Uniben Crop Science Undergraduate Syllabus

100 LEVEL (FIRST YEAR) COURSES 

S/N	Course No.	Course Title	Credit Rms.
1	BOT  111	Diversity of Plants	3        core
2	BOT 122	Plant form & Function	3        core
3	CHM 111	General chemistry I	3        core
4	CHM 122	General chemistry II	3        core
5	CHM 113	Organic chemistry I	3        core
6	CHM 124	Organic chemistry II	3        core
7	MTH 123	Vectors, Geometry & Statistics	3        core
8	PHY 109	Practical Physics	2       core
9	PHY 111	Mechanics, Thermal Physics & Properties of Matter	3          core
10	PHY 113	Vibrations, Waves & Optics	3   elective
11	PHY 124	Electromagnetism &     Modern Physics	4    elective
12	AEB 111	Introductory       Animal     and Environmental Biology	4       core
13	AEB122	Functional Zoology	4       core
14	GST 111	Use of English  I	2         ”
15	GST 112	Philosophy and Logic	2         ”
16	GST 121	Use of English II	2         ”
17	GST 122	History and Culture	2         ”
18	GST 123	The history and philosophy of Science	2         ”
		Total   NUC   Total	51 34 48

200 LEVEL (SECOND YEAR)  COURSES

S/No.	Course No.	Course Title	Credits
1	AGR211	Introduction to Agriculture and Agro Forestry	3 Core
2	AGR 212	Introduction to Statistics	3     core
3	AGR 213	Introduction     to      Agricultural Biochemistry	3     core
4	CRS211	Principles of Crop Production	3     core
5	ANS211	Principles of Animal Production	3     core
6	SOS 211	Introduction to Soil Science	3     core
7	CSC 211	Introduction to Computers	3     core
8	FIS211	Introduction to Fisheries Resources of West Africa	2      core
9	AGR 214	Principles of Home Economics	2      core
10	ANS 221	Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals	2      core
11	AEE 221	Introduction   to       Agricultural Economics	3     core
12	AGR 221	Introduction to Climatology and BioGeography	3     core
13	FOW 221	Introduction to Forestry and Wildlife	3     core
14	CRS 221	Crop    Physiology,     Anatomy           and Taxonomy	2      core
15	AGR 222	Principles of Food Science and Technology	3     core
TOTAL			41

300 LEVEL (THIRD YEAR) COURSES

S/N	Course No.	Course Title	Credits
1	AGR 305	Field Study	3           core
2	AGR311	Statistics and Field Experimentation	3               core
3	AEE311	Introduction to Agric. Ext. & Rural Sociology	2                core
4	AEE312	Introduction to Farm Management and Production Economics	2                core
5	ANS311	Ruminant Animal Production	2                 core
6	AGR 3 12	Agricultural Biochemistry and Methods(Metabolism)	3                 core
7	CRS311	Arable Crop Production	2                 core
8	FIS314	Aquaculture	3                 core
9	FOW311	Principles of Silviculture	3                 core
10	SOS 311	Soil Pedology and Physics	2                 core
11	AEE 321	Ext. Teaching, Learning Process and Methods	2                 core
12	ANS 321	Non-Ruminant Animal Production	2                 core
13	CRS 321	Permanent Fruit Crop Production	2                 core
14	CRS 322	Crop Protection	3                 core
15	SOS 321	Soil Chemistry and Microbiology	2                 core
16	AGR 321	Introduction to Farm Machinery	2                 core
17	AGR 322	Agricultural Genetics and Breeding	3                 core
18	CSC 220	Application of Computers to Agriculture	3                 core
TOTAL			44

400 LEVEL (FOURTH YEAR) COURSES

S/No	Course No.	Course Title	Credits
1.	AEE401	Farm Records and Accounting Practices	2            core
2	AEE402	Farm Management Techniques	2            core
3	AEE403	Extension Practices	2            core
4	ANS401	Non- Ruminant Animal Husbandry	2            core
5	ANS402	Ruminant Animal Husbandry	2            core
6	ANS403	Animal Health	2            core
7	CRS401	Permanent Crop Production Techniques	2            core
8	CRS402	Arable Crop Production Techniques	2            core
9	CRS403	Horticultural Crop Production Techniques	2            core
10	CRS404	Crop Protection, Pests and Diseases Control	2            core
11	AGE401	Agricultural Products, Processing and Storage	2            core
12	AGE402	Agricultural Engineering and Workshop Practice	4            core
13	AGR401	Agricultural Meteorology	2            core
14	SOS401	Farm Survey, Design and Land Use	3            core
15	SOS402	Soil Fertility, Soil and Water Management	2            core
16	AGR409	Report Writing	3
17	CED300	Entrepreneurship	2            core
Total			38

500 LEVEL (FIFTH YEAR) COURSES

S/No.	Course No.	Course Title		Credit Rmks.
1	CRS 511	Plant Breeding		3     Core
2	CRS 512	Plant Nutrition		3       core
3	CRS 513	Tuber     and     Fibre     Crop Production		2       core
4	CRS 514	Weed and Weed Management		2      core
5	CRS 515	Pests and Pest Management		2 Mandatory
6	CRS 516	Horticultural Crop Production		2   Core
7	CRS 517	Research Methods		2       core
8	AGE 511	Processing   and Storag Agricultural Products	e    of	3       core
9	CRS521	Economic        Tree Production	Crop	3      core
10	CRS 522	Plant Tissue Culture		3   Elective
11	CRS523	Landscape Hoticultural		2   Elective
12	CRS 524	Plant    Diseases   and Control	Their	2    Core
13	SOS 513	Soil and Plant Analysis		3       core
14	SOS 521	Chemical Fertilizer		2 Mandatory
15	SOS 525	Soil Fertility		2   Core
16	AEE 521	Agribusiness Management and Finance		2 Mandatory
17	ANS 525	Pasture and Range Management		2 Elective
18	CRS 598	Seminar		2 Core
19	CRS 599	Special Project		6 Core
20	AEE 515	Administration and Programme Planning in Extension		2 Elective
		Total No of Course offered  No. of courses in crop science No. of course from other Depts		48 19  15 (79%)  4 (12%)

CRS 511 Plant Breeding (3 Credits)

Significance of reproductive system in cultivated plant; sexual and asexual reproduction; plant breeding systems; inbreeders, outbreeders. Genetic base of inbreeders, depression and heterosis.  Selection methods in breeding programme breeding techniques.

CRS 512 Plant Nutrition (3 Credits)

The soil as a plant nutrient medium, nutrient uptake and assimilation; plant water relationship.  Nutrition and plant growth.

CRS 513 Tuber and Fibre Crop Production (2 Credits)

Origin, distribution and botany; soil and climatic requirementsw.  Improved varieties, production practices, harvesting and uses of major tuber and fibre crops.

CRS 514 Weed and Weed Management (2 Credits)

Characteristics, classification and biology of weeds, Review of various methods of weeds control; herbicides, classification and characteristics, application equipment and techniques, calibration of sprayers and calculation rates; herbicides selectivity, residual effects and effects on environment.

CRS 515 Pests and Pest Management (2 Credits)

Types of pests, factors leading to the development of pest status.  Biology and control of insects, other anthropoids, Host-pest relationships of parasitic insects and arthropods.  Vertebrate pest of major tropical cereals, legumes, tuber, fibre and tree crops.  Pests of stored products and their control.  Quarantine regulations and phytosanitary measures.

CRS 516 Horticultural Crop Production (2 Credits)

Classification, improved varieties and cultural practices of endemic vegetables and fruit  crops.  Varieties and adaptation of exotic vegetables and fruits to the environmental conditions in Nigeria.

CRS 517 Research Methods (2 Credits)

Sampling techniques to include random and stratified.  Crop enumeration and evaluation.  Field layout of experiments.  Data collection, management and statistical inferences based on different experimental designs – Data presentation and computer usage in data analysis.

AGE511 Processing and Storage of Agricultural Products (3 Credits)

Storage of Agricultural materials, storage and shelflife problems.

Methods of preservation, pasturisation sterilization and blanching.  Drying, freeze-drying, spray-Drying, design and equipment for storage and preservation. 

Each student in Crop Science  option class is expected to choose and execute a special project under the supervision of a staff or staff members for the two Semesters in the final year.

CRS 521 Economic Tree Crop Production (3 Credits)

Origin, distribution and botany of the crop.  Soil and climatic requirements of selected crops, oil palm, cocoa, rubber, coffee, tea, improved varieties, production pratices, harvesting and uses of the crops.

CRS 522 Plant Tissue Culture (3 Credits)

Basic principles of plant tissue culture methods, meristem shoot tip, callus, embryo cell, protoplast.  The application of these methods in agriculture and forestry.

CRS 523 Landscape Horticulture (2 Credits)

Principles of producing planting and maintaining ornamental trees, shrubs, perennial and fruits in the nursery, home and parks.

CRS 524 Plant Diseases and their Control (2 Credits)

General review of plant pathogens in relation to crop yield and quality.  Disease identification and isolation.  Host-pathogen relationship of parasitic nematodes.  Fungi, bacterial and viruses’ disease control methods.  Biology and control of seed-borne pathogens.  Fungi in stored seeds.

SOS 513 Soil and Plant Analysis (3 Credits)

Instrumentation for soil and plant analysis (flame photometer, calorimeter.  ^ph-meters, pectrphotometer, Amino acid analyzer).  Principles and procedures for chemical and preparation. Determination of soil ^ph.

SOS 521 Chemical Fertilizer (2 Credits)

Review of fertilizer use.  Principles of manufacture of N.P.K; the macronutrients, fertilizer and lime calculations, handling and storage. 

The economics of fertilizer use.

       SOS 525       Soil Fertility (2 Credits)

Soil fertility and productivity.  Crop responses to different nutrient levels and other fertility factors.  Soil organic matter and soil microorganisms in relation to soil fertility.  Effect of tropical climate on soil fertility.  C.E.C. soil acidity, liming, salinity and alkalinity in relation to soil fertility.  Inorganic fertilizers.  Effects of chemical fertilizers on soil properties, soil organism and soil organic matter.

     AEE 521 Agribusiness Management and Finance (2 Credits) The scope of agricultural business and management; types of agricultural business; enterprise selection; production scheduling; public policies affecting agricultural business firm growth and survival; legal organization and tax strategies.  Principles of Agricultural Finance; farm credit; capital needs of agricultural industries; sources of loan funds and collateral security for loans; government credit policies and credit agencies; approaches to efficient credit management, cash book and cask book analysis.

ANS 525 Pasture and Range Management (2 Credits)

Distribution of natural pastures in Nigeria. Characteristic of grasses, legumes and shrubs for feeding livestock. Introduction, establishment and seed production of pasture plant specials, grazing system. Forage conservation.  

CRS 598 Seminar (2 Credits)

Each student in the Crop science option class is expected to undertake a seminar in the area of crop/soil production.  The seminar will be presented to students and staff before evaluation in final years.

CRS 599 Special Project (6 Credits)

     AEE 515 Administration and Programme Planning in   

     Extension (2 Credits)

Concept, theories, Principles and guidelines of administration, organization, supervision as applied to extension.  Principles and concepts of programme planning in agricultural extension.