| Course Title | Code | Language | Type | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant Physiology | ZDF204 | Turkish | Compulsory | 4. Semester | 2 + 2 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| Prerequisite Courses | |
| Course Level | Undergraduate |
| Mode of delivery | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator | |
| Instructor(s) | |
| 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 |
| # | Öğrenme Kazanımı |
| 1 | explain basic concepts about the subject and the importance of plant physiology |
| 2 | explain the transmission system of plants, water and nutrient uptake and transport in plants |
| 3 | explain how the energy produced for the life of plants |
| 4 | explain to partitioning, translocation and allocation of asimilates |
| 5 | explain the major physiological processes in plants and the factors affecting them |
| Week | Topics/Applications | Method |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Definition of plant physiology, main principles and agricultural importance of plant physiology, | Interview Presentation (Preparation) Class Hours |
| 2. Week | Plant-water relationships (water uptake mechanism and affecting factors), | Class Hours Interview Presentation (Preparation) |
| 3. Week | Plant-water relationship (definition and mechanism of transpiration, main factors affecting transpiration), | Class Hours Presentation (Preparation) Interview |
| 4. Week | Introduction of plant nutrients and their functions, uptake and movement of plant nutrients, | Presentation (Preparation) Interview Class Hours |
| 5. Week | Definition and importance of photosynthesis, the pigments acting in photosynthesis, photosynthetic reactions, | Presentation (Preparation) Class Hours Interview |
| 6. Week | Factors affecting photosynthesis, partitioning and transport of photoassimilates, starch and sugar synthesis, | Presentation (Preparation) Interview Class Hours |
| 7. Week | Definition and importance of respiration, the mechanism of respiration and affecting factors | Presentation (Preparation) Class Hours Interview |
| 8. Week | Midterm Examination | |
| 9. Week | Nitrogen metabolism, | Presentation (Preparation) Class Hours Interview |
| 10. Week | Nitrogen metabolism, | Interview Class Hours Presentation (Preparation) |
| 11. Week | Movement physiology in plants (tropism and nasty), | Class Hours Interview Presentation (Preparation) |
| 12. Week | Plant growth regulators, | Class Hours Presentation (Preparation) Interview |
| 13. Week | Physiological events related growth and development in plants (emergence, dormancy, photoperiodism, vernalization, termoperiodism, etc.), | Presentation (Preparation) Interview Class Hours |
| 14. Week | Abiotical and Biotical stress factors and their effects in plants, | Class Hours Presentation (Preparation) Interview |
| No | Program Requirements | Level of Contribution | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | Skill of apply basic science and engineering knowledge and principles to Agricultural Engineering problems | ✔ | |||||
| 2 | He/she can use the information in his/her area to solve problems and use his/her applying skills in interdiscipliner studies | ✔ | |||||
| 3 | He/she can conduct an independed research in a specified area related with field crops | ✔ | |||||
| 4 | He/she can develop new strategic approaches and can produce solutions taking the responsibility, to the problems unexpected or faced in the practice related with field crops | ✔ | |||||
| 5 | He/she can develope a positive attitute to the lifelong education by knowledge and skils gained in field crops area | ✔ | |||||
| 6 | He/she can control the data collection, evaluation and publication, keeping cultural and scientific and ethical values and can teach these values. | ✔ | |||||
| 7 | He/she can develop strategy, policy and applying plans and can discuss the results obtained in the framework of quality management periods | ✔ | |||||
| 8 | Self-development skill following the developments in science and technology | ✔ | |||||
| 9 | He/she can transfer his/her works and the developlmets in his/her area in a written, audial and visual way. | ✔ | |||||
| 10 | He/she can evaluate the knowledge and skills in field crops area in specified level with a criticising approach | ✔ | |||||
| Program Requirements | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | DK5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| PY3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PY6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| PY8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| PY10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Ders Kitabı veya Notu | Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır. |
|---|---|
| Diğer Kaynaklar |
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| ECTS credits and course workload | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ders Dışı |
Preparation, After Class Study | 7 | 1 | 7 |
|
Sınavlar |
Midterm 1 | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Midterm 2 | 1 | 14 | 14 | |
| Final | 1 | 25 | 25 | |
| Practice | 14 | 2 | 28 | |
| Total Workload | 102 | |||
| *AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 | ECTS Credit of the Course | 4.0 | ||
