| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant Physiology | ZDF204 | 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 | |
| Instructor(s) |
Hülya TORUN |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | The aim of this course is to introduce main physiological processes occurred in plants and to teach the mechanism of plant physiological processes and effecting factors. |
| Course Content | Introduction To Plant Physiology, Chemical Composition of Plants, Water Metabolism in Plants, Movement and Uptake of Water in Plants, Uptake and Transport of Mineral Substances in Plant, Nitrogen Metabolism and Nutrition Cycles, Transport of Organic Substances in Plants, Water Loss Events in Plants, Photosynthesis and Chemosynthesis Respiration and Fermentation, Transport of Organic Substances in Plants, Growth and Development of Plants, Plant Stress |
| Learning Outcomes |
- explain basic concepts about the subject and the importance of plant physiology - explain the transmission system of plants, water and nutrient uptake and transport in plants - explain how the energy produced for the life of plants - explain to partitioning, translocation and allocation of asimilates - explain the major physiological processes in plants and the factors affecting them |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Definition of plant physiology, main principles and agricultural importance of plant physiology, | Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 2. Week | Plant-water relationships (water uptake mechanism and affecting factors), | Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 3. Week | Plant-water relationship (definition and mechanism of transpiration, main factors affecting transpiration), | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours |
| 4. Week | Introduction of plant nutrients and their functions, uptake and movement of plant nutrients, | Course Hours Visual Presentation Verbal Expression |
| 5. Week | Definition and importance of photosynthesis, the pigments acting in photosynthesis, photosynthetic reactions, | Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours |
| 6. Week | Factors affecting photosynthesis, partitioning and transport of photoassimilates, starch and sugar synthesis, | Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 7. Week | Definition and importance of respiration, the mechanism of respiration and affecting factors | Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 8. Week | Midterm Examination | |
| 9. Week | Nitrogen metabolism, | Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 10. Week | Nitrogen metabolism, | Course Hours Visual Presentation Verbal Expression |
| 11. Week | Movement physiology in plants (tropism and nasty), | Visual Presentation Course Hours Verbal Expression |
| 12. Week | Plant growth regulators, | Course Hours Visual Presentation Verbal Expression |
| 13. Week | Physiological events related growth and development in plants (emergence, dormancy, photoperiodism, vernalization, termoperiodism, etc.), | Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 14. Week | Abiotical and Biotical stress factors and their effects in plants, | Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation |
| 1) Taiz, L. & Zeiger, E.2008. Bitki Fizyolojisi Çeviri Editörü: Türkkan, İsmail.3. Baskıdan Çeviri. Palme Yayınlar, Yayın No:455, İstanbul. 2) Kacar, B., Katkat, A.V., Öztürk, Ş., 2002. Bitki Fizyolojisi. Uludağ Üniversitesi Güçlendirme Vakfı Yayın No: 198, VİPAŞ A.Ş. Yayın No: 74, Bursa. 3) 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40,60 |
| PY2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40,60 |
| PY3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40,60 |
| PY4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40,60 |
| PY5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40,60 |
| PY6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40,60 |
| PY7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40,60 |
| PY8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40,60 |
| PY9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40,60 |
| PY10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40,60 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preparation, After Class Study | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| Midterm 1 | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Midterm 2 | 1 | 14 | 14 |
| Final | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Practice | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Total Workload | 102 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 4.0 | ||
