Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
TBİ-23-108ADVANCED PLANT TISSUE CULTURE APPLICATIONS IN HORTCULTUREElective116
Level of Course Unit
Second Cycle
Objectives of the Course
• to teach main tissue culture media and ingredients • to teach tissue culture propagation stages • to teach propagation stages of economically important plant species
Name of Lecturer(s)
Doç. Dr. Melekşen AKIN
Learning Outcomes
1• learn main tissue culture media and ingredients
2learn tissue culture propagation stages
3learn propagation stages of economically important plant species•
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Plant tissue culture
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1• History and importance of plant tissue culture
2• Plant tissue culture media and ingredients
3• Sterilization techniques in plant tissue culture
4• Functions of plant tissue culture media ingredients
5• Macro and micro salts
6• Plant growth regulators
7• Organogenesis
8• Embryogenesis
9• Micropropagation
10• Micropropagation of orchids
11• Micropropagation of hazelnut
12• Micropropagation of apricot
13• Micropropagation of blueberry
14• Micropropagation of strawberry
Recommended or Required Reading
• Trigiano, R. and Gray, D.J. (2011). Plant tissue culture, development, and biotechnology. 1st edition CRC Press, Florida.
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
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination13030
Final Examination13030
Laboratory13030
Project Preparation13030
Report13030
Oral Examination13030
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)180
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PO
1
PO
2
PO
3
PO
4
PO
5
PO
6
LO1      
LO2      
LO3      
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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