Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

CPS 402 — Seed Production Technology

CPS department course · Nigerian universities

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

• understand the seed as a living entity
• equipped with handling and packaging methods for seed viability sustenance
• knowledge of simple seed testing methods; and
• handling of seed dormancy for enhanced germination

Course contents

Structure and nature of seed, functions of parts of seed, seed viability, vigour, dormancy, and deterioration. Methods of breaking seed dormancy, production, processing, drying, treatment, packaging, storage and distribution of improved seed, seed certification. Procedures for field inspections; seed legislation and control.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study CPS 402.

More CPS courses

• CPS 201 · Principles of Crop Production
• 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 403 · Methods of Field Experimentation
• CPS 404 · Advance Crop Protection