Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
170500104105PLANT PHYSIOLOGYCompulsory245
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To teach about metabolic, growth and development mechanisms in plants.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Öğr. Gör. Mehmet Zeki KOÇAK
Learning Outcomes
1Learns basic metabolic events in plants
2Establishes the relationship between light and plant
3Learns plant growth and development events
4Learns the physiological effects of plant growth regulators in plants
5What is the meaning of stress in plants, what are the functions of plant secondary products in plants and how technology is applied to plants
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Chemical Composition of Plant Cells, Water and Cell, Water and mineral matter intake, transport and loss events in plants, Photobiology, photosynthesis, respiratory, Plant Developmental Physiology, Plant Growth Regulators, Photomorphogenesis, Plant Motion, Plant Secondary Products, Biotechnology, Stress Physiology in Plants
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Introduction, introduction to plant physiology, basic concepts
2An overview of physiological events in plant cells and cells.
3Water Collection - Water Loss - Soil - Plant - Water Relationships
4Plant Nutrients, Importing and Transporting Nutrients
5Photosynthesis
6Ecophysiology (C3, C4, CAM Metabolic Routes)
7Photosynthesis, Respiration and Lipid Metabolism
8Midterm
9Growth and Development Physiology I (Growth of Cell Wall, Vegetative and Generative Growth)
10Growth and Development Physiology II (Plant Growth Hormones-Auxins, Gibberellins, Cytokinins, Abscisic Acid, Ethylene, Brassinosteroids)
11Germination and Flowering Physiology, Photoperiodism
12Physiology of stress (drought, hot, freezing, salinity stress)
13Physiology of Movement: Displacement Movements, Tropism and Nettle Movements
14Final exam
15
Recommended or Required Reading
Kadıoğlu A., Bitki Fizyolojisi, Esen Ofset Matbaacılık, Trabzon, 2011.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
English
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14342
Discussion14114
Question-Answer14114
Team/Group Work14228
Field Trip133
Self Study14114
Individual Study for Mid term Examination818
Individual Study for Final Examination818
Homework14114
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)148
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