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BIY5080Growth and Development in Plants3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseSecond Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of BIOLOGY
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
LecturerProf. Dr. Rabiye TERZİ
Co-LecturerNone
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
To provide an understanding of plant growth and development events and to comprehend the physiological, biochemical and molecular mechanisms of these events.
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : Understand opportunities to develop skills and insight into the growth and internal organization of plants1,2,51,
PO - 2 : Learn the development of skills in presenting and discussing scientific materials.1,2,51,
PO - 3 : Understand opportunities to develop skills and İnsight into their responses to spontaneously generated or climate-induced signals1,2,51,
PO - 4 : Learn the factors which are stimulating plant development1,2,51,
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

 
Contents of the Course
Growth. Progress and pattern. Cell growth and differentiation. Vegetative development. Reproductive development. Plant movements. Phytohormones. Role of phytoormones in growth and development.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Growth, differentiation, morphogenesis in plants
 Week 2Cell growth and differentiation
 Week 3Differentiation in shoot and root
 Week 4Differentiation in stoma and tracheids
 Week 5Plant hormones
 Week 6Role of hormones in growt and development
 Week 7Molecular mechanism of auxins and signal transduction
 Week 8Molecular mechanism of gibberellins and signal transduction
 Week 9Mid-term exam
 Week 10Molecular mechanism of cytokinins and signal transduction
 Week 11Molecular mechanism of ethylene and signal transduction
 Week 12Molecular mechanism of abscisic asit and signal transduction
 Week 13Other phytohormones and their molecular effect mechanisms
 Week 14Biotic stress effects on plant growth
 Week 15Abiotic stress effects on plant growth
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Kadioglu, A, 2007; Bitki Fizyolojisi, Esen Ofset,Trabzon.
2Malcolm B. Wilkins, ELBS, 1984; Advanced Plant Physiology, Longman Scientific & Tevhnical Group, UK.
3Taiz, L and Zeiger, E. 2019; Bitki Fizyolojisi ve Gelişimi (Çeviri editörü: İsmail TÜRKAN), Palme yayıncılık, Ankara.
 
Recommended Reading
1Taiz, L and Zeiger, E. 2014; Plant Physiology and Development, The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Comp., California.
2Salisburg, F. B. and Ross, C. W., 1985; Plant Physiology,Wadsworth Publishing Company, California.
3Kadioglu, A., Kaya, Y. 2009; Genel Botanik, Esen Ofset, Trabzon
4Graham, L. E., Graham, L. J.M., Wilcox, W, 2004; Bitki Biyolojisi (Çev. Editörü: Kani IŞIK) Palme Yayıncılık, Ankara.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 25/11/2021 1 30
In-term studies (second mid-term exam) 12 15/12/2021 1 20
End-of-term exam 16 13/01/2022 1,5 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 15 45
Sınıf dışı çalışma 3 15 45
Laboratuar çalışması 0 0 0
Arasınav için hazırlık 14 1 14
Arasınav 2 1 2
Uygulama 0 0 0
Klinik Uygulama 0 0 0
Ödev 0 0 0
Proje 0 0 0
Kısa sınav 0 0 0
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 2 15 30
Dönem sonu sınavı 1 1 1
Diğer 1 16 3 48
Diğer 2 5 8 40
Total work load225