| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapling Growing | ZBB417 | Elective | Bachelor's degree | 4 | Fall | 3 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Associate Prof. Dr. Melekber SÜLÜŞOĞLU DURUL
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) pply generative and vegetative production methods
2) Recognize the advantages and disadvantages of propagation techniques.
3) Recognize mother stock plants and growing conditions
4) Make storage and certification of seedlings
5) Explain the general principles of the production of virusfree seedlings
6) Explain the general principles of tissue culture
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Middle | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 2 | Low | No relation | High | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 3 | Low | No relation | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 4 | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | Middle | |
| 5 | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | High | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 6 | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | Middle | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Not Required
Course Contents
Production by seed, cutting and dipping techniques, properties of grafting and grafting techniques, rootstocks and characteristics, maintenance conditions of mother plants, success in grafting, graft compatibility, sapling dropped and transportation, classification and sapling certification, storage of saplings, production of virus-free plants (citrus fruits, etc.).
Weekly Schedule
1) The identification of sapling and sapling production techniques, general informations2) Generatif propagation, remove of seeds from fruit, storage of seeds.
3) Seed dormancy and pre-treatments
4) Seed viability tests, seed sown and germination physiology
5) Cutting propagation techniques and uses area, mother plant properties, cultivar treatments of mother plants, selection and uses of hormones.
6) Cutting collecting time, rooting media and special requests, rooting and evaluation of rooting.
7) Dipping techniques, usage areas and plantation of mother stock plots
8) Midterm exam
9) Grafting, grafting techniques. Limits of success in grafting, graft incompatibility, healing of wounds in grafting.
10) Rootstocks, properties and selection of rootstocks
11) Tissue culture and general properties
12) Virus-free plant production
13) Establishment and importance of breeding plant, seed, variety and rootstock collection gardens
14) Collecting, labeling, storage and transportation of saplings
15) Classification and certification of saplings
16) Final exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Drill and Practice
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade |
20% |
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Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
80% |
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Total | 100% | |||||||||||
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required