Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

CPS 406 — Soil Fertility Management & Crop Nutrition

CPS department course · Nigerian universities

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

• Knowledge gained gives the learner the needed information on nutrient management for crop productivity
• Precise understanding of the characteristic nature of tropical soils and implication on soil management; and
• Practical understanding of nature and use of fertilizer types

Course contents

Fertility in tropical soils. Soil organic matter; its properties and maintenance. Liming and its soil- plant relationship. Nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus, and sulphur contents of the soil. Fertilizers and fertilizer management including types, application methods, rates and timing. Major and trace nutrient elements in crop nutrition.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study CPS 406.

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