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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
OT175Plant Stress FactorElective116
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
1At the completion of the course, the students should be able to: Understand the principles of basic plant structure, growth and development
2Understand the processes affecting growth of plants
3identify and define environmental factors that regulate growth and development of plants
4Identify what types of environmental stress are typical for plant production
5Explain 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
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Stress: definitions and concepts
2Photosynthesis and respiration
3Light stress I
4Light stress II
5Cold and freeezing stress I
6Cold stress and freezing stress II
7Heat stress
8Midterm
9Drought stress, Oxygen stress
10Salinity stress
11Acidity and Alkalinity
12Heavy metal stress
13Air pollution and ozone stress
14Global warming
15Final ExamNOTNOT
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
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities30
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities70
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
no
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Question-Answer10550
Self Study6424
Individual Study for Mid term Examination12448
Individual Study for Final Examination12448
Homework188
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)180
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