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Course Description Course Name : Plant Breeding in Horticulture Course Code : BBP310 Course Type : Compulsory Level of Course : First Cycle Year of Study : 3 Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks) ECTS : 5 Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. NEBAHAT SARI Prof.Dr. TURGUT YEŞİLOĞLU Learning Outcomes of the Course : Students will have learn the methods of maintaining genetic resources Students will have learn Breeding strategy and the methods used in breeding. Students will have learn plant breeding programs, which according to the type and purpose, and what methods will apply. Students will have learn doing breeding programs. Students will have learn doing selection breeding, hybridization and mutation breeding. Students will have learn biotechnological methods used in breeding. Students will have learn resistance breeding and rootstock breeding. Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : Explains the principles and methods of breeding of horticultural crops. Course Contents : Annual and perennial horticultural plants and features of a breeding, breeding methods, polyploidy and properties of chimeras, mutation and mutagens, selection breeding in perennial, selection breeding in annual, combination, reverse hybridization and FI hybrid variety breeding methods, genetic resources and centers around the world in different plants , somatic hybridization, somaclonal selection, rootstocks breeding strategy for productivity improvement and resistant breeding to biotic and abiotic factors. Language of Instruction : Turkish Work Place : Classroom andl fruit orchards greenhouses, vegetable areas of Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Cukurova   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 Presentation of the course program, learning outputs and matching them with program outputs. Introduction to plant breeding and the role of genetic variability on breeding Reading of the papers about the lecture Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion 2 Breeding strategy and main components of breeding. Basic knowledge on main breeding techniques. Reading of the papers about the lecture Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion 3 Description of mutation breeding, mutation types. Special issues affecting the success in mutation breeding. Mutation breeding. Reading of the papers about the lecture Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion 4 A mutation breeding program sample for perennial plants. Possible usages of tissue culture for plant breeding Reading of the papers about the lecture Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion 5 Description and importance of ploidy manipulation. Aims of ploidy manipulation. Characteristics of polyploid plants and their area of usage Reading of the papers about the lecture Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion 6 Description and importance of selection and its types. Factors affecting the choice of genotype. Special issues important for selection. A clonal selection sample for perennial plants Reading of the papers about the lecture Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion 7 Selection breeding Reading of the papers about the lecture Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion 8 Combination breeding Reading of the papers about the lecture Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion 9 Backcross breeding, interspecific breeding Reading of the papers about the lecture Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion 10 F1 hybrid (heterosis) breeding Reading of the papers about the lecture Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion 11 Mid-Term Exam Reading of the papers about the lecture Writen exam 12 Rootstock breeding Reading of the papers about the lecture Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion 13 Resistance breeding in horticultural crops Reading of the papers about the lecture Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion 14 Breeding for resistance to biotic and abiotic factors Reading of the papers about the lecture Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion 15 Biotechnologic methods used in Plant Breeding Reading of the papers about the lecture Straight narrative technique, power point presantation and discussion 16/17 Final Exam Reading of the papers about the lecture Writen exam   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  Notes prepared by using different sources and transferred to electronic media, presentation, enriched with photos  • Methods in Fruit Breeding  • Advances in Fruit Breeding  • Plant Breeding Systems  • Breeding in Vegetable Crops  • Fı hybrid Cultivar Development Required Course Material(s)   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 100     Homeworks/Projects/Others 0 0 Total 100 Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40   Final Assessments 100 Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60 Total 100   Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes # Key Learning Outcome Contribution* 1 To have sufficient theoretical knowledge in basic engineering and agricultural engineering 3 2 To have sufficient theoretical knowledge in basic horticulture and also fruit, vegetable, vitis and ornamental growing and breeding subjects 5 3 To have technical kknowledge in subjects related to horticulture 3 4 Finding the source of environmental, biological, technical and economical problems in horticulture those reduce yield and quality and developing solutions based on researches 2 5 To define, entitle and grow fruit, vegetable, vineyard and ornamentals 2 6 Breeding in Horticulture, developing new cultivars and producing propagation materials of new developed varieties 5 7 Using and applying biotechnology in horticulture 3 8 Applying methods for preserving genetic resources and environment for sustainable usage in horticulture 5 9 Irrigation, fertilization, defining pests and diseases, considering and assaying changes after post-harvest storage in horticulture 2 10 Obatining data in horticulture, researching, considering, recording, consulting and expert ability, project writing and applying 3 11 Recognizing different roles those enchance the individual skills and undertaking role as a member of the work team and having skills in terms of team work under different conditions 2 12 Accessing to the relevant information for the purpose, analytical thinking and planning, questioning, having an exploratory and creative vision and using the obtained knowledge for the benefit of society 3 13 Transfering knowledge to filed working people with different levels, concacting, data presenting. Moreover updating theirselves in terms of science, culture, art and social areas regarding their individual interest and skills. 3 14 Establishing-managing orchards, greenhouses and vineyards 1 * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).   Student Workload - ECTS Works Number Time (Hour) Total 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 15 15     Final Exam 1 25 25 Total Workload: 124 Total Workload / 25 (h): 4.96 ECTS Credit: 5