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| Unit | INSTITUTE OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES |
| FIELD CROPS (PhD) | |
| Code | TB006 |
| Name | Plant Ecophysiologicial Research Techniques |
| Term | 2018-2019 Academic Year |
| Term | Spring |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Belirsiz |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
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Course Goal / Objective
The course aims to give basic information on techniques in crop productivity
Course Content
Measurement techniques in plant and crop biomass, growth and productivity, canopy structure, light interception, absorption and energy conversion, photosynthesis, respiration chlorophyll content and fluorescence, nitrogen uptake and remobilization, water content, water potential, transpiration, stomatal conductance.
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | The students should be able to use recent eco-physiological techniques in agricultural research |
| LO02 | The students should be able to use recent eco-physiological techniques in agricultural research |
| LO03 | The students should be able to use recent eco-physiological techniques in agricultural research |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | - | Graduates become a specialist on the field crops area by improving their skills. | |
| PLO02 | - | They comprehend interdisciplinary interaction in his specialization area. | |
| PLO03 | - | They can follow the latest developments in field crops area and get access to the knowledge source, gather this knowledge, reach new knowledge and synthesize by evaluating available studies and follow the innovations in his field. | |
| PLO04 | - | They can synthesize and interpret interdisciplinary knowledge by using theoretical and practical skills at a specialist level in field crops area. | |
| PLO05 | - | They find solutions for problems related to field crops by using research methods and establish cause effect relationships. | |
| PLO06 | - | They incorporate their knowledge on his special area by combining their knowledge with those from the other scientific areas and produce new knowledge and also solve the problems by using scientific research methods. | |
| PLO07 | - | They determine a problem independently in field crops subject, provide solutions, evaluate the results and implement whenever required. | |
| PLO08 | - | They are qualified to solve a problem in their field. | |
| PLO09 | - | They are equipped with analytical and critical thinking ability to direct their learning and to conduct advanced studies in their fields independently. | |
| PLO10 | - | They transfer current developments and their own studies in the field crops area systematically to the his working group and to different groups from other study fields orally or visually by supporting them with qualitative and quantitive data. | |
| PLO11 | - | They study and improve the social relationships and standards leading these relationship by a critical point of view and take action when needed. | |
| PLO12 | - | They are able to understand and translate an article written in a foreign language. | |
| PLO13 | - | They develop policy, strategy and experimental plans related to field crops area and evaluate obtained results within the framework of quality processes. | |
| PLO14 | - | They are sensitive about scientific and ethical values during the collection, interpretion and announcement of data related to their subject.They are also capable of teaching and checking these values. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basic principles of crop ecophysiology | Reading lecture topic from the course and other books, recent papers | |
| 2 | Measurement methods of plant micro climate conditions (light, temperature, humidity, wind) | Reading lecture topic from the course and other books, recent papers | |
| 3 | Determination of plant biomass and productivity | Reading lecture topic from the course and other books, recent papers | |
| 4 | Determination of plant biomass and productivity | Reading lecture topic from the course and other books, recent papers | |
| 5 | Plant growth analysis | Reading lecture topic from the course and other books, recent papers | |
| 6 | Study on morphology and anatomy of plant photosynthetic system | Reading lecture topic from the course and other books, recent papers | |
| 7 | Plant water relations, stoma conductivity, transpiration rate, water content and potential measurements. | Reading lecture topic from the course and other books, recent papers | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Reading lecture topic from the course and other books, recent papers | |
| 9 | Vegetation structure and light interception measurements. | Reading lecture topic from the course and other books, recent papers | |
| 10 | Leaf area, leaf area index measurement and calculation | Reading lecture topic from the course and other books, recent papers | |
| 11 | Photosynthesis and respiratory rate measurement | Reading lecture topic from the course and other books, recent papers | |
| 12 | Photosynthesis light and photosynthesis CO2 curve drawing | Reading lecture topic from the course and other books, recent papers | |
| 13 | Chlorophyll fluorescence measurement - Direct and indirect measurement of chlorophyll and other pigments (SPAD and other reflection indices). | Reading lecture topic from the course and other books, recent papers | |
| 14 | Membrane stability tests | Reading lecture topic from the course and other books, recent papers | |
| 15 | Nitrogen, protein and ash analysis | Reading lecture topic from the course and other books, recent papers | |
| 16 | Term Exams | Reading lecture topic from the course and other books, recent papers | |
| 17 | Term Exams | Reading lecture topic from the course and other books, recent papers |