MANAGEMENT, EVALUATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES
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Course Title:
MANAGEMENT, EVALUATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES
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Course Code:
BAB5027
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Type of Course:
Optional
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Level of Course:
Second Cycle
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Year of Study:
1
6
Semester:
1
7
ECTS Credits Allocated:
6
8
Theoretical (hour/week):
3
9
Practice (hour/week) :
0
10
Laboratory (hour/week) :
0
11
Prerequisites:
12
Recommended optional programme components:
None
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Language:
Turkish
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Mode of Delivery:
Face to face
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Course Coordinator:
Prof. Dr. HATİCE GÜLEN
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Course Lecturers:
Prof.Dr. Meryem İpek Doç.Dr. Ahmet İpek
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Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:
hsgulen@uludag.edu.tr 224-2941477 Uludağ Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Bahçe Bitkileri Bölümü Nilüfer/Bursa
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Website:
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Objective of the Course:
The purpose of this course is to give advanced information about plant genetic resources, gene banks all around the World, management and conservation of the gene resources and their importance and usage in plant breeding.
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Contribution of the Course to Professional Development
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Learning Outcomes:
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Learn the importance of plant genetic resources;
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Learn gene banks and their functions;
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Learn the conservation and management of gene resources. ;
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Learn the importance of gene resources in plant breeding;
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Learn usage of gene resources in plant breeding;
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Course Content:
Week
Theoretical
Practical
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Giving outlines and the textbooks of the course.
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Importance of plant genetic resources, biodiversity, genetic origin in the World
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Importance of genetic resources in Turkey
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Management of gene resources
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National policy and legal regulations in conservation and management of gene resources
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Conservation methods of gene resources
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Gene banks and their management
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Importance of gene resources in plant breeding program and genetic works
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Principles of utilization gene resources in plant breeding program and genetic works
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Discussion of reference studies
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Discussion of reference studies
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Student projects
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Student projects
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Student projects
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Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:
Kazuo N. Watanabe, Eija Pehu 1997 Plant Biotechnology and Plant Genetic Resources. Academic Press, 247s. Michael Halewood, Isabel Lopez Noriega, Selim Louafi 2013 Crop Genetic Resources as a Global Commons, Challenges in International Low and Governance. Routledge, 424s.
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Assesment
TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES
NUMBER
PERCENT
Midterm Exam
0
0
Quiz
0
0
Homeworks, Performances
3
50
Final Exam
1
50
Total
4
100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade
50
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade
50
Total
100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE
Activites
NUMBER
TIME [Hour]
Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical
14
3
42
Practicals/Labs
0
0
0
Self Study and Preparation
14
1
14
Homeworks, Performances
3
18
54
Projects
0
0
0
Field Studies
0
0
0
Midtermexams
0
0
0
Others
0
0
0
Final Exams
1
70
70
Total WorkLoad
180
Total workload/ 30 hr
6
ECTS Credit of the Course
6
26
CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
