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| ORM7260 | Advanced Plant Propagation Methods | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of FOREST ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Group study, Lab work , Practical | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Ali Ömer ÜÇLER | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course aims to provide the students with a general knowledge of plant propagation methods, to help them use their knowledge to understand application principles of propagation methods in plant production and reproduction. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | define plant propagation methods | 1,5,6 | 1 | | PO - 2 : | apply vegetative propagation methods | 1,5,6 | 1 | | PO - 3 : | apply different hormone applications in cutting propagation | 1,5,6 | 5 | | PO - 4 : | apply some nursery workings | 1,5,6,9 | 6 | | 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 | | |
| Basic methods in plant propagation. Macrovegetative propagation. Enhancing process of the rooting of cutting. Other vegetative propagation techniques and their applications. Special budding techniques. Timing in the propagation by cutting. Timing in the propagation by budding. Timing in the transplanted. Covered seedling propagation media and combinations. The techniques for tall seedling propagation. Pruning and forming techniques. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction, General aspects of propagation | | | Week 2 | Seed propagation, general priciples of propagation from seeds, stages of seed development, harvesting, storage and use | | | Week 3 | Techniques of propagation by seed; Seedling production systems | | | Week 4 | Principles of propagation by cuttings, Adventitious root and shhot formation, Selection and maintenance of stock plants to maximize cutting propagation. | | | Week 5 | Techniques of propagation by cuttings, cutting types, rooting media, hormone application | | | Week 6 | Techniques of propagation by grafting and budding | | | Week 7 | Layering and its natural modifications | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Propagation by specialized stems and roots, bulbs, tubers, rhizomes | | | Week 10 | Principles and practices of clonal selection | | | Week 11 | Production of mature plant and its pruning, production of shaped plants | | | Week 12 | Principles of tissue culture and micropropagation | | | Week 13 | Techniques for Micropropagation and procedures | | | Week 14 | Propagation of ornamental trees and shrubs | | | Week 15 | Propagation of selected annuals and herbaceous perennials used as ornamentals | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Hartmann, H.T., Kester, D.E., Davies, F.T., Robert, L. 2002; Plant Propagation Principles and Practices, Printice Hall, Seventh Edition, 880 p. New Jersey. | | | |
| 1 | Macdonald, B. 1999. Practical Woody Plant Propagation for Nursery Growers, Timber Press. Sixth printing, Oregon. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | | 1 | 30 | | Quiz | 3 | | 1 | 5 | | Presentation | 12 | | 1 | 10 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 10 | | 1 | 5 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 2 | 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 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 2 | 7 | 14 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Ödev | 3 | 12 | 36 | | Proje | 3 | 10 | 30 | | Kısa sınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 2 | 9 | 18 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Diğer 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | | Total work load | | | 200 |
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