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| Unit | FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE |
| FIELD CROPS PR. | |
| Code | TBP355 |
| Name | Plant Genetic Resources |
| Term | 2019-2020 Academic Year |
| Semester | 5. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 3 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | E Elective |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Doç. Dr. AYBEGÜN TON |
| Course Instructor |
Prof. Dr. LEYLA SEZEN TANSI
(Güz)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
Prof. Dr. SALİHA KIRICI (Güz) (A Group) (Asst. Ins.) |
Course Goal / Objective
Learns about the identitification,collection,conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resource
Course Content
Plant genetic resources and orjin, impact of the human on Plant genetic resources, the effects of natural disasters and urbanization, Plant genetic resources (PGR) and biodiversity, conservation of Plant genetic resources, endemic plants, the sustainable utilization of Plant genetic resources of cultivated and uncultivated, plants,utilization and conservation of plant genetic source, advances in-situ and ex-situ conservation technics, database and network, plant collection rurals
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Explains the theoretical concepts and techniques for the identification, collection, conservation, documentation, and sustainable use of plant genetic resources. |
| LO02 | Defines and applies the methods and techniques for the utilization, conservation, collection, and storage of genetic resources. |
| LO03 | Evaluates and interprets genetic variation in both in situ (national parks) and ex situ (gene banks, living collections, arboretums) collections. |
| LO04 | Analyzes national and international regulations regarding biodiversity, biosafety, genetic erosion, and plant genetic resources, and communicates with relevant organizations in this field. |
| LO05 | Defines and explains the genetic and distribution centers of plants, the significance of endemic plants, plant formations, and plant groups. |
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. | 2 |
| PLO02 | - | Determines and solves the problems related to agricultural engineering as well as agronomy and breeding of field crops. | 1 |
| PLO03 | - | Graduates gain abilty to synthetize the basic concepts related to the field crops. | 1 |
| PLO04 | - | Rrecognises problems related to agricultural engineering,makes decisions and takes initiative to solve the problems. | 2 |
| PLO05 | - | Gains knowledge about sustainable agriculture, protection of environment and natural sources, biodiversity and conservation of genetic sources. | 5 |
| 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. | 1 |
| 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. | 1 |
| PLO09 | - | Gains ability to establish suitable research experiments for the purpose and the ability to interpret its results by scientific methods. | 1 |
| PLO10 | - | Works both individually and in a team. | 1 |
| PLO11 | - | Evaluates the learned knowledge by analytical and critical approach. | 3 |
| PLO12 | - | Internalizes the necessity of lifelong learning. | 3 |
| 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 | 3 |
| PLO15 | - | Shows respect to job ethic. | 1 |
| PLO16 | - | Becomes competent in the legislation and management systems related to agricultural engineering. | 3 |
| PLO17 | - | Becomes proficient in doing, applying, managing and monitoring plans and projects about agricultural engineering | 3 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PGR and their regions of diversity and endemic plants | Reading lecture topic from the course book and the articles about the topic | |
| 2 | What is biodiversity .biodiversity loss and threats. Mechanism of extinctions. Genetic erosion | Reading lecture topic from the course book and the articles about the topic | |
| 3 | Conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources. Seedbanks and genebanks systems | Reading lecture topic from the course book and the articles about the topic | |
| 4 | International regulations and treaty on plant genetic resources and national regulatory frameworks related to biodiversity, biosafety and PGR . Databases and Networks | Reading lecture topic from the course book and the articles about the topic | |
| 5 | Rare or endangered or threatened species. criteria to evaluate the extinction risk and threat categories. IUCN red list criteria | Reading lecture topic from the course book and the articles about the topic | |
| 6 | Genetic diversity: population genetics and conservation. Importance of genetic diversity, survival and adaptation, agricultural relevance. Agroecosystems and traditional agricultural practices: effect upon diversity and conservation strategies | Reading lecture topic from the course book and the articles about the topic | |
| 7 | Identify and apply the methods and techniques for genetic resources conservation and utilization and will be given homework on this topic | Reading lecture topic from the course book and the articles about the topic | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | exam | |
| 9 | Techniques of in-situ conservation | Reading lecture topic from the course book and the articles about the topic | |
| 10 | Techniques of ex-situ conservation | Reading lecture topic from the course book and the articles about the topic | |
| 11 | Newly identified species in plant genetic resources and its importance for biodiversity and the reasons for inspecting | Reading lecture topic from the course book and the articles about the topic | |
| 12 | Biodiversity is under heavy threat from anthropogenic overexploitation floods, earthquakes, fire, ect. opening new cultivation areaand urbanization | Reading lecture topic from the course book and the articles about the topic | |
| 13 | Evaluation information of plant material characters provide to use of plant genetic resources.for different purposes | Reading lecture topic from the course book and the articles about the topic | |
| 14 | Plant genetic resources of Turkey and role of endemic plants.Their use and conservation | Reading lecture topic from the course book and the articles about the topic | |
| 15 | PGR collecting studies in Turkey | Reading lecture topic from the course book and the articles about the topic | |
| 16 | Term Exams | Exam | |
| 17 | Term Exams | Exam |
Assessment (Exam) Methods and Criteria
| Assessment Type | Midterm / Year Impact | End of Term / End of Year Impact |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Midterm Exam | 100 | 40 |
| General Assessment | ||
| Midterm / Year Total | 100 | 40 |
| 1. Final Exam | - | 60 |
| Grand Total | - | 100 |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 16 | 16 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 78 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 3,12 | ||
| ECTS | 3 ECTS | ||