Iğdır University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
160701107100	BİTKİ ISLAHI	Compulsory	4	7	6

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course is to teach genetic principles of plant breeding to give the students information about plant breeding methods and their applications to provide the basic knowledge about breeding methods used in self and cross pollinated crops

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1	Learns basic breeding methods in self and foreign fertilized plants and how to apply them
2	The student learns the genetic principles of plant breeding at an adequate level and gains the ability to apply this knowledge in plant breeding
3	To have sufficient knowledge about plant genetic resources, plant breeding systems and variety development
4
5

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Importance of plant breeding in agricultural production; reproduction systems and fertilization in plants; the importance, collection, preservation and evaluation of plant genetic resources in plant breeding; variation and heritability; genetic principles of plant breeding, inheritance of qualitative and quantitative characters; the use of incompatibility in male infertility in plant breeding; breeding methods applied to self and foreign fertilized plants; breeding breeding, breeding breeding, hybrid breeding; hybrid seed production; mutation breeding

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Introduction, importance of plant breeding
2	Plant genetic resources
3	Reproductive systems in plants
4	Genetic principles of plant breeding
5	Genetic principles of plant breeding
6	Variation, quantitative inheritance
7	Dispute, male sterility
8	Midterm exam
9	Breeding methods in self-fertilized plants
10	Breeding methods in self-fertilized plants
11	Breeding methods in foreign fertilized plants
12	Breeding methods in foreign fertilized plants
13	Hybrid seed production
14	Mutation breeding
15	Cell and tissue culture
16	Finally exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	2	2
Self Study	14	5	70
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	7	6	42
Individual Study for Final Examination	7	8	56
Homework	1	6	6
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			177

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11
LO1	3
LO2
LO3
LO4		4
LO5

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High