Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
BAB-23-148Seed ProductIon Methods In Open PllInated and HybrId VarIetIes Elective126
Level of Course Unit
Second Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To teach general principles of seed production from breeding to harvest stages and post harvest procedure according to the vegetable species in open pollinated and hybrid vegetables.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Eren ÖZDEN
Learning Outcomes
1To teach stages of variety breeding in vegetables
2Plannig seed production.
3To produce vegetable seed production in any vegetable.
4To teach technologies post harvest of vegetable seeds.
5To gain necessity of learning during the life.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
-
Recommended Optional Programme Components
-
Course Contents
Impotance of seed in vegetable production, Seed sector in The World and Turkey, Vegetable seed production and its problems in Turkey, Ecological factors in vegetable seed production, Vegetable seed production techniques, Cultural treatments during seed production related to seed quality and yield, Harvesst methods of vegatable seeds and processing seeds (Drying, cleaning, classifications etc.), Importance of seed storage, seed storage structures, Hybrid seed production technology, Open pollinated and hybrid seed production in commercially impotant vegetable species.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Seed formation
2Methods of development of variety in vegetable breeding
3Vegetable Seed industry in the World and Turkey
4Ecology in vegetable seed production
5Identification of places to produce vegetable seeds
6Methods of vegetable seed production in open field conditions
7Student presentation
8Midterm exam
9Seed technology (Harvest, cleaning, classification, packaging)
10Open pollinated seed production of vegetables belong to Solanaceae and Cucurbitaceae
11Hybrid seed production of vegetables belong to Solanaceae and Cucurbitaceae
12Open pollinated seed production of vegetables belong to Leguminosae, Umbelliferae and Crucifera families.
13Hybrid seed production of vegetables belong to Leguminosae, Umbelliferae and Crucifera families.
14Vegetable seed marketing
Recommended or Required Reading
Course notes, books and research articles on subject
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination170
Homework130
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities50
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities50
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
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Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination122
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures12020
Field Work13030
Brain Storming13030
Project Presentation13030
Writing Paper13030
Homework13030
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)174
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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