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Description of Individual Course Units| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | 402014012015 | STRESS PHYSIOLOGY | Elective | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| | Level of Course Unit | | First Cycle | | Objectives of the Course | | Plant species live in throuhout the world which combine diverse abiotic and biotic interactions. The aims of this course are to teach the main concept of plant stress physiology , to highlight the mechanisms in stress physiology and to understand the relations between physiology, ecology and agricultural aspects of stress conditions. | | Name of Lecturer(s) | | Doç.Dr. Lale Aktaş | | Learning Outcomes | | 1 | To learn the main concepts of plant stress physiology. | | 2 | To learn the plant responses to water deficit and drought, heat stress, chilling and freezing, salinity stress, oxygen deficiency conditions. | | 3 | To understand the correlation between stress related gene functions and stress related gene expression differentiations. | | 4 | To learn the stress related protein synthesis, and functions of these proteins under stress conditions. | | 5 | To learn the stress related metabolite production. | | 6 | Making students follow current developments in this field of research by reading/discussing new research papers. | | 7 | Being able to share information about plant stress physiology by oral and written language. | | 8 | To understand the relations between experimental logic, analytical thinking, quantitative analysis and problem solving. |
| | Mode of Delivery | | Face to Face | | Prerequisites and co-requisities | | None | | Recommended Optional Programme Components | | None | | Course Contents | | Water Deficit and Drought Resistance, Heat Stress and Heat Shock, Chilling and Freezing, Salinity Stress, Oxygen Deficiency | | Weekly Detailed Course Contents | |
| 1 | An Introduction to Stress Conditions | | | | 2 | Water Deficit and Drought Resistance: Drought Resistance Strategies Vary with Climatic and Soil Conditions, Decreased Leaf Area Adaptation, Responses of Stomata | | | | 3 | The Role of Abscisic Acid During Water Deficit and Drought: Protection of Water Balance and Osmotic Adjustment, Gene Expression and Regulation During Osmotic Stress. | | | | 4 | Heat Stress and Heat Shock: Introduction to Heat Stress, Photosynthesis and Respiration During Heat Stress, Membrane Stability During High Temperature. | | | | 5 | High Temperature Stress Adaptations: The Functions of Heat Shock Proteins, Transcription Factors, The Function of Cytocolic Calcium on Adaptation to Heat Stress. | | | | 6 | Chilling and Freezing: Membrane Properties Change in Response to Chilling Injury, Ice Crystal Formation and Effects, Acclimation to Very Low Temperatures, Supercooling and Slow Dehydration, ABA and Protein Synthesis in Acclimation to Freezing, Gene Expression and Transcription Factors. | | | | 7 | Presentations | | | | 8 | Midterm | | | | 9 | Salinity Stress: Salt Accumulation in Soils, Photosynthesis and Growth Parameters of Salinity Tolerant and Sensitive Plant Species. | | | | 10 | Osmotic Effects and Specific Ion Effects of Salt Injury: Different Strategies to Avoid Salt Injury, Ion Exclusion for Acclimation and Adaptation to Salinity Stress | | | | 11 | Gene Expressions and Signal Transduction Pathways During Salinity Stress | | | | 12 | Oxygen Deficiency: Identification of Oxygen Deficiency, Organ Damages Related to Oxygen Deficiency, Submerged Organs Can Acquire O2 Through Specialized Structures. | | | | 13 | Tolerance to Anaerobic Conditions: Synthesis of Anaerobic Stress Proteins For Acclimation to O2 Deficit, Gene Expressions and Signal Transduction Pathways During Oxygen Deficit. | | | | 14 | Explaining interactions and redundancy between different abiotic stress conditions | | | | 15 | Presentations | | | | 16 | Final Exam | | |
| | Recommended or Required Reading | | Taiz L., Zeiger E. ''Plant Physiology'', Sinauer Press, 2006.
Smith A.M., Coupland G., Dolan L., Harberd N., Jones J., Martin C., Sablowski R., Amey A. ''Plant Biology'', First Edition, Garland Science, Taylor&Francis Group, LLC, New York, 2010
| | Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods | | Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation" | | Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Sınavı | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | English | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
| | Workload Calculation | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Final Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Attending Lectures | 14 | 2 | 28 | | Seminar | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Self Study | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 15 | 15 | | Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 15 | 15 | | Reading | 14 | 4 | 56 | | Report | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes | | LO1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LO2 | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | LO3 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | LO4 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | LO5 | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | LO6 | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | LO7 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | LO8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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