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Description of Individual Course Units| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | BAB-23-136 | PRINCIPLES OF VEGETABLE BREEDING | Elective | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| | Level of Course Unit | | Second Cycle | | Objectives of the Course | | To teach the breeding methods applied in vegetables and some basic knowledge and principles in the vegetable breeding is aimed. | | Name of Lecturer(s) | | Yrd. Doç. Dr. Beyhan KİBAR | | Learning Outcomes | | 1 | Understanding the definition, importance and basic principles of vegetable breeding | | 2 | Having knowledge about classification of vegetable crops according to fertilization biology | | 3 | Having knowledge about the breeding methods used in self and cross pollination vegetable crops | | 4 | Having knowledge about the special breeding techniques (Mutation breeding, Interspecific hybridization, Polyploidy, Breeding of F1 hybrid) | | 5 | Understanding the importance of vegetable genetic resources in the vegetable breeding | | 6 | Learning utilization of infertility, incompatibility and heterosis in vegetable breeding | | 7 | Learning utilization of tissue culture and biotechnology in vegetable breeding | | 8 | Learning the breeding of some vegetable crops (tomato, pepper, cucumber, bean, cabbage). |
| | Mode of Delivery | | Daytime Class | | Prerequisites and co-requisities | | None | | Recommended Optional Programme Components | | None | | Course Contents | | To give information on issues such as general principles of vegetable breeding; importance and aim of vegetable breeding; classification of vegetable crops according to fertilization biology; breeding methods of self and cross pollination vegetable crops; utilization of infertility, incompatibility and heterosis in vegetable breeding; utilization of tissue culture and biotechnology in vegetable breeding and breeding of some vegetable crops (tomato, pepper, cucumber, bean, cabbage). | | Weekly Detailed Course Contents | |
| 1 | The general principles of vegetable breeding, importance and aim of vegetable breeding | | | | 2 | The classification of vegetable crops according to fertilization biology | | | | 3 | The breeding methods used in self and cross pollination vegetable crops | | | | 4 | Introduction of the special breeding techniques (Mutation breeding, Interspecific hybridization, Polyploidy, Breeding of F1 hybrid) | | | | 5 | The importance, evaluation and characterisation of vegetable genetic resources in the vegetable breeding | | | | 6 | Utilization of infertility and incompatibility in vegetable breeding | | | | 7 | Midterm exam | | | | 8 | Heterosis and its use in vegetable breeding | | | | 9 | Utilization of tissue culture and biotechnology in vegetable breeding | | | | 10 | Tomato breeding | | | | 11 | Pepper breeding | | | | 12 | Cucumber breeding | | | | 13 | Bean breeding | | | | 14 | Cabbage breeding | | | | 15 | | | |
| | Recommended or Required Reading | | 1. Bassett, M.J., 1986. Breeding Vegetable Crops, AVI Pub. Co. 584 p.
2. Kalloo, G., 1988. Vegetable Breeding (Volume I, II, III), CRC Press, 256 p.
3. Demir, I., Turgut, I., 1999. General Plant Breeding, Ege University Publications, 451 p. İzmir.
4. Deppe, C., 2000. Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties: The Gardener's & Farmer's Guide to Plant Breeding & Seed Saving, Chelsea Green; 2nd edition, 384 p.
5. Babaoğlu, M., Gurel, E., Ozcan, S., 2001. Plant Biotechnology, Volume I. Tissue Culture and Applications, Selcuk University Publications, Konya.
6. Ozcan, S., Gurel, E., Babaoğlu, M., 2001. Plant Biotechnology, Volume II. Genetic Engineering and Applications, Selcuk University Publications, Konya.
7. Chahal, G.S., Gosal, S.S., 2002. Principles and Procedures of Plant Breeding: Biotechnological and Conventional Approaches, Narosa; 1 edition, 604 s.
| | Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods | | | Assessment Methods and Criteria | | | Language of Instruction | | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Self Study | 14 | 10 | 140 | | Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 10 | 10 | | Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 15 | 15 | | Homework | 1 | 11 | 11 | |
| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes | | LO1 | | | | | | | | | | | | LO2 | | | | | | | | | | | | LO3 | | | | | | | | | | | | LO4 | | | | | | | | | | | | LO5 | | | | | | | | | | | | LO6 | | | | | | | | | | | | LO7 | | | | | | | | | | | | LO8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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