Syllabus Application
BIO 415
Plant Nutrition
Faculty
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Semester
Fall 2025-2026
Course
BIO 415 -
Plant Nutrition
Time/Place
Time
Week Day
Place
Date
13:40-15:30
Mon
FASS-G056
Sep 29, 2025-Jan 3, 2026
11:40-12:30
Tue
FENS-L047
Sep 29, 2025-Jan 3, 2026
Level of course
Undergraduate
Course Credits
SU Credit:3, ECTS:5, Basic:5
Prerequisites
Corequisites
-
Course Type
Lecture
Instructor(s) Information
Devrim Coşkun
Course Information
Catalog Course Description
Uptake mechanisms of mineral nutrients, their transport in xylem and phloem, mineral nutrition in yield formation, physiological functions of mineral nutrients, relationship between mineral nutrition and plant diseases, diagnosis of nutrient deficiencies and toxicities, genotypic variation in mineral nutrition and soil and plant factors affecting nutrient availability in rhizosphere.
Course Learning Outcomes:
| 1. | Upon completion of this coursr, students should be able to: Characterize and identify leaf deficiency and toxicity symptoms of mineral nutrients in crop plants |
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| 2. | Describe essential steps of root absorption, shoot transport, leaf remobilization and seed deposition of mineral nutrients |
| 3. | Describe critical functions of mineral nutrients in plant growth and stress tolerance |
| 4. | Characterize the relationships between mineral nutrition and tolerance to diseases in crop plants |
| 5. | Understand how plants modify rhizosphere soil chemically and biologically when exposed to a nutrient deficiency |
Course Objective
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Related to This Course:
| Zero Hunger | |
| Sustainable Cities and Communities | |
| Life On Land |