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Course Information

Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
INTRODUCTION TO VEGETABLE BREEDING	800200715230		3 + 0	3.0	8.0

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Language of Instruction	Turkish
Course Level	Graduate Degree
Course Type	Compulsory
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Goals	To give general information about plant breeding, the purposes of vegetable breeding, breeding criteria for vegetables, traditional and modern breeding methods, future perspectives for vegetable breeding, heterosis breeding and the shortening techniques of the breeding cycles to students.
Course Content	The aims of vegetable breeding, basic cytolologic and genetic characters of vegetables, genetic resources, reproductive biology, selective breeding methods, heterosis and new developments in hybrid seed production, quality aspects in vegetables and importance in breeding, techniques to shorten breeding methods and their practical applications.
Learning Outcomes	1) Review appropriate literatur on the vegetable breeding and conclusions 2) Have knowledge on the vegetable breeding and improvement purposes 3) Have skills on the selfing and crossing methods in vegetable crops 4) Have knowledge on the basic methods in vegetable breeding research area