Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | TAB-23-155 | SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT OF FORAGE CROPS | Elective | 1 | 2 | 6 |
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Level of Course Unit |
Second Cycle |
Objectives of the Course |
The importance of plant breeding in forage crops, forage conservation methods used in the breeding |
Name of Lecturer(s) |
Assist.Prof.Dr. Fikret BUDAK |
Learning Outcomes |
1 | Understanding of the basic principles of breeding about forage crops | 2 | Understand the importance of plant genetic resources and genetic diversity |
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Mode of Delivery |
Daytime Class |
Prerequisites and co-requisities |
None |
Recommended Optional Programme Components |
None |
Course Contents |
Forage Crops Fertilization biology and hybridization techniques, breeding objectives, conventional and modern breeding techniques, learn the use of molecular markers in plant breeding |
Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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1 | Forage plants Breeding and problems | | | 2 | General characteristics of forage plants, patterns of use | | | 3 | Genetic and cytogenetic studies the biology of fertilization of forage plants, breeding objectives | | | 4 | Self-pollinated plants, the conventional breeding methods and foreign inheritance of quantitative characters | | | 5 | Usage possibilities of biotechnology in plant breeding | | | 6 | Using of molecular markers in plant breeding | | | 7 | Selection Breeding | | | 8 | Hybridization, hybrid variety breeding, | | | 9 | Apomictic Vaieties Breeding | | | 10 | Polyploid breeding of varieties | | | 11 | Synthetic Varieties Breeding | | | 12 | Composite Varieties Breeding | | | 13 | Protection of forage legume variety purity | | | 14 | Forage Crops developed by different breeding methods | | |
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Recommended or Required Reading |
Heath, M.E., Barnes, R.F., Metcalfe, D.S., 1985. Forages. The Science of Grassland Agriculture. Iowa State University Press.
Demir, İ., Turgut, İ., 1999. Genel Bitki Islahı, Ege Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları, yayın no:496, İzmir.
Tosun,F., Sağsöz,S.,1998. Bitki Islahı. AÜZF.Ders Yayınları Erzurum.
Anonim.,1998 Plant Breedind and Moloculer marker. Nederland.
Genç.İ., Yağbasanlar,T., 1994 Bitki Islahı Ç.Ü.Z.F.Tarla Bitkileri Bölümü
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Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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Assessment Methods and Criteria | | Language of Instruction | | Work Placement(s) | None |
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Workload Calculation |
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Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Makeup Examination | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Attending Lectures | 10 | 5 | 50 |
Practice | 6 | 5 | 30 |
Discussion | 10 | 5 | 50 |
Question-Answer | 5 | 1 | 5 |
Demonstration | 5 | 2 | 10 |
Field Work | 2 | 5 | 10 |
Report Presentation | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Seminar | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Writing Paper | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Criticising Paper | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Self Study | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Reading | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Oral Examination | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Oral Examination | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Individual Study for Quiz | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Homework | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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