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| Unit | FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE |
| PEDOLOGY AND PLANT FEEDING PR. | |
| Code | BBT210 |
| Name | Plant Physiology |
| Term | 2017-2018 Academic Year |
| Semester | 4. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 3 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Üniversite Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | C Compulsory |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. SELİM EKER |
| Course Instructor |
Prof. Dr. SELİM EKER
(Bahar)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
Investigate the vital activities of plants within the scope of physical and chemical principles; learn about physical and chemical changes in plant cells and organs, learn about plant growth and development processes and motion physiology; effects of environment on these issues.
Course Content
Structure of plant cells, water metabolism in plants, uptake and transport of water and nutrients, water loss in plants, photosynthesis, nitrogen and sulfur assimilation in plants, transport of photosynthetic products, respiration, plant growth and development, hormones, movement physiology, stress physiology
Course Precondition
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | - | Has basic knowledge generally in Agricultural Sciences and specifically in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition | |
| PLO02 | - | Owns basic scientific information on plant nutrients and their applications which ensure healty nutritions of plants for high quality and economic plant production | |
| PLO03 | - | Understands the principles of ecological farming in point of sustainable and ecological farming | |
| PLO04 | - | Has the ability to identify, define, formulize and solve engineering problems. Choses and applies the appropriate analytical and modelling techniques for this purpose. | |
| PLO05 | - | Assimilates the information which is used for soil conservation, protection against every kinds of misuses and pollution | |
| PLO06 | - | Analyses soils, their components or their actual process and plans them to accomplish the requirements of sustainable agriculture principles under real limitations | |
| PLO07 | - | Prepares nutritional programmes for regular nutrition of plants cultivated in each kinds of soil or soilless growing medium | |
| PLO08 | - | Leads to the application and development of new technolgies, methods and measuring systems in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition area, under the scope of scientific, economic and rational uses of agricultural areas, | |
| PLO09 | - | Gains the perfection in every kinds of soil, plant, fertilizer and water analyses and their interpretations | |
| PLO10 | - | Carries the effective working ability and self-confidence for taking the responsibility in solo and team works | |
| PLO11 | - | Accesses to information and searches literatures for this purpose ,uses databases and other sources | |
| PLO12 | - | Has the awareness for following the developments in science and technology and renewing them continuously | |
| PLO13 | - | Builds effective oral and written communication in Turkish and has enough knowledge in at least one foreign language | |
| PLO14 | - | Constantly improve themselves with determining their training needs in accordance with their interests and abilities in the scientific, cultural, artistic and social fields in addition to their professional development | |
| PLO15 | - | Gains consciousness for professional and ethical resposibilities | |
| PLO16 | - | Has enough awareness of project management, workplace applicaitons, health of workers, and environemt and job safety | |
| PLO17 | - | Be aware of the legal results of their activities | |
| PLO18 | - | Achieves awareness of the universal and public results of professional solutions and applicaitons and understands the importance of entrepreneurship and modernism |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Structure of plant cells and enzymes | pre-reading | |
| 2 | Water metabolism, water uptake and transport | pre-reading | |
| 3 | Nutrient uptake and transport | pre-reading | |
| 4 | Water loss processes in plants | pre-reading | |
| 5 | Introduction to photosynthesis and pigments | pre-reading | |
| 6 | Light energy and reactions in photosynthesis | pre-reading | |
| 7 | Nitrogen and sulfur assimilation in plants | pre-reading | |
| 8 | Mid-term Exam | General study | |
| 9 | Transport and distribution of photosynthetic products | pre-reading | |
| 10 | Respiration | pre-reading | |
| 11 | Comparison of respiration and photosynthesis, factors effecting the respiration | pre-reading | |
| 12 | Plant growth and development | pre-reading | |
| 13 | Plant growth regulators (hormones), growth promoters and inhibitors | pre-reading | |
| 14 | Physiological processes related to growth-development and movement physiology | pre-reading | |
| 15 | Stress (drought, temperature, salt, cold and etc.) physiology | pre-reading | |
| 16 | Final Exam | General study | |
| 17 | Final Exam | General study |
Assessment (Exam) Methods and Criteria
| Assessment Type | Midterm / Year Impact | End of Term / End of Year Impact |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Midterm Exam | 100 | 40 |
| General Assessment | ||
| Midterm / Year Total | 100 | 40 |
| 1. Final Exam | - | 60 |
| Grand Total | - | 100 |