Information Package / Course Catalogue
Vegetable Breeding
Course Code: ZBB607
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

the aim of this course is to teach breeding methods applied in self and cross fertilized plants interpreting of genetic principles.

Course Content

Basic principles of vegetable breeding

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
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Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
ıntroduction of breeding of vegetables, nececssary informations for breeders
Week 1 - Practice
term papers are given
Week 2 - Theoretical
Breeding tendencies in past and future, significant caharters in vegetables
Week 2 - Practice
Identifying the Breeding Material and Examining the Flower Structure
Week 3 - Theoretical
Plant architecture and its design
Week 3 - Practice
Identifying the Breeding Material and Examining the Flower Structure
Week 4 - Theoretical
flower type, sexual propagation, and plants propagated by sexual methods
Week 4 - Practice
Self-Regulation (Pure Line Acquisition) Techniques
Week 5 - Theoretical
self pollination and foreign pollination
Week 5 - Practice
Self-Regulation (Pure Line Acquisition) Techniques
Week 6 - Theoretical
variability and variation sources
Week 6 - Practice
Emasculation and Isolation Methods
Week 7 - Intermediate Exam
Progeny Controlled Single Selection (Pedigree/Herdigy Method)
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
variability introduction collection studies, seed nbanks (midterm exam)
Week 8 - Theoretical
variability formation mutagen breeding
Week 8 - Practice
Demonstration of hybridization stages
Week 9 - Theoretical
Demonstration of hybridization stages
Week 9 - Practice
cross breeding
Week 10 - Theoretical
examining of gen sources for specific characters (QUIZ)
Week 10 - Practice
Visual Selection (Phenotyping) in Reclamation Plots
Week 11 - Theoretical
selection breeding
Week 11 - Practice
Visual Selection (Phenotyping) in Reclamation Plots
Week 12 - Theoretical
cross breeding
Week 12 - Practice
hybridization
Week 13 - Theoretical
combination breeding
Week 13 - Practice
Seed Harvesting, Cleaning
Week 14 - Theoretical
heterosis and pedigree and bulk methods (practical exam)
Week 14 - Practice
Evaluation of term papers (practical exam)
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Practice1%5
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144284
Lecture - Practice144284
Quiz1415
Midterm Examination1617
Final Examination119120
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
4
4
5
OÇ-2
4
4
4
4
4
5
OÇ-3
4
4
4
4
4
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