Information Package / Course Catalogue
Stress and Adaptation Mechanisms in Plants
Course Code: ZBY634
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

To teach the adaptation mechanisms that develop against stress and stress factors in plants, to explain the antioxidant defense system and the effect of plant growth regulators. Improvement of stress resistance in plants.

Course Content

Biotic and abiotic stress in plants, heat stress, drought stress, salinity stress, light stress, heavy metal stress. Reactive oxygen species and antioxidant enzymes. Approaches to the development of stress-resistant genotypes

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Learns the stress and stress factors in plants.
2.Have knowledge about reactive oxygen species.
3.Learns stress adaptation in plants.
4.Can apply stress in vitro.
5.Have knowledge about stress physiology and adaptation mechanisms in plants .
6.Have knowledge about durable breeding methods and can prepare project.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Sunkar, 2010. Stress Tolerance in Plants. Springer New York dordrecht Heidelberg, London
2.J.M. Al-Khayri et al. 2013. Advances in Plant Breeding Strategies: Agronomic, Abiotic and Biotic Stress Traits, Springer, International Publishing Switzerland.
3.Sergey Shabala. 2017. Plant Stress Physiology, 2nd Edition. CAB International, UK
4.Madhava Rao, K.V, Raghavendra, A.S., Janardhan Reddy, K. 2006. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Stress Tolerance in Plants.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The concept of stress in plants
Week 2 - Theoretical
Information about biotic and abiotic stress
Week 3 - Theoretical
Oxidative damage in plants exposed to abiotic stress
Week 4 - Theoretical
Formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS)
Week 5 - Theoretical
Determination of reactive oxygen species, lipid peroxidation and electrolyte leaks in plants
Week 6 - Theoretical
Antioxidant enzymes in plants
Week 7 - Theoretical
Osmoprotectant compounds
Week 8 - Theoretical
Osmotic regulations induced by water stress
Week 9 - Theoretical
Gene regulation in plants under cold stress
Week 10 - Theoretical
Drought stress and drought tolerance in plants
Week 11 - Theoretical
Drought and salt tolerance mechanisms
Week 12 - Theoretical
Photosynthetic limitations in plants under water and drought stress
Week 13 - Theoretical
Stress proteins, ABA mediated signaling and tolerance
Week 14 - Theoretical
Approaches to the development of stress resistant genotypes
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory1453112
Reading22310
Individual Work141356
Midterm Examination1819
Final Examination1819
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)196
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
2
2
1
3
2
OÇ-2
3
3
3
3
2
OÇ-3
5
4
3
3
4
OÇ-4
5
4
4
4
5
OÇ-5
3
4
5
4
4
OÇ-6
4
4
4
4
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026