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Cyprus International University
TR

PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS

Course
PSCT503 - PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS
Department
Plant Sciences and Technologies - English - Master
Course Type
Course
Status
Required
Language
English
Credit
3
ECTS
8
T+P+L
3 + 0 + 0
Course Coordinator(s)
Prof. Dr. Ahsen Işık ÖZGÜVEN
Prerequisite
-
Keywords

Course Description

Plant growth substances are quite important in development and growth processes of plants. Conventional plant hormones (phytohormones); auxins, gibberellins, cytokinins, abscissic acit and ethylene are discussed in detail in this particular course. Maentime, recently accepted hormones which are known as new generation hormones as brassinostereods, jasminic acid, salicylic acid and the orhers are also discussed. Synthetic plant growth substances which are not natural hormones are also part of this course. The effects of these synthetic ones are discussed in respect to environmental concerns well as human health. Important physiological processes including germination, rooting, enlargement of fruits, fruit thinning, fruit drop, coloring, earliness, rest and dormancy, senescence, abscission, height control are discussed. Practical works with students are also included.

PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS

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Course outcomes

  1. 01 After completing this course the students will be able to;
  2. 02 1. explain (3) general theories and concepts
  3. 03 2. describe (3) plant growth regulators
  4. 04 3. summarize (4) functions of plant growth subtances
  5. 05 4.relate (4) the relationship between plant growth substances and different physiological processes
  6. 06 SOLO AVERAGE: 3.50

Course Syllabus

Week Topic
Week 1 HISTORICAL ASPECTS AND FUNDAMENTAL TERMS AND CONCEPTS
Week 2 METHODOLOGY FOR THE EXTRACTION, PURIFICATION, AND DETERMINATION OF PLANT GROWTH SUBTANCES
Week 3 CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS, AND MECHANINISM OF ACTION OF PLANT GROWTH SUBTANCES
Week 4 SEED GERMINATION AND SEEDLING GROWTH
Week 5 ROOTING
Week 6 DORMANCY
Week 7 JUVENILITY, MATURITY, AND SENESCENCE
Week 8 MIDTERM EXAM
Week 9 FLOWERING
Week 10 ABSCISSION
Week 11 PHYSIOLOGY OF FRUIT SET, GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT, RIPENING, PREMATURE DROP, AND ABSCISSION
Week 12 TUBERIZATION
Week 13 MANIPULATION OF GROWTH AND PHOTOSYNTHETIC PROCESSES BY PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS
Week 14 WEED CONTROL
Week 15 PRESENTATION -EVALUATION

Reference Books & Course Materials

  1. 01 Arteca, R. N. 1996. Plant Growth Subtances; Principles and Applications, Chapman and Hall, New York, 329 p.
  2. 02 Davies, P.J. 2010,, Plant Hormones; Biosynthesis, Signal Transduction, Action, Springer; 3rd edition, ISBN-10: 1402026846 , 802 p.
  3. 03 Notes prepared by using different sources and transferred to electronic media, enriched with photos

Learning Outcomes

  1. L01 1. explain (3) general theories and concepts SOLO 3
  2. L01 2. describe (3) plant growth regulators SOLO 3
  3. L01 3. summarize (4) functions of plant growth subtances SOLO 4
  4. L01 5. explain (3) determination methods of plant growth subtances SOLO 3
  5. L01 4.relate (4) the relationship between plant growth substances and different physiological processes SOLO 4

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