Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
BAB-23-105STRESS PHYSIOLOGY AND RESISTANCE BREEDING IN HORTICULTUREElective116
Level of Course Unit
Second Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The definition of stress, mechanism of action, determination of stress factors, investigate causes, use of resistant breeding techniques in horticulture
Name of Lecturer(s)
Yrd. Doc. Dr. M. Kenan Geçer
Learning Outcomes
1Learn to determination of stress factors and mechanisms
2Determination to affected high yield and quality factors
3Learn to morphological, anatomical and physiological structure.
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Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
The learned the causes of stress and problems in horticulture.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Definition of stress, types
2Water stress
3Salinity stress
4Temperature stress
5Light stress
6Nutrient stress
7Air pollution stress
8Midterm exam
9Definition of resistance breeding
10The relations between stress factors and resistance
11Techniques for resistance breeding
12Assessing of subject in the course
13The response of plants to stress
14The use of stress and resistance breeding, biotechnology applications
15Disease and pest resistance breeding
16Final exam
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Ağaoğlu, S., Çelik, H., Çelik, M., Fidan, Y., Gülşen, Y., Günay, A., Halloran, N., Köksal, A.İ., Yanmaz, R. “Genel Bahçe Bitkileri, A. Ü. Z.F. Eğitimi araştırma ve Geliştirme vakfı yayınları No. 5, 369 s., 2001. 2.Gerçekçioğlu, R., Bilgener, Ş., Soylu A., Genel Meyvecilik, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım Ltd. Şti., 480 s., 2008. 3.Hartmann, T.H., Plant Propagation Principles and Practices Prentice Hall, New Jersey, USA, 770 p,1997. 4.Günay A., Sebze Yetiştirme 280 p., 1996. 5.Westwood, N.M., Temperate-Zone Pomology Physiology and Culture, Timber Pres, Portland, Oregon, 523p, 1991. 6.Güleryüz, Muharrem (1988)Meyve ve Sebze Islahı(Ders notları) Atatürk Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi bahçe Bitkileri Bölümü Demir, İ. 1990. Genel Bitki Islahı. Ege Üniv. Ziraat Fak.Yayınları No: 496. İzmir.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
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Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Self Study1410140
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11515
Individual Study for Final Examination12020
Homework11010
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)188
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