-flower ornamental speciesArticle search
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144398
Lecture - Practice143156
Midterm Examination118220
Final Examination124226
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)200
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
OÇ-1
4
4
4
3
3
3
OÇ-2
4
5
4
5
4
4
OÇ-3
5
4
5
5
5
5
OÇ-4
4
4
4
4
4
5
OÇ-5
4
4
4
4
4
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026