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Description of Individual Course Units| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | BAB-23-150 | SEED PHYSIOLOGY | Elective | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| | Level of Course Unit | | Second Cycle | | Objectives of the Course | | To inform the students on seed viability and physiological changes | | Name of Lecturer(s) | | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Eren ÖZDEN | | Learning Outcomes | | 1 | -Seed formation, chemical constituents, desiccation tolerance, storage factors, seed vigour tests, dormancy, and breaking treatments, seed developement and importance for cultivation (ATP, GA3, osmotic structures etc.) hard seededness, imbibition injury, germination and its requirements |
| | Mode of Delivery | | Daytime Class | | Prerequisites and co-requisities | | - | | Recommended Optional Programme Components | | - | | Course Contents | | Seed formation, chemical constituents, desiccation tolerance, storage factors, seed vigour tests, dormancy, and breaking treatments, seed developement and importance for cultivation ( ATP, GA3, osmotic structures etc.) hardseededness, imbibition injury, germination and its requirements. | | Weekly Detailed Course Contents | |
| 1 | -Seed formation and seed parts,
-Tetrazolium tets and conditions,
-Seed hardseededness and its remove,
-New developments in seed physiology,
-Dormancy and field emergence,
-Field conditions and dormmancy,
-Dormancy and germination advancement treatments. | | | | 2 | Seed nutritional value | | | | 3 | Seed germination and its features | | | | 4 | Required conditions for germination | | | | 5 | Germination differences among the species | | | | 6 | Seed dormancy and its features | | | | 7 | Seed dormancy breaking treatments | | | | 8 | Midterm exam | | | | 9 | Mechanical and physiological dormancy breaking treatments | | | | 10 | Tetrazolium tets and conditions | | | | 11 | Seed hardseededness and its remove | | | | 12 | New developments in seed physiology | | | | 13 | Dormancy and field emergence, Field conditions and dormmancy | | | | 14 | Dormancy and germination advancement treatments | | |
| | Recommended or Required Reading | | Ellis, R.H. and Barret, S. (1994).Alternating temperatures and rate of seed germination in lentil. Annals of Botany, 74, 519-524.
Mavi, K., Mavi, F., Demir, I. and Matthews, S. (2014). Electrical conductivity of seed soak water predicts seedling emergence and seed storage potential in commercial seed lots of radish. Seed Science and Technology, 42, 76-86.
Chang, Y. K., K. J. Hwa, Y.Y. Rog, and L. S. Ho,. 1996. Effects of fruit maturity and afterripening period on the | | Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods | | | Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 60 | | Brain Storming | 1 | 20 | | Writing Paper | 1 | 20 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 60 | | Report | 1 | 20 | | Writing Paper | 1 | 20 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 50 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 50 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | | - |
| | Workload Calculation | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Problem Solving | 1 | 30 | 30 | | Brain Storming | 1 | 30 | 30 | | Writing Paper | 1 | 20 | 20 | | Criticising Paper | 1 | 30 | 30 | | Report | 1 | 30 | 30 | | Performance | 1 | 30 | 30 | |
| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes | | | * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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