Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

CPS 201 — Principles of Crop Production

CPS department course · Nigerian universities

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

• define basic agronomic terminologies
• have knowledge of and basis of crop distribution across climatic regions
• have knowledge on crop grouping and distinct crop types
• have introductory knowledge of soil and its classification; and
• have knowledge of soil management needs and some conservation practices. 150 New Agricultural Science

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 of crops.

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

More CPS courses

• CPS 205 · Principles of Crop Physiology
• CPS 301 · Arable Crops Production
• CPS 302 · Permanent Crops Production
• CPS 303 · Crop Pests and Diseases
• CPS 304 · Crop Genetics and Breeding
• CPS 305 · Farm mechanization Practices
• CPS 306 · Crop Processing and Storage
• CPS 307 · Vegetable and Orchard Crops Management
• CPS 401 · Vegetable Crops Production
• CPS 402 · Seed Production Technology
• CPS 403 · Methods of Field Experimentation
• CPS 404 · Advance Crop Protection