Syllabus Application
Plant Nutrition
BIO 415
Faculty:
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Semester:
Fall 2025-2026
Course:
Plant Nutrition - BIO 415
Classroom:
FENS-L035,FENS-L047
Level of course:
Undergraduate
Course Credits:
SU Credit:3.000, ECTS:5, Basic:5
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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 |
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