Information Package / Course Catalogue
Plant Physiology
Course Code: BKR223
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: Students are required, as part of the course "İMEU201 – Workplace Vocational Training" (30 ECTS) offered in the fourth semester, to undertake and successfully complete workplace vocational training for a minimum of 70 working days at enterprises designated in accordance with the provisions of the Aydın Adnan Menderes University Directive on Workplace Vocational Training.
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

Physiological events in plant production and transport of water from soil to plants, transport of nutrients from soil and leaves to root and stem, osmosis and diffusion events, metabolic processes such as photosynthesis and respiration are explained with physical and chemical principles.

Course Content

Basic terms and concepts, Cell growth and differentiation, Mechanism of plant growth regulators, biological effects and chemistry, Seed germination and seedling growth control with plant growth regulators.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Learn the importance of plant physiology in plant breeding
2.Gains knowledge of the processes such as germination, emergence and dormancy in plants and the role of plant hormones in these processes
3.Learns the plant transport system,the uptake and transport of water and plant nutrients
4.Understand the metabolic activities such as respiration, transpiration and photosynthesis in plants
5.Learn about stress physiology in plants.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Course notes of Lecturers
2.Presentations and Lecture Notes Compiled From Different Sources
3.İsmail Türkan, Lincoln Taiz, Eduardo Zeiger (2008). Bitki Fizyolojisi
4.Meslek yükseokulları için bitki fizyolojisi (2016). Armağan Kaya, Gülçin Beker Akbulut, Zehra Tuğba Murathan
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Giving information about the course content and the importance of physiology in plant breeding
Week 2 - Theoretical
Structure and properties of water, osmosis, plasmolysis, cellular entry and exit of water.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Water and its availability in soil, diffusion of water at plant root region and in soil
Week 4 - Theoretical
Water uptake by plants and transport by plant through xylem,structure of xylem tissue
Week 5 - Theoretical
Transpiration, structure of stomata and gutation phenomena
Week 6 - Theoretical
Soil solution, ion absorption by plants, transport of ions to the root effect area and uptake of nutrients by roots
Week 7 - Theoretical
Structure of phloem tissue, transport of organic compounds by phloem in plant
Week 8 - Theoretical
Effects of proteins, amino acids and enzymes on plant growth
Week 9 - Theoretical
Effects of substances such as carbohydrates, vitamins, lipids on plant growth
Week 10 - Theoretical
Germination, emergence, rooting and dormancy events in plants
Week 11 - Theoretical
Definition and importance of photosynthesis, prime reactions in photosynthesis, light and dark reactions, factors affecting photosynthesis
Week 12 - Theoretical
Respiration and its importance in plants, aerobic respiration and its stages
Week 13 - Theoretical
Classification of plant hormones, effects on plant growth and practical uses
Week 14 - Theoretical
General review of the course
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%10
Quiz1%10
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Assignment1213
Quiz1213
Midterm Examination1718
Final Examination1718
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)50
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
OÇ-1
2
4
3
OÇ-2
2
4
3
OÇ-3
2
2
2
OÇ-4
3
3
3
OÇ-5
3
3
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026