Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
0701206105BAHÇE BİTKİLERİ EKOLOJİSİ VE FİZYOLOJİSİElective364
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Objective of the course is origination of fruit species, growth, development and principles of survive, principles of reproduction and death, explanation under chemistry and physics rules
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1Being able to comprehend mainly physiological events important in especially production of horticultural plants and understand their importance in growing of horticultural plants
2Being able to comprehend plant structure; cell and organelles with specialized functions
3Being able to examine the physiological events occurred in growth and development of plants (from embryogenesis to senescence and cell died).
4Being able to comprehend description and classificaton of plant growth regulators, biosynthesis, metabolism and transportation of auxin, cyctokinin, gibberellin, abscisic acid and ethylene and examine their physiological effects on the plants.
5Being able to comprehend stress physiology (water, heat, salinity, air pollution) and comment its importance in horticultural plants.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1History, explanation and topics of biology
2Plant-water relationships
3Mineral uptake by plants
4Transportation systems of plants
5The importance and use of minearals in plants
6The effects of plant nutrient elements
7PNE needs of plants, the symptoms of excess and deficiency of PNE. Visa exam
8Midterm exam
9Growth rule
10Carbon assimilation (photosynthesis)
11Storage and transportation of assimilats
12Relationships between carbohydrates and plant development
13Vegetative and generative growth
14Reproduction and fertilization of horticultural plants
15Biochemistry of absision and senescence
16Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
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
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14684
Practice188
Laboratory2510
Self Study3515
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)120
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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