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| BIY5320 | Germination of Seeds | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Second 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. Asim KADIOĞLU | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | It is aimed to inform graduate students about the metabolic events that occur during seed germination of higher plants and the researches on this subject. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Explain seed structure and mechanism of seed germination. | 1,2,3 | 1,5 | | PO - 2 : | Analyze multiple types of seed dormancy. | 1,2,3 | 1,5 | | PO - 3 : | Comprehend the general physiological and biochemical mechanism of seed germination and postgermination. | 1,2,3 | 1,5, | | PO - 4 : | Learn information about effects of biotic and abiotic factors on germination | 1,2,3 | 1,5 | | 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), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Structure. Chemical composition of seeds. Factors affecting germination. Dormancy. Germination inhibition and stimulation. Metabolism of germinating seeds. Effect of germination inhibitors and stimulators on metabolism and their possible regulatory role. Ecology of germination. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Intoduction to germination physiology | | | Week 2 | The development of the seed and the structure of seeds and seedlings | | | Week 3 | Chemical composition of seeds | | | Week 4 | Factors affecting germination (water and gases) | | | Week 5 | Factors affecting germination (light and phytochrome) | | | Week 6 | Factors affecting germination (temperature) | | | Week 7 | Primery and secondary dormancy | | | Week 8 | Germination inhibition and stimulation | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Metabolism of germinating seeds | | | Week 11 | Student's presentation | | | Week 12 | Student's presentation | | | Week 13 | Germination stimulators and inhibitors on metabolism - their effects and their possible regulatory role | | | Week 14 | germination and plant hormones | | | Week 15 | Seeds and other methods of propagation and their use by man | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Mayer, A. M., Poljokoff-Mayber, A. 1987.The Germination of Seeds, Pergamon Press, New York. | | | |
| 1 | Kadioglu, A, 2016; Bitki Fizyolojisi, Gündüz Ofset Matbaacılık,Trabzon.
| | | 2 | Taiz, L and Zeiger, E. Moller IM, Murphy, A., 2019 Bitki Fizyolojisi ve Gelişimi (Çeviri editörü: İsmail TÜRKAN), Palme yayıncılık, Ankara.
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| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 15/04/2024 | 1 | 30 | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 13 | 15/05/2024 | 1 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 10/06/2024 | 1,5 | 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 | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 3 | 10 | 30 | | Arasınav | 2 | 3 | 6 | | Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 4 | 14 | 56 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 7 | 7 | | Total work load | | | 225 |
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