SRP244 Agricultural Biotechnology

4 ECTS - 3-0 Duration (T+A)- 4. Semester- 3 National Credit

Information

Code SRP244
Name Agricultural Biotechnology
Semester 4. Semester
Duration (T+A) 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 4 ECTS
National Credit 3 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Ön Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Öğr. Gör.Dr. HAKAN KAVUR


Course Goal

To explain the importance of biotechnology in agricultural applications

Course Content

Course Introduction; Overview of Agricultural Biotechnology, New Strategies to Replace Antibiotics in Animal Feed, Flowering Genes and Possible Uses in Agriculture, Design, Manufacture, and Bioactivity of Engineered Fusion Proteins, Assessing Environmental Risks of Genetically Engineered Plants, Biotechnology in Potato Production, Applications of Cloned Animals in Biomedical Research, Transgenic Alfalfa to Produce Enzymes for Environmentally Beneficial Processes, Biotech and Food: Personal Choices and Public Policy, Mining the Arabidopsis Genome to Understand Plant Biology, Prion Diseases of Deer (CWD) and Cattle (BSE), Biocontrol of Pests and Pathogens in Agriculture and Forestry, Intellectual property, Economics and politics

Course Precondition

There are no prerequisites.

Resources

Lecture notes of the lecturer

Notes

There are no reference.


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Be skilled in explaining concepts and basic definition of biotechnology
LO02 Be able to understand and improve the applications in the area of agricultural of biotechnology
LO03 Be able to learn and use of the role in the plant breeding of biotechnology
LO04 Be able to understand the relationships between biotechnology and plant breeding
LO05 Be able to learn basic knowledge for studies in the area biotechnology and self improvement through following up innovations in science and technology
LO06 Gains knowledge about GMO plants.
LO07 Gains knowledge about the applications of biotechnology in the world and in our country.


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Knows the status of greenhouse production arount the world and in Turkey
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Knows the cover materials and structure techniques of greenhouses
PLO03 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal The effects and importance of global warming for Turkey and the world, learns the effects of climate change on agriculture and greenhouse air conditioning conditions. 4
PLO04 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Learns the cultivation of plants (summer and winter) in greenhouse and open ground theoretically and practically.
PLO05 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Knows the theoretical and applied ornimental plant production and harvest.
PLO06 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Learns herbal production techniques and uses these techniques to grow plants.
PLO07 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Learns the importance of agricultural mechanization in plant cultivation and the tools used.
PLO08 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Can scan resources, report and present about plants on the web (Google academic, pubmed etc.).
PLO09 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Recognizes diseases, pests and weeds in vegetables and ornamental plants, learns plant protection methods.
PLO10 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Enters the data of the parameters used in field studies into the computer.
PLO11 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Gains knowledge about the biology and systematics of plants grown in greenhouse. 4
PLO12 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Learns basic ecological concepts, learns the effects of agriculture on ecology. 4
PLO13 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Learns the impact of agricultural activities on the environment 4
PLO14 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Learns the effects of bioclimatic variables on agricultural activities. 4
PLO15 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Gets information about the activities that she can attend on the university campus.
PLO16 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Gets information about internship places and applications to these places.
PLO17 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Gains knowledge about metabolic activities in plants. 4
PLO18 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Gains knowledge about the importance of plant physiology in plant production. 3
PLO19 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Gains knowledge about Soil Properties (Cations adsorption – Anions adsorption – Soil Acidity, soil organic matter, soil structure, soil water, soil color) and soil Formation (Segregation and Fragmentation – Structure (Texture) – Clay Minerals).
PLO20 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Learns soil horizons, parent material, understands the importance of data obtained by soil science.
PLO21 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Understands the definition and scope of agricultural economy and the place and importance of the agricultural sector in the Turkish economy.
PLO22 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Learns the fertilizers used in plant nutrition and their importance.
PLO23 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Learns the micro and macro nutrients required for plant growth and the functions of these elements in plants.
PLO24 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Learns the necessary amounts of plant nutrients for plants and the importance of correct and balanced nutrition in plant production.
PLO25 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Learns soilless culture environments and makes cultivation in soilless agriculture.
PLO26 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Learns the importance of storage and the necessary conditions/conditions for the storage of harvested products.
PLO27 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Certified seed, hybrid seed etc. learns the concepts of seeds and the points to be considered in seed growing.
PLO28 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Learns the basic concepts of organic agriculture and vegetable growing with this method.
PLO29 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Learns the importance of occupational health and safety in agricultural activities and the measures to be taken.
PLO30 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Have general information about Atatürk's principles and the history of the revolution.
PLO31 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Learns languages ​​in terms of language and its importance, the birth, spread and structure of languages.
PLO32 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Learns tenses, auxiliary verbs, prepositions in English.


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Introduction to Biotechnology Preliminary research on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
2 The importance of tissue culture applications in plant breeding Preliminary research on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
3 Protoplast fusion Preliminary research on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
4 Meristem culture Preliminary research on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
5 Embryo culture Preliminary research on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
6 Haploid techniques Preliminary research on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
7 Somaclonal variation Preliminary research on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
8 Mid-Term Exam Preparing for the exam Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
9 Genetic markers Preliminary research on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
10 Marker assisted selection Preliminary research on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
11 Quantitative trait locus analysis Preliminary research on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
12 Gene transformation methods Preliminary research on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
13 Transgenic plants Preliminary research on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
14 Legal aspects of biotechnology Preliminary research on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
15 Concern and risks on Genetic Modified Plants Preliminary research on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
16 Term Exams Preparing for the exam Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
17 Term Exams Preparing for the exam Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 3 42
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 7 7
Final Exam 1 18 18
Total Workload (Hour) 109
Total Workload / 25 (h) 4,36
ECTS 4 ECTS