Information
| Unit | FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE |
| FIELD CROPS PR. | |
| Code | TBP454 |
| Name | Breeding for Resistance |
| Term | 2018-2019 Academic Year |
| Semester | 8. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-2 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 4 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Üniversite Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | E Elective |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. HAKAN ÖZKAN |
| Course Instructor |
The current term course schedule has not been prepared yet.
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Course Goal / Objective
To teach basic concept and principles of plant breeding
Course Content
This lesson contains the definition and application areas of plant breeding, general biological concepts, germplasm issues, genetic analysis in plant breeding, introduction of quantitative genetics, plant cellular organization and genetic structure, plant reproductive systems and Fertility regulating mechanism in plants
Course Precondition
Resources
Notes
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Learns the basic concepts of genetics and plant breeding |
| LO02 | Learns the concept of resistance breeding and heredity factors |
| LO03 | Learns the basic principles of resistance to abiotic and biotic stress factors |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | - | Has knowledge about agricultural engineering as well as agronomy and breeding of field crops. | 4 |
| PLO02 | - | Determines and solves the problems related to agricultural engineering as well as agronomy and breeding of field crops. | 4 |
| PLO03 | - | Graduates gain abilty to synthetize the basic concepts related to the field crops. | 4 |
| PLO04 | - | Rrecognises problems related to agricultural engineering,makes decisions and takes initiative to solve the problems. | 4 |
| PLO05 | - | Gains knowledge about sustainable agriculture, protection of environment and natural sources, biodiversity and conservation of genetic sources. | 3 |
| PLO06 | - | Gains ability to optimize the plant production by sustainable use of natural resources. | 4 |
| PLO07 | - | Learns basic principles of breeding and biotechnology of field crops. | 5 |
| PLO08 | - | Chooses and uses modern technical equipments for the agricultural engineering applications as well as for the applications in the agronomy and breeding of field crops. | 4 |
| PLO09 | - | Gains ability to establish suitable research experiments for the purpose and the ability to interpret its results by scientific methods. | 2 |
| PLO10 | - | Works both individually and in a team. | 2 |
| PLO11 | - | Evaluates the learned knowledge by analytical and critical approach. | 3 |
| PLO12 | - | Internalizes the necessity of lifelong learning. | 1 |
| PLO13 | - | Has an effective and healthy communication in his fıeld and use communication technologies. | 0 |
| PLO14 | - | Improve themselves consistently by determining educational requirements in scientific, cultural and social areas depending on their abilities,besides their career development | 0 |
| PLO15 | - | Shows respect to job ethic. | 2 |
| PLO16 | - | Becomes competent in the legislation and management systems related to agricultural engineering. | 2 |
| PLO17 | - | Becomes proficient in doing, applying, managing and monitoring plans and projects about agricultural engineering | 3 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The scope and concept of resistance breeding | Reading of the papers about the lecture | |
| 2 | Relationship between aims of resistance breeding with other breeding aims | Reading of the papers about the lecture | |
| 3 | The importance of the genetic variability for disease and pests resistance | Reading of the papers about the lecture | |
| 4 | Differences among cereals for resistance breeding | Reading of the papers about the lecture | |
| 5 | Evaluation techniques of resistance breeding in field and controlled conditions and homework will be given on this topic | Reading of the papers about the lecture | |
| 6 | The heritability of resistance breeding - I | Reading of the papers about the lecture | |
| 7 | The heritability of resistance breeding - II | Reading of the papers about the lecture | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Preparation to mid term exam. | |
| 9 | The heritability of resistance breeding - IV | Reading of the papers about the lecture | |
| 10 | The heritability of resistance breeding - IV | Reading of the papers about the lecture | |
| 11 | Resistance to lodging and grain shedding | Reading of the papers about the lecture | |
| 12 | Cold tolerance / resistance | Reading of the papers about the lecture | |
| 13 | Heat tolerance / resistance | Reading of the papers about the lecture | |
| 14 | Drought tolerance / resistance - I | Reading of the papers about the lecture | |
| 15 | Drought tolerance / resistance - II | Reading of the papers about the lecture | |
| 16 | Term Exams | Preparation to final exam | |
| 17 | Term Exams | Preparation to final exam |