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| BIY4024 | Plant Biotechnology | 3+0+0 | ECTS:5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of BIOLOGY | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Nesrin ÇOLAK | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Faik Ahmet AYAZ | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The aim of this course focuses on the principles and concepts of plant biotechnology, addressing the methods employed in the improvement and increase potentials of plants and plant products by using tissue and cell culture and genetic engineering techniques. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | explain the basic principles and rules validated in plant tissue culture laboratories | 1,7,9,11 | 1,5 | | LO - 2 : | evaluate the feasible potentials of plant biotechnology in agriculture, food, medicine and chemical industries | 1,11,12 | 1,5 | | LO - 3 : | interprete economical and social importance with respect to humankind's benefits | 1,11 | 1,5 | | LO - 4 : | explain the methodology for the production of trasgenic plants | 1,11 | 1,5 | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| History and development of plant tissue culture techniques, basic research fields of plant biotechnology, laboratory techniques and principles, organogenesis, somatic embryogenesis, protoplast culture and somatic hybridization, embryo cultures, meristem cultures, germplasm storage, micropropagation, secondary metabolite production, methods employed in genetic engineering ve transgenic plants. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Plant tissue cultures; history and its progress | | | Week 2 | Basic investigation fields, laboratory techniques and principles | | | Week 3 | Callus and cell suspension cultures, growth kinetics | | | Week 4 | Organogenesis | | | Week 5 | Somatic embryogenesis and artificial seed production | | | Week 6 | Protoplast cultures ans somatic hybridisation | | | Week 7 | Embryo cultures | | | Week 8 | Meristem cultures; germplasm storage and micropropagation | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Production of disease-free plants | | | Week 11 | Haploid plant production; pollen and ovarium cultures | | | Week 12 | In vitro secondary metabolite production | | | Week 13 | Student's presentation | | | Week 14 | Methods employed in genetic engineering and transgenic plants | | | Week 15 | Analysis of transgenic plants and ethical aspects | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Kirakosyan A. and Kaufman P.B. (2009); Recent Advances in Plant Biotechnology. Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York, 409 p. | | | |
| 1 | Babaoğlu, M, Gürel, E. ve Özcan S. 2002;. Bitki Biyoteknolojisi, Cilt 1 (374 p) ve Cilt 2 (456 p) . Selçuk Üniversitesi Vakfı Yayınları. Konya | | | 2 | Murphy, D. J. , Murray B. G. and Thoma, B. 2003;. Encyclopedia of Applied Plant Sciences. Vol I-II and III. Academic Press, London. 1526 p. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 20/04/2022 | 1 | 30 | | Presentation | 10
14 | 25/05/2022 | 3 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 13/06/2022 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 3 | 8 | 24 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 6 | 9 | 54 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Diğer 1 | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Total work load | | | 150 |
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