Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
VEGETABLE SEED PRODUCTION METHODS IN OPEN POLLINATED AND HYBRID VARIETIES 800200715090 3 + 0 3.0 8.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
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Goals To teach general principles of seed production from breeding to harvest stages and post harvest procedure according to the vegetable species in open pollinated and hybrid vegetables,
Course Content Impotance of seed in vegetable production, Seed sector in The World and Turkey, Vegetable seed production and its problems in Turkey, Ecological factors in vegetable seed production, Vegetable seed production techniques, Cultural treatments during seed production related to seed quality and yield, Harvesst methods of vegatable seeds and processing seeds (Drying, cleaning, classifications etc.), Importance of seed storage, seed storage structures, Hybrid seed production technology, Open pollinated and hybrid seed production in commercially impotant vegetable species.
Learning Outcomes 1) To teach stages of variety breeding in vegetables.
2) Plannig seed production.
3) To produce vegetable seed production in any vegetable
4) To teach technologies post harvest of vegetable seeds.
5) To gain necessity of learning during the life

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Seed formation Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Demonstration; Education Excursion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Methods of development of variety in vegetable breeding Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion

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3. Week Vegetable Seed industry in the World and Turkey Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion

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4. Week Ecology in vegetable seed production Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion

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5. Week IdenLocation Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion

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6. Week Methods of vegetable seed production in open field conditions Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Demonstration

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7. Week midterm exam Problem Solving; Case Study
8. Week Seed technology (Harvest, cleaning, classification, packaging) Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion

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9. Week Hybrid seed production technology Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion

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10. Week Hybrid seed production technology Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion

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11. Week Open field and hybrid seed production of vegetables belong to Solanaceae and Cucurbitaceae Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion

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12. Week Open field and hybrid seed production of vegetables belong to Leguminosae, Umbelliferae and Crucifera families. Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion

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13. Week Vegetable seed marketing Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion

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14. Week Student presentation Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion

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Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3DK4DK5
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*DK = Course's Contrubution.
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Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 3
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 2
Homework 4 9
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 2 5
Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time) 4 1
Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) 4 1
Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice , Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice) 14 2
Midterm Exam 1 2
Final Exam 1 2
1 2
4 6
1 2
14 2
14 2
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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Course Information
  • Course Information
  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload