Education Information System

Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
Plant Physiology	ZTB208	4. Semester	2 + 2	3.0	4.0

Prerequisites

None

Language of Instruction	Turkish
Course Level	Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery	Face to Face
Course Coordinator
Instructors	Hülya TORUN
Assistants
Goals	To introduce main physiological processes in plants and to teach their mechanisms and driving factors.
Course Content	Physiological processes, their mechanisms and factors in plants
Learning Outcomes	- Students explain basic concepts and the importance of plant physiology. - Students explain the transmission system of plants, water and nutrient uptake and transport in plants. - Students explain energy production in plants. - Students explain to partitioning, translocation and allocation of asimilates. - Students explain the major physiological processes and driving factors.

Week	Topics	Learning Methods
1. Week	Definition of plant physiology, main principles and agricultural importance of plant physiology,	Practice Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
2. Week	Plant-water relationships (water uptake mechanism and affecting factors)	Verbal Expression Practice Visual Presentation
3. Week	Plant-water relationship (definition and mechanism of transpiration, main factors affecting transpiration),	Visual Presentation Practice Verbal Expression
4. Week	Introduction of plant nutrients and their functions, uptake and movement of plant nutrients,	Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Practice
5. Week	Definition and importance of photosynthesis, the pigments acting in photosynthesis, photosynthetic reactions	Visual Presentation Practice Verbal Expression
6. Week	Factors affecting photosynthesis, partitioning and transport of photoassimilates, starch and sugar synthesis	Practice Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
7. Week	Definition and importance of respiration, the mechanism of respiration and affecting factors	Practice Visual Presentation Verbal Expression
8. Week	MIDTERM EXAM	Course Hours
9. Week	Nitrogen metabolism I	Verbal Expression Practice Visual Presentation
10. Week	Nitrogen metabolism II	Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Practice
11. Week	Plant development and growth	Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Practice
12. Week	Movement physiology in plants (tropism and nasty)	Visual Presentation Practice Verbal Expression
13. Week	Physiological events related growth and development in plants (emergence, dormancy, photoperiodism, vernalization, termoperiodism, etc.)	Verbal Expression Practice Visual Presentation
14. Week	FINAL EXAM	Course Hours

Taiz, L. & Zeiger, E.2008. Bitki Fizyolojisi Çeviri Editörü: Türkkan, İsmail.3. Baskıdan Çeviri. Palme Yayınlar, Yayın No:455, İstanbul.

Kacar, B., Katkat, A.V., Öztürk, Ş., 2002. Bitki Fizyolojisi. Uludağ Üniversitesi Güçlendirme Vakfı Yayın No: 198, VİPAŞ A.Ş. Yayın No: 74, Bursa.

Kocaçalışkan, İ., 2008. Bitki Fizyolojisi, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, Yayın No: 1338, Ankara.

Program Requirements	Contribution Level	DK1	DK2	DK3	DK4	DK5	Measurement Method
PY1	4	4	4	4	4	4	40,60
PY2	4	4	4	4	4	4	40,60
PY3	2	2	2	2	2	2	40,60
PY4	1	1	1	1	1	1	40,60
PY5	5	5	5	5	5	5	40,60
PY6	4	4	4	4	4	4	40,60
PY7	2	2	2	2	2	2	40,60
PY8	3	3	3	3	3	3	40,60
PY9	2	2	2	2	2	2	40,60
PY10	2	2	2	2	2	2	40,60

*DK = Course's Contrubution.

	0	1	2	3	4	5
Course's Level of contribution	None	Very Low	Low	Fair	High	Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation		Written exam	Oral Exams	Assignment/Project	Laboratory work	Presentation/Seminar

Event	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Hours	12	2	24
Research	12	1	12
Practice	12	2	24
Midterm 1	1	3	3
Homework 1	1	18	18
Homework 2	1	18	18
Final	1	3	3
Total Workload			102
ECTS Credit of the Course			25.5 4.0