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ORM7264Plant Tissue Culture2+0+2ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseThird Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of FOREST ENGINEERING
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of DeliveryFace to face, Group study, Lab work , Practical
Contact Hours14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures and 2 hours of laboratory per week
LecturerProf. Dr. Ali Ömer ÜÇLER
Co-LecturerProf. Dr. Zeki YAHYAOGLU
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
The course aims to provide the students with a general knowledge of plant tissue culture biotechnological method in plant production and tree breeding studying.
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : define plant tissue culture as a plant production method3,5,71
PO - 2 : use tissue culture in tree breeding3,5,75
PO - 3 : learn preparing methods of media and media content used in tissue culture3,5,74
PO - 4 : learn sterile working in laboratory and effective using of laboratory3,5,74
PO - 5 : have knowledge about biotechnology.3,5,71
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), PO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Historical notes, tissue culture methods: anther culture, protoplast culture, callus culture, meristem culture, plant cell culture, embriyo culture. Applications area of plant tissue culture: production of virus-free plants, preservation of tissue culture, breeding, rapid propagation.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Introduction, Basic information for tissue culture
 Week 2Application of Plant tissue culture, Biyotechnology and tissue culture, tissue culture in plant breeding
 Week 3Laboratory facilities, laboratory units, laboratory equipment
 Week 4Media formulas and components, chemicals, plant growth regulators etc.
 Week 5Media preparation and sterilization, Liquid and solid media
 Week 6Explants and their preparation, sterilization, resources of explant
 Week 7Micropropagation methods, callus culture, meristem culture, anther culture, Laboratory experiment I
 Week 8Mid-term exam
 Week 9Cell culture, protoplast culture, protoplast isolation and fusion, embryo culture, somatic embryogenesis
 Week 10Laboratory experiment II
 Week 11Laboratory experiment III
 Week 12Laboratory experiment IV
 Week 13Laboratory experiment V
 Week 14Laboratory experiment VI
 Week 15Laboratory experiment VII
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Cell and Tissue Culture in Forestry, 1987; Volume I, J.M. Bonga and Don J. Durzan Editors, Martınus Nıjhoff Publishers. 422 p.
 
Recommended Reading
1Cell and Tissue Culture in Forestry, 1987; Volume II, J.M. Bonga and Don J. Durzan Editors, Martınus Nıjhoff Publishers. 447 p.
2Cell and Tissue Culture in Forestry, 1987; Volume III, J.M. Bonga and Don J. Durzan Editors, Martınus Nıjhoff Publishers. 416 p.
3Kyte, M. 1987. Plants from Test Tubes-An Introduction to Micropropagation, Timber Press. Portland, Oregon, 160 p.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 25/11/2016 1 30
Laboratory exam 13 13/12/2016 2 20
End-of-term exam 16 05/01/2017 1 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 2 14 28
Sınıf dışı çalışma 3 14 42
Laboratuar çalışması 2 14 28
Arasınav için hazırlık 2 7 14
Arasınav 2 1 2
Uygulama 2 14 28
Klinik Uygulama 0 0 0
Ödev 2 10 20
Proje 2 9 18
Kısa sınav 1 1 1
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 2 8 16
Dönem sonu sınavı 2 1 2
Diğer 1 2 8 16
Diğer 2 0 0 0
Total work load215