Overview
A general advanced course for all master's students in the department.
It deals with everything related to plant hormones: an introduction to the
natural ones, growth-stimulating hormones (auxins, gibberellins, cytokinins),
hormones that control the end stages of growth (ethylene and abscisic acid),
the molecular structure of plant hormones and How to biologically manufacture
hormonal substances, industrial types (artificial growth regulators) and their
composition, the physiological effects of hormonal substances from germination
to aging, the role of growth regulators and hormones in differentiation, the
role of plant hormones in light responses such as flowering, the relationship
of phytochrome to flowering and the vital rhythm of plants, the mechanism of
control of plant hormones on the activity of gene expression and vice versa,
the relationship of plant hormones to genetic activity and response to
environmental and cellular signals, and finally the commercial uses of growth
regulators in the agricultural field.
Intended learning outcomes
Successfully
completing the course, the student will be able to:
1.Distinguish in
detail between types of natural plant hormones and synthetic growth regulators
2. Explain the types
of natural hormonal substances and synthetic growth regulators and their
functions
3. Distinguish between
the functions of different hormones and industrial growth regulators and their
uses for scientific, research and commercial purposes
4. Determine the
stages of growth and development of plants and their relationship to the types
of plant hormones in terms of their physiological effect
5. Explain how hormones are employed to deal with horticultural crops in
the post-exudative stage, as well as the relationship of plant hormones to
genetic activity and response to environmental and cellular signals.
Teaching and learning methods
1. Lectures
2. Using a computer
3. Discussion, putting
forward ideas and sounding opinions
4. Make a presentation from the students based on what is asked of them
Methods of assessments
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evaluation methods
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Rating date (week)
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percentage
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first midterm exam
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after the fifth week
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20%
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Second midterm exam
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after the tenth week
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20%
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General discussion
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after the tenth week
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10%
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final exam
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after the twelfth week
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40%
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the total
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100%
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