Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

CPS 503 — Plantation Crops and Orchard Management

CPS department course · Nigerian universities

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

• Students are groomed with a theoretical background which would help in practical handling of requirements for production of arable and tree crops; and
• Distinguish the peculiarities in the production practices for arable and plantation crops

Course contents

Soil and climatic requirements; growth requirement, weed control and water use. Improved varieties; production practices, diseases and pests, harvesting, handling, processing, storage, marketing, and utilization of field and plantation crops. Growth requirements of cereals, root, tubers, sugar crops, cocoa, citrus, oil palm, etc.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study CPS 503.

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 402 · Seed Production Technology
• CPS 403 · Methods of Field Experimentation