Master of Science in Crop Science
Admission Requirements
- Five O’ level credits passes including English language, Mathematics, Chemistry and two relevant science subjects at O level.
- Bachelor degree in Agriculture or related discipline (Agronomy/crop production/pasture agronomy/horticulture etc) with a minimum of 2nd class lower division.
Courses
Crop Production
Crop Breeding
Weed Science
Crop Protection
Courses for Crop Production:
| Course Code | Title | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| CRO 801 | Biometry | 3 (2 +1) |
| CRO 802 | Research Methods in Crop Science | 3 (1 + 2) |
| CRO 803 | Advanced Crop Physiology | 3 (2 + 1) |
| CRO 806 | Advanced Grain and Tuber Crop Production | 3 (2 +1) |
| CRO 898 | Seminar | 1 (1 + 0) |
| CRO 999 | Dissertation | 12 |
| AEE 801 | Scientific Writing | 2 (1+1) |
| SOI 804 | Advanced Soil Fertility | 3 (2 + 1) |
| CRO 827 | Irrigated Crop Prop Production | 3 (3+1) |
| CRO 807 | Industrial Crop Production | 3 (2 + 1) |
| Electives | ||
| CRO 804 | Post Harvest Physiology | 3 (2 + 1) |
| CRO 805 | Seed Technology | 3 (2 + 1) |
| CRO 808 | Tropical Fruit and Vegetable Production | 3 (2 + 1) |
| CRO 814 | Advanced Weed Science | 3 (2 + 1) |
| CRO 815 | Physiology and Biochemistry of Herbicidal Action | 3 (3 + 0) |
Courses for Crop Breeding:
| Course Code | Title | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| CRO 801 | Biometry | 3 (2 + 1) |
| CRO 802 | Research Methods in Crop Science | 3 (2 + 1) |
| CRO 805 | Seed Technology | 3 (2 + 1) |
| CRO 809 | Advanced Plant Cytogenetics | 3 (2 + 1) |
| CRO 810 | Advanced Plant Breeding | 3 (2 + 1) |
| CRO 811 | Advanced Genetics | 3 (2 + 1) |
| CRO 812 | Breeding for Pest and Disease Resistance | 1 (1 + 0) |
| CRO 813 | Biometrical Genetics | 3 (2 + 1) |
| CRO899 | Seminar | 1 (1 + 0) |
| CRO 800 | Dissertation | 12 |
| AEE 801 | Scientific Writing | 1 (1 + 0) |
| Total | 36 | |
| Electives | ||
| CRO 803 | Advanced Crop Physiology | 3 (2 + 1) |
| CRO 804 | Post Harvest Physiology | 3 (2 + 1) |
| CRO 806 | Advanced Grain and Tuber Crop Production | 3 (2 + 1) |
| CRO 807 | Industrial Crop Production | 3 (2 + 1) |
| CRO 808 | Tropical Fruit and Vegetable Production | 3 (2 + 1) |
| CRO 814 | Advanced Weed Science | 3 (2 + 1) |
| CRO 820 | Host-Parasite Interaction | 3 (2 + 1) |
| CRO 827 | Irrigated Crop Production | 3 (2 + 1) |
| SOI 804 | Advanced Soil Fertility | 3 (2 + 1) |
| CRO 831 | Molecular Techniques for Crop Improvement | 2 (1 + 1) |
| CRO 832 | Breeding for stress resistance and tolerance | 2 (1 + 1) |
| CRO 833 | Methods of artificially creating genetic variability in crop breeding | 2 (1 + 1) |
| CRO 834 | Breeding for special crops | 2 (1 + 1) |
| CRO 835 | Plant Genetic Resources | 2 (1 + 1) |
| CRO 836 | Plant Tissue Culture and Genetic Transformation | 2 (1 + 1) |
| CRO 837 | Molecular Techniques for Crop Improvement | 2 (1 + 1) |
Courses for Weed Science :
| Course Code | Title | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| CRO 801 | Biometry | 3 (2 +1) |
| CRO 802 | Research Methods in Crop Science | 3 (1 + 2) |
| CRO 803 | Advanced Crop Physiology | 3 (2 + 1) |
| CRO 806 | Advanced Grain and Tuber Crop Production | 3 (2 +1) |
| CRO 898 | Seminar | 1 (1 + 0) |
| CRO 899 | Dissertation | 12 |
| AEE 801 | Scientific Writing | 1 (½ + ½) |
| SOI 804 | Advanced Soil Fertility | 3 (2 + 1) |
| CRO 830 | Herbicidal Action and Residues | 3 |
| CRO 814 | Advanced Weed Science | 3 |
| CRO 815 | Physiology and Biochemistry of Herbicidal Action | 3 |
| CRO 828 | Agriculture and Environment | 3(2+1) |
| CRO 829 | Weed Biology, ecology and control. | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| CRO 832 | Breeding for stress resistance and tolerance. | 3 |
| CRO 808 | Tropical Fruits and Vegetable Production | 3 |
| CRO 818 | Advanced Insect pests Management | 3 |
| CRO 820 | Host-Parasite interaction | 3 |
| CRO 822 | Nematology | 3 |
| CRO 804 | Post-harvest Physiology | 3 |
| AGRN 826 | Herbicides Toxicology | 2 |
| AGRN 828 | Agriculture and Environment | 3 |
| AGRN 838 | Global Change and Agro-ecosystem Analysis | 2 |
Courses for Crop Protection:
| Course Code | Title | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| CRO 801 | Biometry | 3 |
| CRO 802 | Research Methods in Crop Science | 3 |
| CRO 899 | Seminar | 1 |
| CRO 800 | Dissertation | 12 |
| AEE 801 | Scientific Writing | 1 |
| CRO 817 | Insect Pest of Tropical Crops | 3 |
| CRO 818 | Advanced Insect Pest Management | 3 |
| CRO 826 | Pesticide for Pest & Pesticide Toxicology | 3 |
| CRO821 | Mycology | 3 |
| CRO 820 | Host–Parasite interacton | 3 |
| CRO 824 | Bacteriology | 3 |
| CRO 825 | Diseases of Tropical Crops | 3 |
| CRO 823 | Plant Virology | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| CRO 804 | Post harvest physiology | 3 |
| CRO 814 | Advanced weed science | 3 |
| CRO 816 | Insect Taxonomy and Ecology | 3 |
| CRO 822 | Nematology | 3 |
| CRO 819 | Epiphythology | |