Information Package / Course Catalogue
Plant Growth Regulators in Fruits and Vineyard
Course Code: ZBB604
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to teach hormon structure, biosynthesis, translocation, action mechanism, using areas in fruit growing

Course Content

auxins, cytokinins, gibberellins, abscisic acid, ethylene, jasmomic acid, calyclick acid and polyamins, action mechanisms and using areas in fruit and vine growing

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Engin ERTAN
Learning Outcomes
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Recommended or Required Reading
1.Taiz, L. and Zeiger, E., 2008. Bitki Fizyolojisi. Üçüncü baskıdan çeviri, Çev. Ed. Prof. Dr. İsmail Türkan, Palme yayıncılık, Ankara, 690s.
2.Avcıoğlu, R. ve Gürel, A., 2000. Bitki Fizyolojisi. E. Ü. Zir. Fak. Yay. Ders Notları, No: 64/1, 368s. 3.
3.Plant Propagation by Tissue Culture Vol. 1 (Chapter 5, Chapter 6 and Chapter 7, Editors: Edwin F. George, Michael A. Hall and Geert-Jan De Klerk
4.Plant Growth Regulators in Agriculture and Horticulture: Their Role and Commercial Uses (Editor: Amarjit S. BASRA)
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
Hormone solution preparationAuxin structure, biosynthesis, carrying, physiological characters, action mechanism
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Hormone solution preparationmcytokinin structure, biosyntesis, carrying, action mechanism in plant body
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Hormone solution preparationGibberellin structure, biosynthesis, carrying and action synthesis
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
Hormone solution preparationabsizic acid structure, biosynthesis
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Hormone solution preparationethylen structure, biosynthesis, action mechanism in plant body
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Hormone applicatons in different fruit treesjasnonic acid structure , effects on plants
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Hormone applicatons in different fruit treesBrassinoids structures and efects on plants (mid-term exam)
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Hormone applicatons in different fruit trees
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
salicilic acid structure and effects on plantsHormone applicatons in different fruit trees
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Hormone applicatons in different fruit treespolyamin structures and effects on plants
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Hormone applicatons in different fruit treespromoting fruit set, increasing fruit quality, fruit thinning, hormones for preveting of preharvest fruit drop
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Hormone applicatons in different fruit treesHormones on cuttings rootings and using times, using shapes and dosages
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
hormone applications in invitro studiesusing hormones and using methods and dosages in invitro studies
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
hormone applications in invitro studiesusing hormones and using methods and dosages in invitro studies
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Lecture - Practice142256
Assignment142142
Midterm Examination118220
Final Examination130232
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)206
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
2
2
2
2
2
OÇ-2
2
2
2
2
2
OÇ-3
2
2
2
2
2
OÇ-4
2
2
2
2
2
OÇ-5
2
2
2
2
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026