Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
0701208101HORTICULTURE BREEDINGCompulsory486
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
In this course, students are given the origin centers of fruits and vegetables species and cultivars. In addition the origin of horticultural plants, multiplication methods, floral biology, breeding programs and methods of horticultural plants, examples of breeding studies throughout world. Moreover, the students are given base information about research instituties where there will be work after graduate from department
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1They can learn about floral biology of horticulture plants
2They can be informed about how horticultural plants are originated
3They will have knowledge about floral biology and propogation characteristics of horticultural plants
4They can learn about planning of breeding stages of horticultural plants
5They will be informed about both classical and modern breeding methods
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
To give base information on breeding of fruits and vegetables
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1The origination of fruit species
2Propagation and floral biology
3The topics of fruit breeding
4Variations of mother materials and breeding applications
5Variety breeding
6Breeding of rootstocks
7Conservation breeding
8Midterm exam
9International relationships
10The origination of vegetables
11General breeding purposes of vegetables
12Breeding methods for development new cultivars
13Selffertil vegetables
14Out cross vegetables
15The control of breeding results and variety conservation. Conservation breeding and seed propogation
16Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
1.İnternet 1.Güleryüz, Muharrem (1988)Meyve ve Sebze Islahı(Ders notları) Atatürk Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi bahçe Bitkileri Bölümü 3.Demir, İ. 1990. Genel Bitki Islahı. Ege Üniv. Ziraat Fak.Yayınları No: 496. İzmir.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Self Study1410140
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11515
Individual Study for Final Examination12020
Homework11010
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)188
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