Information Package / Course Catalogue
Botany II
Course Code: TBY302
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to enable students to understand the evolutionary development of plants, their systematic groups, and their relationships with the environment from an agricultural production perspective; and to develop their ability to evaluate the origin, adaptation, and responses of cultivated plants to environmental factors.

Course Content

This course covers the evolutionary development and systematic classification of plants, within the framework of the origin and distribution of cultivated plants. The relationships between plants and their environment, adaptation mechanisms, and their importance in agricultural production are examined. Environmental factors affecting yield in plant production are evaluated at a general level. Furthermore, the effects of abiotic stress factors such as drought and salinity, as well as biotic factors, on plants are discussed from an agricultural perspective.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Defines taxonomic rules, plant nomenclature principles, and modern classification criteria.
2.Explains the characteristics of Türkiye's flora, its phytogeographic regions, and agricultural biodiversity areas.
3.Identifies and systematically classifies plant species of economic importance.
4.Evaluates plant diversity and distribution in terms of agricultural production and sustainability.
5.Evaluates stress adaptations affecting plant yield and biotechnological/current solution approaches.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Simpson G. M. 2012. Plant Systematics. Nobel Publishing (translation editors Aytaç Z. and Kaptaner İğci B.) pp 740
2.Plant Biology (2015). Graham E l, Graham M J & Wilcox W L. Palme Publishing.
3.Systematics of Seed Plants, Prof. Dr. Özcan Seçmen et al., Faculty of Science, Ege University, 2004.
4.Uygur F. N. 2000. Weed Science (General Information and Problematic Weeds in the Mediterranean Region). Çukurova University Faculty of Agriculture Publications, Textbook Publication No: A-69, 271 p.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The importance of course introduction and classification
Week 2 - Theoretical
Reasons for Turkey's rich plant diversity and plant gene centers.
Week 3 - Theoretical
The distribution of plants on Earth within the scope of plant geography (phytogeography).
Week 4 - Theoretical
Fundamental concepts in systematics, taxonomic categories, plant nomenclature rules, and modern taxonomic approaches.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Plant identification and description; key characters and keys used in diagnosis.
Week 6 - Theoretical
General characteristics of gymnosperms (open-seeded plants)
Week 7 - Theoretical
General characteristics of angiosperms (flowering plants); monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous plants.
Week 8 - Theoretical
The origin and evolution of cultivated plants, and the importance of their wild relatives in terms of breeding.
Week 9 - Theoretical
Poaceae (Grass) Family: Morphological characteristics, economic importance
Week 10 - Theoretical
Fabaceae (Legumes) and Asteraceae Families: Their distinctive morphological characteristics, agricultural, industrial, and economic importance.
Week 11 - Theoretical
The Solanaceae, Brassicaceae, and Malvaceae families: Morphological characteristics, agricultural importance, and model organisms in plant biology.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Adaptation mechanisms and resistance breeding developed by plants against environmental conditions (abiotic and biotic stress).
Week 13 - Theoretical
Sustainable agriculture, conservation of plant genetic resources, and agro-biodiversity.
Week 14 - Theoretical
Current technological approaches in the relationships between plant systematics, breeding and plant protection.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%5
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Assignment1213
Quiz1314
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination111112
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
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OÇ-2
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OÇ-4
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OÇ-5
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026