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MSc PPP Courses

BL62D - Harvesting and Post Harvest Management

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

  • determine readiness for harvesting and describe harvesting practices for a range of plant produce,
  • explain changes occurring after harvesting for the main types of plant produce,
  • evaluate methods of storage and transport for these types of plant produce.
4 Credits
Semester II
Level:Graduate
Prerequisites: Registered in Graduate Programme
BL62C - Plants and Climate

Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to:

  • explain how the energy balance in plants in different situations determines productivity,
  • describe the various means by which light, temperature and rainfall determine plant growth and development, and how production systems can be managed to make best use of climate and microclimate conditions,
  • describe the effects on plant production by extremes of climatic conditions and the means to mitigate them.
4 Credits
Semester II
Level:Graduate
Prerequisites: Registered in Graduate Programme
BL62B - Plants and Soils

Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to:

  • describe the basic characteristics of cultivated soil and their measurement,
  • explain the influence of soil type on the availability of water and nutrients to plants,
  • explain the concept of soil fertility, how it is assessed and how it can be improved by fertilization and other management practices,
  • identify soil factors that are constraints to plant production,
  • describe types of soil erosion and means of soil conservation in plant production systems,
  • describe types of weeds, their significance in plant production systems and methods of control in weed management programmes.
4 Credits
Semester I
Level:Graduate
Prerequisites: Registered in Graduate Programme
BL62A - Plant Production and Propagation Systems

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

  • recognise the biological features of agroecosystems and their varying levels of productivity and sustainability
  • describe the range and importance of cultivated plants
  • differentiate between the various types of plant production systems
  • evaluate techniques of plant propagation
4 Credits
Semester I
Level:Graduate
Prerequisites: Registered in Graduate Programme
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