Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
BAB-23-120DORMANCY PHYSIOLOGY OF FRUIT TREESElective136
Level of Course Unit
Second Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The aim of the cours is to teach principles of physiology of dormancy in fruits (seeds and fruit buds).
Name of Lecturer(s)
Yrd.Doç.Dr. Mücahit PEHLUVAN
Learning Outcomes
1The students learn about dormancy physiology, physiological and biochemical activities in fruit trees.
2Giving to students about dormancy topic, they learn benefits of this information in terms of practice fruit growing.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
The course goals are to teach the dormancy terminology of different organs like seed and buds with dormancy stage, deep dormancy, the end of dormancy, delaying flowering etc. Morever, in this course, other goals are to give students some imformation about the need of chilling and the sum of growing degree hours in temperate fruits.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Growth and development of fruits
2Dormancy of fruit seeds; physical dormancy, physiological dormancy
3The internal factors of affecting dormancy in fruit seeds; seed coat, plant growth regulators
4The external factors of affecting dormancy in fruit seeds; water, temperature, light, oxygen
5The techniques applied in seed germination
6Promoting and accelerating methods of seed germination
7Dormancy of fruit buds
8Midterm exam
9True, obligatory, proportional dormancy
10Apical dominancy of fruit trees
11Summer, winter and spring dormancy of fruit trees
12Theories about winter dormancy in fruit trees
13The chilling of fruit trees; effective chilling temperature and its duration
14The sum of growing degree hours in fruit trees
15General assessment about all topics and future projections
16Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
1. Güleryüz, M., 1982. Bahçe Ziraatında Büyütücü ve Engelleyici Maddelerin Kullanılması ve Önemi Atatürk Üniversitesi Yayınları No:599, Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları No:279, Tercümeler Sayısı No:20, Atatürk Üniversitesi Basımevi, Erzurum. ( Dr. Heinz Jansen’den çeviri). 2. Kacar, B., Katkat, V., Öztürk, Ş. 2002. Bitki Fizyolojisi. Uludağ Üniv. Güçlendirme Vakfı Yayını. Bursa, S. 563. 3. Eriş, A., 2007. Bahçe Bitkileri Fizyolojisi. Uludağ Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Ders Notları No: 11, VI. Basım, Bursa, S. 152. 4. İnternet
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
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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
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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