Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
BAH710-13CARBONHYDRATE METABOLISM IN FRUIT TREESCompulsory126
Level of Course Unit
Third Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The aim of the course is • to provide the basic knowledge about the importance and roles of carbohydrates in fruit trees • to provide the basic knowledge about several physiological effects on growth and development in fruit trees
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Fikret BALTA
Learning Outcomes
1To have the knowledge about importance and functions of carbohydrates in fruit trees
2To have the knowledge about synthesis, distribution and translocation of carbohydrates
3To have the knowledge about physiological effects of carbohydrates in fruit trees
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
• importance and roles of carbohydrates in fruit trees, • classification and characteristics of carbohydrates, • seasonal changes of carbohydrates, • several physiological effects on growth and development of carbohydrates, • formation of carbohydrates and their distribution in fruit trees, • relationships with the vegetative and generative development of carbohydrates in fruit trees
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1The importance of carbohydrates in fruit trees
2Seasonal changes of carbohydrates
3Classification and characteristics of carbohydrates
4Synthesis, distribution and translocation of carbohydrates
5Synthesis, distribution and translocation of carbohydrates
6Physiological effects of carbohydrates
7Physiological effects of carbohydrates
8Midterm exam
9Internal factors affecting the distribution of carbohydrates
10External factors affecting the distribution of carbohydrates
11Relations with the vegetative and generative development of carbohydrates
12Relations with the vegetative and generative development of carbohydrates
13Related articles and researches
14Related articles and researches
15Final evaluation
16Final exam
Recommended or Required Reading
1 Kacar, B.; Katkat, V., Öztürk, Ş., 2010. Plant physiology. Nobel Yayın Dağıtım. 4. Baskı. Yayın No:848. İstanbul, 556 p. (In Turkish). 2 Kocaçalışkan, İ., 2008. Plant Physiology, Nobel yayın no: 1338, Ankara. Other References 3 Kadıoğlu, A., 1999. Plant physiology. Lokman Yay Tic A.Ş. Erzurum, 377 p. 4 Taiz, L.; Zeiger, E., 2008. Plant Physiology, (Ed. İ. Türkan), Palme yayıncılık, Ankara. 5 Related domestic and foreign scientific books and references. 6 Research articles of related national and international scientific congresses or symposiums.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination133
Final Examination133
Attending Lectures14342
Self Study14342
Individual Study for Homework Problems14228
Individual Study for Mid term Examination7321
Individual Study for Final Examination14342
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)181
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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1
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2
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3
PO
4
PO
5
PO
6
LO14444 4
LO24444 4
LO34444 4
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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