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| Unit | FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE |
| PEDOLOGY AND PLANT FEEDING PR. | |
| Code | ZMT308 |
| Name | Plant Biochemistry |
| Term | 2017-2018 Academic Year |
| Semester | 6. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 4 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Belirsiz |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | E Elective |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. EMİN BÜLENT ERENOĞLU |
| Course Instructor |
Prof. Dr. EMİN BÜLENT ERENOĞLU
(Bahar)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
This lecture aims to give the students the basic knowledge sufficient for plant production on behaviors of plant nutrients in soils, uptake and transport of them in plants, metabolisms and functions of absorbed plant nutrients, and management and improvement of plant nutrients
Course Content
In this lecture, basic information on following topics is given: (i) pursuits, targets, history anda basic concepts of plant nutrition, (ii) roots, cell-wall, apoplast, (iii) uptake and radial movement of plant nutrients, (iv) xylem and phloem transports of plant nutrients, (v) photosynthesis and assimilate production, (vi) plant hormones, (vii) metabolisms and functions of plant nutrients, (viii) yield-laws and fertilizer requirement, and (ix) organic ve mineral fertilizers and application methods
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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 | Introduction - Energy Production in Plant Cells | - | |
| 2 | Energy Production in Plant Cells | Lecture notes and source books | |
| 3 | Photosythesis in C3-plants: Benson-Calvin Cycle and Photorespiration | Lecture notes and source books | |
| 4 | CO2 Condensation Mechanisms: C4-Photosythesis and CAM | Lecture notes and source books | |
| 5 | Carbohdrates Biochemistry | Lecture notes and source books | |
| 6 | Plant Lipids - Metabolisms and Functions | Lecture notes and source books | |
| 7 | Nitrogen Fixation | Lecture notes and source books | |
| 8 | MID-TERM EXAM | Lecture notes and source books | |
| 9 | Nitrogen Metabolism | Lecture notes, source books | |
| 10 | Secondary Metabolism | Lecture notes, source books | |
| 11 | Plant Pigments | Lecture notes and source books | |
| 12 | Genome Organisation and Protein Synthesis in Plants | Lecture notes and source books | |
| 13 | Management of Self-expression of Gene | Lecture notes and source books | |
| 14 | Molecular Control of Development | Lecture notes and source books | |
| 15 | Cell Culture, Transformation and Gene Technology | Lecture notes and source books | |
| 16 | FINAL EXAM | Lecture notes and source books | |
| 17 | FINAL EXAM | Lecture notes and source books |
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 |