Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

AGR 201 — Principles of Agronomy

AGR department course · Nigerian universities

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What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

basic agronomic terminologies
knowledge of and basis of crop distribution across climatic regions
knowledge on crop grouping and distinct crop types
introductory knowledge of soil and its classification; and
knowledge of soil management needs and some conservation practices

Course contents

Definitions of the terms, crops and plants (including weeds). Importance of crops and plants to mankind. Origin of different types of crops in tropical, sub-tropical and temperate climatic regions and introduction of crop types to other lands. Botany and basis for classification and/or grouping 235 New Agricultural Science of crops.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study AGR 201.

AGR 201 — Principles of Agronomy

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

Course contents

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