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| BIY3001 | Plant Nutrition | 3+0+0 | ECTS:6 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of BIOLOGY | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Faik Ahmet AYAZ | | Co-Lecturer | Dr. Nesrin ÇOLAK | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Bu dersin amacı öğrencilere makro ve mikro besin elementlerinin bitkilerin fizyolojisi ve biyokimyasına ve bitkisel üretime olan katkısını öğretmektir.
To learn physiological and biochemical functions of macro- and micro elements and their contribution to plant-based production |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | explain role of elements in plants | 3 - 6 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | understand element cycles in ecosystem | 3 - 6 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | explain transport mechanisms of elements in plants | 3 - 6 | 1, | | LO - 4 : | understand role of elemenets in plant-based production | 3 - 6 | 1, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Macro- and micro nutrients in plants, Transport mechanisms in plants, Physiological and biochemical roles of macro- and micro nutrients in plants, Photosynthesis and Cellular respiration, Element cycles in ecosystem. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | İntroduction to plant cell | | | Week 2 | Macroelements | | | Week 3 | Microelements | | | Week 4 | Intercelular transport | | | Week 5 | Intracelular transport | | | Week 6 | Physiological roles of nutrient elements | | | Week 7 | Photosyntesis | | | Week 8 | Respiration | | | Week 9 | Mid-term examination | | | Week 10 | Nitrogen fixation | | | Week 11 | Element cycles | | | Week 12 | Element cycles | | | Week 13 | Plant production | | | Week 14 | Plant production | | | Week 15 | Phytoremediation | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | Taiz, L and Zeiger, E. 2014; Plant Physiology and Development, The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Comp., California. | | | |
| 1 | Graham, L. E., Graham, L. J.M., Wilcox, W, 2004; Bitki Biyolojisi (Çev. Editörü: Kani IŞIK) Palme Yayıncılık, Ankara.
| | | 2 | Wink, M. 1999; Biochemistry of plant Secondary metabolism, Sheffield Academic Press, England | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 18/11/2023 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 05/01/2024 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 4 | 14 | 56 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 4 | 14 | 56 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 12 | 1 | 12 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 27 | 2 | 54 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 180 |
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