Information Package / Course Catalogue
Plant Physiology
Course Code: TAB105
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

To give information about basic facts and events related to plant metabolism.

Course Content

Chapters of Plant Physiology, Chemical composition of plant cells, water metabolism in plants, water uptake, loss and transport in plants, mineral nutrition in plants, solute transport, photosynthesis and chemosynthesis, transport of organic matter in plants, respiration and fermentation, lipid metabolism, assimilation of mineral nutrients, phytonutrients hormones

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. İlkay YAVAŞ
Learning Outcomes
1.Gains knowledge about the sub-branches of plant physiology and the chemical composition of plants. Understands the importance of water for life by learning the structure and properties of water. Understands the uptake, transport and loss of water in plants.
2.Understands the plant-mineral nutrient relationship and requirements. Understands the basic relationships between soil, roots and microorganisms. Comprehends the solute transport events in plants at the level of cells, tissues and organs.
3.Comprehends the light reactions phase of photosynthesis in detail. Photosynthesis; Understands carbon dioxide fixation reactions and carbon dioxide accumulation mechanisms. Understands and interprets how photosynthesis mechanism is affected by environmental factors.
4.Comprehend organic matter transport pathways and transport patterns
5.To be able to understand the basic processes of the respiratory event and the factors affecting these processes. Understand the Oxidative Pentose Phosphate Metabolic Path, Fermentation events. Gains information about lipid metabolism.
6.Comprehend the nitrogen cycle and biological nitrogen fixation, assimilation of mineral nutrients and plant hormones.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Taiz, L and Zeiger, E. 2007 Bitki Fizyolojisi (Çeviri editörü: İsmail TÜRKAN), Palme yayıncılık, Ankara
2.Kaçar, B., Katkat, V., Öztürk, Ş. 2002. Bitki Fizyolojisi. Nobel Yayınevi, Ankara
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to Plant Physiology, Chemical composition of Plant Cells
Week 2 - Theoretical
Structure and properties of water
Week 3 - Theoretical
Uptake and transport of water in plants
Week 4 - Theoretical
Water loss events in plants; transpiration, guttation and exudation
Week 5 - Theoretical
Mineral nutrition in plants, soil, roots and microorganisms
Week 6 - Theoretical
Dissolved matter transport
Week 7 - Theoretical
Photosynthesis; light reactions
Week 8 - Theoretical
transport in phloem (Mid exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Respiration (Glycolysis, Citric acid cycle, Electron Transport System and ATP synthesis)
Week 10 - Theoretical
Oxidative Pentose Phosphate Metabolic Pathway, Photorespiration, Fermentation
Week 11 - Theoretical
lipid metabolism
Week 12 - Theoretical
assimilation of mineral nutrients
Week 13 - Theoretical
Herbal Hormones
Week 14 - Theoretical
General Assessment
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Reading4028
Midterm Examination112113
Final Examination112113
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)76
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
OÇ-1
3
4
4
OÇ-2
3
4
4
OÇ-3
3
4
4
OÇ-4
3
4
4
OÇ-5
3
4
4
OÇ-6
3
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026