| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Soil Plant Water Relationships |
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| Course Code |
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TYP383 |
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| Course Type |
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Optional |
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| Level of Course |
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First Cycle |
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| Year of Study |
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3 |
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| Course Semester |
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Fall (16 Weeks) |
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| ECTS |
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3 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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Prof.Dr. SEVİLAY TOPÇU
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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Understands the mechanisms and flow paths associated with movement of water in the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum and applies methods to measure water availability and water potential components; analyses the fate and transport of mass and energy within soil-plant-atmosphere continuum
Reads, understands and interprets the detailed information on soil-plant-water relationships and stress phsiology as well as irrigation in scientific papers
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| Mode of Delivery |
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Face-to-Face |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites |
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None |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
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None |
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| Aim(s) of Course |
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This course aims to enable the students to quantify the main water properties and flow processes within the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum and to familiarize them with some of the tools necessary to measure plant water relations parameters in the field; to provide the student with required background in evapotranspiration and photosynthesis mechanisms as well as drought and salinity tolerances of plants |
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| Course Contents |
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Chemical properties of water, soil texture and structure, soil and plant water contents and relations, evapotranspiration and water use efficiency, effects of abiotic stresses on plant growth and yield and aproaches to improve water productivity and stress tolerance of plants. Emphasis will be on water potential measurements with Scholander pressure chambers, leaf gas exchange measurements with porometers and photosynthesis systems |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Classroom, laboratory, field |
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Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities |
| Week | Subject | Student's Preliminary Work | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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1 |
The importance of water for all creatures inc. plant growth and the water properties that make water so important, statistics about water resources and use in the world and in Turkey
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Relevant sections of lecture notes and other resources |
Classroom |
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2 |
Definitions and explanation of soil physical and chemical properties; soil texture and structure, soil bulk density, soil porosity, soil particle density etc.
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Relevant sections of lecture notes and other resources |
Classroom and laboratory |
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3 |
Soil water content, water movements in the soil, thermodynamics in relation to water and solute movement, pressure-volume curves for determining water potential components
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Relevant sections of lecture notes and other resources |
Classroom and laboratory |
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4 |
Soil-plant-atmosphere continium, climate and its effects on plant growth
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Relevant sections of lecture notes and other resources |
Classroom |
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5 |
Components of water potential and measuring water potential methods
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Relevant sections of lecture notes and other resources |
Classroom |
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6 |
Mechanisms and flow paths associated with movement of water in the soil-plant-atmosphere continium, and cohesion
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Relevant sections of lecture notes and other resources |
Classroom |
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7 |
Xylem hydraulics – theory; xylem hydraulic conductivity, introduction to plant water status; tutorial porometer and Scholander pressure chamber, etc
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Relevant sections of lecture notes and other resources |
Classroom |
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8 |
Introduction to gas exchange measurements; theory and configuration of gas exchange systems; explanation of environmental parameters effecting the photosynthesis rate.
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Relevant sections of lecture notes and other resources |
Classroom and laboratory |
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9 |
Mid-Term Exam |
Relevant sections of lecture notes and other resources |
Mid-Term Exam |
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10 |
Transpiration and photosynthesis measurements; to photosynthesis system tutorial; stomatal conductance measurements;
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Relevant sections of lecture notes and other resources |
Classroom and laboratory |
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11 |
Consumptive use and evapotranspiration; water use efficiency, aproaches and methods for improving water use efficiency |
Relevant sections of lecture notes and other resources |
Classroom |
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12 |
Water productivity; evapotranspiration and yield relationships
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Relevant sections of lecture notes and other resources |
Classroom |
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13 |
Biotic and abiotic stresses effects on plant growth and agricultural productivity. Abiotic stresses; low and high temperatures, drought, salinity, flooding,light, nutrient deficiency etc.
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Relevant sections of lecture notes and other resources |
Classroom and laboratory |
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14 |
Plant responses to water deficit, plant production in semi-arid and arid regions, drought tolerance mechanisms
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Relevant sections of lecture notes and other resources |
Classroom and laboratory |
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15 |
Plant response to soil saturation and salinity; effects on plant growth and yield, salinity tolerance mechanisms of plants
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Relevant sections of lecture notes and other resources |
Classroom |
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16/17 |
Final Exam |
Relevant sections of lecture notes and other resources |
Final Exam |
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| Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes |
| # | Key Learning Outcome | Contribution* |
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1 |
Has knowledge about agricultural engineering as well as agronomy and breeding of field crops. |
3 |
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2 |
Determines and solves the problems related to agricultural engineering as well as agronomy and breeding of field crops. |
3 |
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3 |
Graduates gain abilty to synthetize the basic concepts related to the field crops.
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2 |
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4 |
Rrecognises problems related to agricultural engineering,makes decisions and takes initiative to solve the problems. |
3 |
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5 |
Gains knowledge about sustainable agriculture, protection of environment and natural sources, biodiversity and conservation of genetic sources. |
2 |
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6 |
Gains ability to optimize the plant production by sustainable use of natural resources. |
4 |
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7 |
Learns basic principles of breeding and biotechnology of field crops. |
2 |
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8 |
Chooses and uses modern technical equipments for the agricultural engineering applications as well as for the applications in the agronomy and breeding of field crops. |
4 |
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9 |
Gains ability to establish suitable research experiments for the purpose and the ability to interpret its results by scientific methods. |
4 |
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10 |
Works both individually and in a team. |
3 |
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11 |
Internalizes the necessity of lifelong learning. |
0 |
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12 |
Has an effective and healthy communication in his fıeld and use communication technologies. |
5 |
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13 |
Improve themselves consistently by determining educational requirements in scientific, cultural and social areas depending on their abilities,besides their career development |
4 |
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14 |
Shows respect to job ethic. |
5 |
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15 |
Becomes competent in the legislation and management systems related to agricultural engineering. |
4 |
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16 |
Becomes proficient in doing, applying, managing and monitoring plans and projects about agricultural engineering |
4 |
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17 |
Evaluates the learned knowledge by analytical and critical approach. |
0 |
| * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum). |
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