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Description of Individual Course UnitsCourse Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | OT139Y | Plant Stress Factors | Elective | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Level of Course Unit | Second Cycle | Objectives of the Course | The purpose of this course is to introduce students to environmental stress factors and to provide a comprehensive of knowledge on stress physiology and the effects of the factors on plants | Name of Lecturer(s) | Doç. Dr. Volkan GÜL | Learning Outcomes | 1 | At the completion of the course, the students should be able to: Understand the principles of basic plant structure, growth and development | 2 | Understand the processes affecting growth of plants | 3 | identify and define environmental factors that regulate growth and development of plants | 4 | Identify what types of environmental stress are typical for plant production | 5 | Explain how plants respond to environmental stresses, Understand and evaluate the constraints on crop production |
| Mode of Delivery | Normal Education | Prerequisites and co-requisities | no | Recommended Optional Programme Components | no | Course Contents | Producing stress-resistant plant varieties with biotechnological applications and likely to occur in the future
prevention of nutrition problems | Weekly Detailed Course Contents | |
1 | Stress: definitions and concepts | | | 2 | Photosynthesis and respiration | | | 3 | Light stress I | | | 4 | Light stress II | | | 5 | Cold and freeezing stress I | | | 6 | Cold stress and freezing stress II | | | 7 | Heat stress | | | 8 | Midterm | | | 9 | Drought stress, Oxygen stress | | | 10 | Salinity stress | | | 11 | Acidity and Alkalinity | | | 12 | Heavy metal stress | | | 13 | Air pollution and ozone stress | | | 14 | Global warming | | | 15 | Final Exam | NOT | NOT |
| Recommended or Required Reading | OZER H., 2010 Lecture Notes
1- Nilsen, E.T., Orcutt, D.M. 1996. The Physiology of Plants under Stress: Abiotic Factors. New York, John Wiley & Sons. 689 pp. 2- Pessarakli , M. 1989. Handbook of Plant and Crop Stress, 2nd edn , Revised and Expanded . Marcel Dekker, Inc ., New York , 1254pp. 3- Larcher W, 1995. Physiological plant ecology: ecophysiology and stress physiology of functional groups. Springer, Berlin. 506p. 4- Larcher, W. 1980. Physiological Plant Ecology. New York, Springer-Verlag. 5- Lambers, H., Pons, T. L. , Chapin, F. S., 1998. Plant Physiological Ecology. Springer Verlag. 6- Taiz L, Zeiger E., 2002. Plant physiology, 3rd ed. (chapter: Stress physiology). Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, MA. 7- Levitt, J. 1980. Responses of Plant to Environmental Stress. Vol. 1. New York, Academic Press. | Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods | | Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | SUM | 100 | |
Final Examination | 1 | 100 | SUM | 100 | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 30 | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 70 | SUM | 100 |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish | Work Placement(s) | no |
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Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 | Final Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 | Question-Answer | 10 | 5 | 50 | Self Study | 6 | 4 | 24 | Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 12 | 4 | 48 | Individual Study for Final Examination | 12 | 4 | 48 | Homework | 1 | 8 | 8 | |
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes | LO1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | 2 | 2 | | LO2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | 2 | 2 | | LO3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | 2 | 2 | | LO4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | 2 | 2 | | LO5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | 2 | 2 | |
| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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