Mutagenic radiation, chemical mutagens, mutation types, mutagen effects in plants, induced mutation techniques, selections, mutation breeding methods, plant characters developing by mutation breeding, using mutations in hybridization brreding, induced mutations in somatic cells, characters developed by mutation breeding in self pollinating and vegetatif plants
Prerequisite(s)
Corequisite(s)
Special Requisite(s)
Instructor(s)
Professor Çimen Atak
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
Office Hour(s)
Teaching Methods and Techniques
Lecturer and student based presentations, laboratory experiments
Principle Sources
Harten, A. M. Van Mutation breeding:theory and practical applications, Cambridge University Press, 1998 ISBN 0 521 47074 9
Datta S.K., Role of Classical Mutation Breeding in Crop Improvement, Daya Publishing House, ISBN: 8170353548, 9788170353546, 2005
IAEA, Induced mutatin in tropıcal fruıi trees, IAEA, Vienna, 2009, IAEA-TECDOC-1615, ISBN 978–92–0–102709–2, ISSN 1011–4289
IAEA , Mutational analysis of root characters in food plants, IAEA, Vienna, 2006 IAEA-TECDOC-1493, ISBN 92–0–103106–8, ISSN 1011–4289
IAEA, Improvement of new and traditional ındustrial crops by induced mutations and related biotechnology, IAEA, Vienna, 2003, IAEA-TECDOC-1369,ISBN 92–0–101603–4,ISSN 1011–4289
Other Sources
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Using mutations in plant breeding
Teoric ppt presentation
2. Week
Mutagenic radiation, radiation sources and types
Teoric ppt presentation
3. Week
Absorption of ionizing radiation and the effects on DNA, plant material types and treatment conditions, preparations of seed samples, irradiations of the seeds and their planting in grow chamber
Teoric ppt presentation
Laboratory experiments and observations (2 weeks)
4. Week
Chemical mutagens, material types in chemical treatments and treatment conditions
Teoric ppt presentations
Laboratory observations
5. Week
Mutation types, genome, chromosome (structural and gene) and non-nucleus mutations
Teoric ppt presentations
Laboratory observations
6. Week
Mutagen effects in next generation after irradiation in seedy plants
Planting of M2 generations and observations of mutations
Homework
Teoric ppt presentation
Laboratory experiments and observations (2 weeks)
Induced mutation techniques in vegetative plantsi selections and mutation breeding methods
Induced mutation techniques in vegetative plantsi selections and mutation breeding methods
10. Week
Plant characteristics developed by mutation breeding: mor phology, adaptation, yield and quality
Homework
Teoric ppt presentation
11. Week
developed by mutation breeding: resistance to diseases and insects
Teoric ppt presentation
12. Week
developed by mutation breeding:Resistance to low and high temperature, drought and salinity
Teoric ppt presentation
13. Week
Using mutations in hybridization breeding, induced mutations in somatic cells
Teoric ppt presentation
14. Week
Disscussions on the characters developed by mutation breeding of self pollinating and vegetative plants
Student presentations
Teoric ppt presentations
15. Week
Final Exam
Exam
16. Week
Final Exam
Exam
17. Week
Final Exam
Exam
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
25
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations
2
30
Attendance
1
5
Final Exam
1
40
Program Outcomes
PO-1
To be able to determine the field related problems and analysis them to find the solutions as a specialist by using the knowledge coming from undergraduate level.
PO-2
To be able to develop and apply research strategies, which depend on the new technological achievements, for novel studies about molecular cell biology, plant biotechnology and molecular genetics fields on the basis of undergraduate qualifications.
PO-3
To be able to discuss field related subjects by using at least one foreign language.
PO-4
To be sensitive against public problems and be able to create solutions to these problems by synthesis of knowledge coming from other disciplines with the abilities and knowledge of the related field
PO-5
To be able to take independent decision in the frame of specialized knowledge and scientific approach about field and lead/proceed a project by using creativity skills.
PO-6
To be able to decide independently during solving the problem and contribute the group labor in harmony.
PO-7
To be able to present information which is supported by quantitative and qualitative data to groups in/outside of the field by written, oral and visually.
PO-8
To consider to behave properly in human rights and scientific ethics at research.
PO-9
To be able to use informatics and communication skills according required level for area.
PO-10
To obtain required quality about field in order to maintain higher academic degree
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
Radiation sources and learning of ionizing radiations
LO-2
Mutation will ve explain in the base of effects of ionizing radiation on DNA
LO-3
Mutagen types, determining of radiosensitivities of different plant parts, radiation deficiencies and determinnig of the mutants will be shown experimentally
LO-4
The positive and negative sides of mutations will be disscussed in the base of plant types and specialities
LO-5
Different mutation breeding methods used in developing several characters in plants will be disscused
