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LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, OGBOMOSO
FACULTY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND EXTENSION
CURRICULUM
FOR
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES
(Agricultural Economics and Extension)
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND EXTENSION
Today, the availability of well trained and competent Agricultural Extension
Personnel, Agribusiness Managers and Rural Development workers is one of the
greatest challenges confronting agricultural sector in Nigeria and other African
countries. Most of the field workers in agriculture are HND holders and graduates
who are ill-equipped to approach problems arising from the local work
environment. This postgraduate training programme would effectively equip the
students with intelligent and practical approaches to solving problems in the field.
2. OBJECTIVES
The general objectives of the Postgraduate programme is to train staff of
agricultural economics and extension-related organizations in practical approaches
to solving problems on their jobs. Specifically, the programme is designed to:
(i) Orient the candidates to meet the specific needs of their particular job
environments;
(ii) Apply concepts and principles from various disciplines to the solutions
the local problems; and
(iii) Improve their competencies and managerial abilities on the job.
3. DEGREE OFFERED
The programme would prepare students for the Postgraduate Diploma of
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso.
4. AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
The Postgraduate Diploma would be offered in the following areas of
specialization.
(i) Agribusiness; and
(ii) Agricultural Extension and Rural Development.
5. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
An applicant for admission to any of the programmes shall be;
(a) a graduate of this University, or any approved University.
(b) a person who holds an approved qualification adjudged to be equivalent to a
first degree such as Higher National Diploma Certificates from Agricultural
related disciplines with a required number of years of experience.
(c) a person who holds H. N. D. Lower Credit with at least 5 years of field
experience may be considered for admission into any of the programmes.
6. PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS
The Postgraduates Diploma Programme would last for Twelve months and
consists of 2 semesters of 12 weekends each, the weekend lecturer hours will
be
Friday 4.00 p. m. - 6.00 p. m.
Saturday 8.00 a. m. - 4. 00 p. m.
The Programme is non-residential.
7. A. COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Students are expected duely register for al the stipulated courses. Four
courses of 12 units and five courses of 18 units should be registered for at
the first and second semesters respectively.
1st Term - 4 Courses - 12 Units
2nd Term - 4 Courses - 12 Units
Projects 6 Units
Total Units 30 Units
B. COURSES ASSESSMENTS
i. Every course assessment shall normally consists of the students performance
in continuous evaluation (25-40%) as well as the results of the final
examinations in the course (60-70%).
ii. The pass mark for every course assessment is 40%.
iii. Each student should have pass marks in all the registered courses.
8. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Each student is expected to conduct a scientific study leading to the
production of thesis on agribusiness, agricultural extension or rural development
related topic under the supervision of a teaching staff member.
9. LIST OF TEACHING STAFF
A. The following are the lecturers taking courses leading to Postgraduate
Diploma in Agricultural Extension and Rural Development are as follows:
EXECUTIVE POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN AGRICULTURAL
EXTENSION AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE UNIT
LECTURER
AEE 611 - Basic Concepts in Agricultural 3 Dr. J.G. Adewale
Extension and Rural Sociology;
Programmes of Change in Agricultural
and Rural Development.
AEE 612 - Development Planning, Project
Analysis and Evaluation in Rural
Development. 3 Dr. I. O. Oladosu
AEE 613 - Rural Community Organization and
Development, Group Dynamics and
Leadership in Extension. 3 Mr. F.A. Kuponiyi
AEE 614 - Programme Planning in Extension
and Rural Development. 3 Dr. A. B. Ogunwale
AEE 615 - Statistics and Research Methods in
Rural Development. 3 Dr. J. G. Adewale
AEE 616 - Fundamentals of Accounting and
Resources Management in Rural
Development. 3 Mr. J.O. Ajetomobi
AEE 617 - Communication and Human Relations
in Extension and Rural Development. 3 Dr.I.O. Oladosun
AEE 618 - Administration, Supervision and
Management in Extension and Rural
Development. 3 Dr. A.B. Ogunwale
Mr. F. A. Kuponiyi
AEE 610 - Project. 4 All Resources Persons.
10. CURRICULUM
A. COURSE OF STUDY/COURSE OUTLINES
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN AGRIBUSINESS
CODE COURSE TITLE
UNITS
AEE 600 - Quantitative Methods 3
AEE 601 - Agricultural Business Management 3
AEE 602 - Planning, Organizing and Teaching Agribusiness 3
AEE 603 - Farm Appraisal and Evaluation
AEE 604 - Agricultural Development and Policy
AEE 605 - Agric Economic Analysis 3
AEE 606 - Farm Management 3
AEE 607 - Advanced Agricultural Marketing 3
AEE 610 - Project 6
CURRICULUM FOR POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN AGRIBUSINESS
AEE 600 – QUANTITATIVE METHODS:
Basic concept of statistics, Statistical Inference Research Designs;
Elementary Econometric, Allocation and Decision Problems (Risk
Management Techniques).
AEE 602 – AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT:
Theory of farm-firm, Production Management Plant Location
analysis, Layout Planning and Material Handling, Purchasing and
Inventory, Production Planning and Control, Quality Control
Marketing Planning and Control, Government Regulation, Services.
AEE 602 – PLANNING, ORGANISING AND TEACHING AGRIBUSINESS:
Selection of Teaching Materials, Tools and Training aids and Methods
and Techniques of Teaching Agribusiness.
AEE 603 – FARM APPRAISAL AND EVALUATION
Nature and scope of financial Management Analytical tools for
Financial Management. Growth of the Farm-firm, Financial Leverage
compounding, discounting and capital budgeting Cost of Capital,
Financial Markets and Agricultural Lending Agencies Formulation
and appraisal of Projects in Agriculture.
AEE 604 – AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND POLICY
The role of agriculture, constraints to development. Theories Agric
Development, Government Agricultural Policies.
AEE 605 – AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS ANALYSIS
The application of basic economic concepts such as Profit
Maximization, Cost Minimization, Resources Substitution, Demand
and Supply and Distribution of Agricultural Commodities. The fows
is on management and decision making but attention is also given to
consistent government policy issues and international trade.
AEE 606 – FARM MANAGEMENT
The analysis of farm business records and applications of economics
concept in decision making in farm planting, farm organization and
farm management emphasis will be on enterprise selection and
combination, Resources combination. Substitution and Valuation,
Relationship between the Production Function and Supply. Cost
Minimization and Profit Maximization Management and
entrepreneurship in Agriculture, farm family guals and growth of the
farm firm problems and procedures in farm management decision,
planning for efficient use of farm resources, mechanization in tropical
agriculture, management of large scale farms, farm project and
feasibility analysis.
AEE 607 – ADVANCED AGRICULTURAL MARKETING
A study of the marketing system, and the market for farm products,
methods of reducing costs and Improving/Marketing processes. A
review of the activities of government agencies and their effects on
the marketing system. The roles and problems of cooperatives in
Agricultural Marketing, Marketing efficiency analysis.
AEE 610 – PROJECT
This will be based on empirical investigation of problems of
Agribusiness and Rural Development chosen by the student under the
supervision of a staff member. The mode of investigation and
reporting shall be in accordance with the conditions laid down by the
Graduate school.
2. CURRICULUM DIPLOMA IN AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
DURATION: 12 Months made up of 2 terms of 12 week-ends each.
One Weekend - Friday 4.00 -6.00p.m.
- Saturday 8.00a.m. -4.00p.m.
The Course is Non-residential.
TARGET BENEFICIARIES:
Staff of Agricultural Development Programmes (ADPS), Agricultural
Extension; Community Development; Rural Development Officers in
the Ministries; Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and
Parastatals such as NALDA, River Basin Development Authorities;
National Directorate of Employment (NDE), NACB and Agricultural
Officers in Banks and other related organizations.
COURSES:
1st Term - 4 Courses - 12 Units
2nd Term - 4 Courses - 12 Units
Project - 6 Units
Total Units 30 Units
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND RURAL
DEVELOPMENT
CODE COURSE TITLE UNITS
1. AEE 611 - Basic Concepts in Agricultural Extension and 3
Rural Sociology; Programmes of Change in
Agricultural and Rural Development.
2. AEE 612 - Development Planning, Project Analysis and
Evaluation in Rural Development. 3
3. AEE 613 - Rural Community Organization and Development 3
Group Dynamics and Leadership in Extension.
4. AEE 614 - Programme Planning in Extension and Rural
Development. 3
5. AEE 615 - Statistics and Research Method in Rural Development.
3
6. AEE 616 - Fundamental of Accounting and Resources
Management In Rural Development. 3
7. AEE 617 - Communication and Human Relation in Extension
Rural Development. 3
8. AEE 618 - Administration Supervision and Management 3
in Extension and Rural Development.
9. AEE 610 - Project (Throughout the 2 Terms) 6
COURSE CONTENT
(1) AEE 610 PROJECTS – (6 UNITS)
Each student is expected to carry out brief investigation leading to the
production of dissertation on an agricultural extension or rural development related
topic under the supervision of a teaching staff.
(2) AEE 611 – BASIC CONTENTS IN AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
AND URAL SOCIOLOGY PRORAMME OF CHANGE IN
AGRICULTURE AND URAL DEVELOPMENT: (3 UNITS)
Basic philosophies behind extension work;
The institutional setting of agricultural extension;
Agricultural Extension in Nigeria and elsewhere in the world;
Basic concepts and principles of rural sociology;
Importance of rural communities and institutions, Social stratifications,
Social Processes, Settlement Patterns, Social Changes in rural areas;
The Extension Agent and the Rural Community;
Introducing programmes of Change in Agriculture and Rural Development;
Understanding Social and Technological Changes;
General Principles of Introducing Technological Changes;
The Concepts of Sustainable and Appropriate Technology;
Diffusion and Adoption of Innovations;
Definition and Elements of Diffusion;
Perspectives on Diffusion in Social Change;
The Innovation Adoption Process;
Characteristics of Innovations;
Adoption Rate and Adopters’ Categories;
Opinion Leadership;
Change Agents’ Role in Adoption Process;
Case Studies on Diffusion of Innovations in Nigeria.
(3) AEE 612 – DEVLEOPMENT PLANNING: PROJECT ANALYSIS
AND VALUATION IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT – (3 UNITS)
Problems of Economics and Rural Development Planning in Nigeria:-
Project Planning Network Analysis;
What is Evaluation? Types of Evaluation; Stages in the Evaluation Process;
The place of Evaluation; in Rural Development;
Identification; Preparation; Monitoring Public Projects and Programmes;
Approaches to Evaluation; the Evaluation Process; the use of Evaluation
Results.
(4) AEE 615 – RURAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION AND
DEVELOPMENT: GROUP DYNAMICS AND LEADERSHIP IN
EXTENSION (3 UNITS)
Organizations of Village Communities:
Village Organizations of Major Ethnics Group in Nigeria.
Case Studies of Community Development in Nigeria and other African
Countries;
Social Groups and Association in Village Communities;
The Future of Rural Communities in Nigeria;
Community Organization; Community Power Structure; Banking between
Systems;
Citizens’ Participation and Community Organization;
Group dynamics and Leaders in Rural Development;
Leadership in Rural Communities; Characteristics; Types Functions, Roles
of Leaders in Rural Development;
Development of Rural Community Leader;
Organization for Rural Development in Nigeria;
Group Dynamics in Rural Development;
Definition of Group, Types of Group; Group Dynamics, Group, Roles,
Assumption in Group Dynamics (G.D.);
Important of group Dynamics in Rural Development;
The place of the Individual in the Group;
Motivation, Blocks to Participation in Groups and adjustment to Blocks;
Group Development; Phases of Groups Growth;
Internal and External Dynamics of Groups;
Selection, features, and use of some Groups Techniques; group evaluation;
Analysis of some Group relevant to Rural Development;
(5) AEE 614- PROGRAMME PLANNING IN EXTERMINAL RURAL
DEVELOPMENT (3 UNITS)
> Importance of Programme Planning in Extension and Rural Development
> Introduction to the Programme Process;
> Basic concepts in Programme Planning; such as Need, Clienteve
Participation, Plan of Work, Calendar of Work;
> Steps in the programme Planning Process;
> Principles of Programme Planning;
> Difficulties of Programme Planning in Nigeria;
> Relationship between Planning, Execution and Evaluation of Programme.
(6) AEE614 – STATISTICS AND RESEARCH METHODS IN RURAL
DEVELOPMENT
Introduction to Science and Scientific Method;
Defining a Research Problem;
Development Hypothesis and Objective;
Research Designs; Frequency Distribution; Mean; Median; Mode; Bank,
Standard Devitions,Correralation Analysis, Multiple Regression Analysis,
Chi- squares; T- test, Analysis of Variance;
(7) AEE 616 – FUNDAMENTALS OF ACCOUNTING AND
RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT – 3
UNITS
Principles of Accounting up to double entry system;
Application and Interpretation of Accounting in Managerial Decision
Making;
Preparation, Administration and Control of Budgets;
The Application of Project Evaluation Techniques such as Project
Management PPRS: MBC: Network Analysis, PMRT Estimation of
Potential Demand and Resources Flow; Cash flow and Investment Criteria.
Application by the use of Case Studies.
(8) AEE 617 – COMMUNICATION AND HUMAN RELATIONS IN
EXTENSION
> Definition and Theories of Communication, and their Application to
Extension and Rural Development;
> Principles and Process of Communication;
> Channels of Communication between Rural Development Administrations
Research; Extension Specialist, (Field Agent/Workers) and Farmers;
> Social Communication; Interpersonal; Intergroup Communication;
> Mass Media in Communication Knowledge and Information to Large
Number of People; Television, Radio, Newspaper, Magazine; Films; Poster
e.t.c
> Principles of Writing and Editing Extension Report;
> Principles of Extension Teaching Methods;
> Principles of Human and Public Relations and their application to Extension
and Rural Development Programme.
(9) AEE 618- ADMINISTRATION, SUPERVISION AND
MANAGEMENT IN EXTENSION AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMME
Definition and Principles of Administration, Supervision, and Management
in Extension and Rural Development;
The Principles of Organization; Theory; Informal Organization;
Bureaucracy; Politics and Administration; the Administrative Process; Staff
Development, Recruitment; Selection; Placement e.t.c.
Basic concepts of Administration and Supervision in Rural Development;
Coordination of Resources for Extension and Rural Development
Programmes.
Roles and Responsibilities of Various Levels of Rural Development Officer.
Morals and Motivation and their Implications for Staff Development;
Creating Conducive working Environment, Discipline, Sanctions, Rewards
e.t.c.
(CROP SCIENCE UNIT)
Course Code Title Units
CRS 701 Seminar 1
CRS 710 Plant Growth and Yield Analysis 3
CRS 711 Advanced Plant Nutrition 3
CRS 712 Tropical Weeds and their Control 2
CRS 713 Principles & Practices of Plant Analysis 2
CRS 714 Farming Systems in the Tropics 2
CRS 715 Crop Reponses to Environment 2
CRS 716 Flowering, seed and fruit formation 2
CRS 717 Seed Germination and Seedling Establishment 2
CRS 718 Seed Production & Seed Quality Development 2
CRS 719 Seed Dormancy 3
CRS 720 Storage Systems for Seed and Tubers 3
CRS 721 Breeding Principles 3
CRS 722 Biotechnology in Plant Breeding 3
CRS 723 Experimental Methods in Plant Breeding 2
CRS 724 Physiological Genetics in Plant Breeding 2
CRS 725 Special Topics and Guided Readings in
Crop Science 2
CRS 726 Advanced Analytical Techniques for Agronomic
Experimentation 3
CRS 799 Project 4
HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE UNIT
Course Code Title Units
HRT 701 Seminar 1
HRT 710 Technology of Vegetable Crop Production 3
HRT 711 Technology of Fruit Crop Production 3
HRT 712 Amenity Horticulture and Landscape
Development 3
HRT 713 Crop Quality and Post-harvest Biology 3
HRT 714 Special Topics and Guided Readings in
Horticulture 2
HRT 799 Project 4
SOIL SCIENCE UNIT
SOS 701 Seminar 1
SOS 710 Soil Survey and Land Evaluation 3
SOS 711 Mineralogy of Soil Sediments 3
SOS 712 Soil-Water-Plant Relationship 2
SOS 713 Fertilizer Manufacture and Use 3
SOS 714 Pedology 3
SOS 715 Advanced Soil Chemistry 3
SOS 716 Advanced Soil Physics 3
SOS 717 Advanced Soil Microbiology 2
SOS 718 Evaluation and Management of soil Fertility 2
SOS 719 Soil Organic Matter 2
SOS 720 Theory and Practice of Soil Testing and Fertility 2
SOS 721 Soil and Water Pollution 2
SOS 722 Soil Reclamation 2
SOS 723 Soil Classification and Multivariate Methods
Applicable to Soil Data 3
SOS 724 Soil Spatial Analysis 2
SOS 725 Special Topics and Guided Reading in Soil
Science 2
SOS 726 Project 4
CROP PROTECTION UNIT
CRP 701 Seminar 1
CRP 710 Principles of Pest Control 3
CRP 711 Agro-Pesticides Practical
CRP 712 Biotechnology in Crop Protection Practical
CRP 713 Insect Taxonomy 2
CRP 714 Insect Morphology and Physiology Practical
CRP 715 Insect Behaviour and Ecology 2
CRP 716 Insect Ecology 3
CRP 717 Integrated Pest Management Practical
CRP 718 Stored Product Entomology Practical
CRP 719 Analytical Techniques of Bioactive Compounds 3
CRP 720 Toxicology of Insecticides Practical
CRP 721 Agricultural Entomology 2
CRP 722 Forest Insect ad Diseases 2
CRP 723 Medical and Veterinary Entomology 2
CRP 724 Species Topics & Guided Reading in Crop
Protection 2
CRP 725 Systems Modeling in Entomology 2
CRP 799 Project 4
COURSE CONTENTS
CROP SCIENCE UNIT
SEMINAR ON AN APPROVED TOPIC
CRS 701: Plant Growth and Yield Analysis
Experimental design in growth analysis; The role of plant characters in
growth, development and yield; Dry matter distribution; Effects of Cropping
situations on plant growth, development and yield.
CRS 711: Advanced Plant Nutrition
Mineral metabolism, deficiencies and toxicities, energetic and metabolic
coupling of active transport; genetic and ecological aspects of plant
nutrition.
CRS 712: Tropical Weeds and Their Control
Importance of weeds in crop production; history of weed chemicals,
characteristics of weeds; weeds and crop yields; nature of weed/crop
competition; environmental factors of weed growth and control; methods of
weed control.
CRS713: Principles and Practices in Plant Analysis
Basic principles and limitation of plant analysis; nutrient criteria in analysis
of pure and mixed crop verification of deficiency symptoms, sampling
techniques, sample preparation and handling; nutrient uptake and feed
evolutions; analysis and quality control; use of common instrument; data
collection and interpretation; operation and management of commercial
plant analysis laboratory.
CRS 714: Farming Systems in the Tropics
Basic for the farming systems in the tropics; shifting cultivation system;
semi-permanent cultivation system; Ley Farming system; permanent
cultivation system under rained situation; Irrigating; Irrigation Farming
System.
CRS 715: Crop Responses to Environment
Environmental factors influencing plant growth; Effects of Temperature
upon the Rates and Incidence of Growth Process; Temperature limitations
upon plant survival; Effects of Radiant Energy on vegetative Growth;
Effects of concentration of Gases in the soil Atmosphere on vegetative
Growth; Effects of Mineral Elements on Growth; Effects of Atmospheric
Gases and Pollutants on Growth.
CRS 716: Flowering Seed and Fruit Formation
Initiation and development of flowers; Pollen and Pollination; Initiation of
Embryo and Endosperm Growth; Development of the seed; Development of
Fruits; Parthenocarpy; Some Physiological Aspects of Fruit Development;
Embryo Culture.
CRS 717: Seed Germination and Seedling Establishment
The structure of seed; Germination; Water in Relation to Germination; light
and Germination; Temperature and Germination; Embryo Development as a
factor in Germination; General Aspects of the Germination process Oxygen
and Germination; Gactors affecting seedling vigour; Evaluation of seedling
vigour.
CRS 718: Seed Production and Seed Quality Development
General Principles of Seed Production; Maintenance of Nucleus and
Breeder’s seed; Physiological aspect of seed preservation; Effects of
environment before harvesting on seed quality; Cytological, genetical, and
metabolic changes associated with loss of viability.
CRS 719: Seed Dormancy
Definitions of dormancy; Embryo Development as a factor in
Dormancy; Physical and physiological mechanisms of dormance;
Longevity of seeds breaking of seed dormancy.
CRS 720: Storage Systems for Seed and Tubers
Temperature/moisture contents in storage; Biological factors affecting
storage design; Tuber storage; Factors affecting storage of tuber; Storage
loss of tuber; Storage chemicals; Factors affecting Seed storage.
CRS 721: Breeding Principles
Role of evolution and cytogenetics in plant breeding; Preservation of
Germplasm resources; more detailed consideration of plant breeding
methods with emphasis on selected tropical crops and pest and disease
resistance; a consideration of special plant breeding techniques such as
mutation breeding; indiced polyploidy; interspecific and intergenetic
hybridization, in-vitro crop Breeding; general consideration of genetic
constitution of random mating populations and inbreeding in such
populations.
CRS 722: Biotechnology in Plant Breeding
Cultures and culture system; Suspension; Crop improvement through tissue
culture; production of haploid plants; Screening mutants through tissue
culture; Preservation of Germplasm; Genetic Engineering.
CRS 723: Experimental Methods in Plant Breeding
Biometrical genetics and use of biometrical methods in plant breeding
research.
CRS 724: Physiological Genetics in Plant Breeding
A consideration of genetic, biochemical and molecular mechanisms
influencing variation in plant physiological processes such as
photosynthesis, respiration; self-incompatibility, heterosis and yield. Role of
environmental factors and their mediation through biochemical and
molecular processes in phenol-typic expressions, emphasis throughout the
course will be an application in plant breeding.
CRS 725: Special Topics and Guided Reading in Crop Science
Current topics in Crop Science, Literature Review; discussion groups;
special seminars by visiting lecturers, written report required of all students.
CRS 726: Advanced Statistical Methods for Agronomic Research
Statistical inference and major experimental design. Nested classification,
Straight factorials an various forms of split plot arrangements as fitted to
different designs. Split-plot in ‘space’ and ‘time’ in field experiments.
Multiple pairwise comparisons and single degree of Freedom comparison
(Especially orthogonal ones). Co-variance analysis curve fitting involving
various multiple linear and non-linear models. Tests for parameters in
regression equations. Techniques for data transformations. Use of different
computer packages for data analysis.
HOTICULTURAL SCIENCE UNIT
HRT 610: Seminar on an Approved Topic
Recent developments in commercial vegetable production technology.
Nutritional requirements of leafy fruits, root and floral vegetables. Plant
population studies, Propagation methods; vegetable nurseries-media,
containers and green house management. Environmental physiology-water,
light, temperature requirements of vegetable crops. Irrigated vegetable crops
production. Vegetable seed Production.
HRT 611: Technology of Fruit Crop Production
Origin and Botany of Tropical Fruits and Plantation corps of commercial
importance in Nigeria; Nursery Techniques; Root stock/scion relationships.
Physiology and Anatomical aspects of plant morphogenesis. Recent
advances in fruits and fruit tree nutrition and plantation and plantation
management-including soil management, weed and pest management,
produce processing and handling.
HRT 612: Amenity Horticulture and Landscape Development
Landscape design; amenity grass management; garden design social and
therapeutic floriculture; Landscape ecology and land reclamation; tissue
culture and micro propagation.
HRT 613: Crop Quality and Post-harvest Biology
Field Cultural practices in relation to the reduction of post-harvest loose.
Packing house and packaging. Methods of preservation of fruits and
vegetables to prevent wastages. Major ways of prolonging shelf life.
Mechanical refrigeration, vacuum cooling, liquid nitrogen gas and controlled
atmosphere storage. Heat measurement. Moisture content losses Respiration
and Respiratory quotient and climacteric.
HRT 614: Special Topics and Guided Readings in Horticulture
Current topics in Horticultural Science; Literature review, discussion groups;
special seminar by visiting lecturers. Written reports require of all students.
SOIL SCIENCE UNIT
SOS 601: Seminar on an Approved Topic
Elements of air photography and photogram. Elements of photo
interpretation for soils, land use and erosion surveys. Remote sensing in soil
survey. Methodology of soil survey. Organization of soil physiographic and
soils.
SOS 611: Mineralogy of Soil Sediments
Introduction to Crystal chemistry; Packing of ions in crystals; Dispersion of
soil material, common clay minerals in soils and sediment; fractionation of
soil material. Differential Thermal investigation of clays. Electron micros
microscipic analysis of clays; x-ray production and use in clay mineral
investigation.
SOS 612: Soil-Water-Plant Relationship
Nature of soil water; dynamics of soil water; measurement of soil water;
nature of plant water; role of plant water in the cell components;
measurement of internal water status; soil availability to plants-old an new
concepts; evapotranspiration; crop water use efficiency; physiological
processes as affected by soil water.
SOS 613: Fertilizer Manufacture and Use
Economics of fertilizer use; Fertilizer and economic development. Terms
used in fertilizer industry; Primary fertilizer nutrient sources and
manufacture; secondary and micronutrient fertilizers; mixed fertilizers and
formulation; analysis of fertilizers and control of grade and quality.
SOS 614: Pedology
The concept of soil; methods of soil investigations. Basic principles of
classification; taxonomic approach to soil classification; land and soil
resources of the world with emphasis on Nigeria; pedogenetic processes in
the area of soil composition, soil water, soil structure, soil aeration and soil
temperature.
SOS 615: Advanced Soil Chemistry
In-depth treatment of chemical composition and chemical properties of soils;
ionic equilibra of soils.
SOS 616: Advanced Soil Physics
Advanced treatment of soil physical properties and processes in the area of
soil composition, soil water, soil structure, soil aeration and soil temperature.
SOS 617: Advanced Soil Microbiology
The soil microbial environment and the biochemical transformations,
brought about by soil micro-organism.
SOS 618: Evaluation and Management of Soil Fertility
Concepts and assessment of soil fertility. Plants need for and use of mineral
elements. Deficiencies and excesses. Nutrient antagonism in soil and in
plant; fertility assessment procedures and programmes. Fertility
management.
SOS 619: Soil Organic Matter
Formation and decomposition of organic matter; chemical and physical
decomposition; Biological stability; Functions and importance in soil;
Impact of soil management and cropping systems.
SOS 621: Soil and Water Pollution
Industrial and Agricultural Effluents; Green house gases production and
evolution in soils and wetlands; Herbicides/Pesticide and their metabolism
Human and domestic wastes; Microbial degradation of biochemical
component.
SOS 622: Soil Reclamation
Soil erosion –types, causes and control; Agroforestry practices; salt removal
(leaching/drainage); Introduction to organic farming.
SOS: 623: Soil Classification and Multivariate Methods Applicable to Soil
Data
Approaches to soil classification; Concepts of Modern Soil Classification
Systems; French System (ORSTOM); USSR Classification System; USDA
System (Soil Taxonomy); FAO-UNESCO System; Fertility Capability
Classification (FCC); Soil Productivity Assessment (Multivariate Predictive
Equation).
SOS 624: Soil Spatial Analysis
Design of Techniques for Determination of spatial distribution of soils in
relation to natural vegetation; Relief and Moisture Condition.
SOS 625: Special Topics and Guided Reading in Soil Science
Current topics in Soil Science; Literature Review; discussion groups; Special
seminar by visiting lecturers; Written reports required of all students.
CROP PROTECTION UNIT
CRP 701 Seminars on an Approved Topic
CRS 710: Principles of Pest Control
Nature of agricultural pests and their control. Pests to include insects; Fungi;
bacteria, virus, birds, rodents, and nematodes.
CRP 711: Agropesticides
Classification of pesticides. Pesticide manufacture and formation. Pesticide
toxicity, residues, symptoms and treatment of poisoning. Safe handling of
pesticides. Spray equipment and maintenance.
CRP 712: Biotechnology in Crop Protection
Bioinsecticides, Gene transfer from virus/insect/Fungi resistance plants to
cultivated crops. Biotechnology and plant protection against insect pests.
CRP 713: Insect Taxonomy
Taxonomy of insects with particular attention to the insects of economic
importance in Nigeria.
CRP 714: Insect Morphology and Physiology
The study of the physical structures of insects; The physical and chemical
basis of insect structure and functions.
CRP 715: Insect Behaviour
Biological basis of insect behaviour; The Programming and integration of
behaviour; Spatial adjustment; Feeding Behaviour; Chemical
communication Defense; Reproductive behaviour, Brood care and social
life.
CRP 716: Insect Ecology
Principles of field research in the dynamics and distribution of natural
population of insects. Evaluation of insect of communities, values,
destruction, conservation and management.
CRP 717: Integrated Pest Management
Appreciation of pest status; Principles and Philosophy of integrated pest
management; integrated pest management for selection crops; Pest forecast
and computer simulation of pest outbreak.
CRP 718: Store Product Entomology
Pest position in the food pipeline; Bionomics and control of selected stored
product pests; Innovation in control of stored product pests.
CRP 719: Analytical Techniques of Bioactive Compounds
Theory and practice of Modern Methods of Chemical Analysis.
CRP 720: Toxicology Insecticides
Evaluation of toxicity in insects; Classification of insecticides; Mode of
action of Insecticides; Metabolism.
CRP 721: Agricultural Entomology
Control of insect pests of Agricultural importance in Nigeria.
CRP 722: Forest Insect and Diseases
Bionomics and control of insect pests and diseases of Forest Plantations in
the tropics; Pests and diseases of nurseries; Population dynamics of Forest
Pests.
CRP 723: Medical and Veterinary Entomology
Control of insect pests of medical and veterinary importance in Nigeria.
CRP 724: Special Topics and Guided Readings in Crop Protection
Current topics in crop protection; Literature review; discussion groups;
special seminars by visiting lecturer; written reports required of all students.
CRP 725: Systems Modeling in Entomology
The form and function of modeling in the integrated control of pests of
Agricultural importance in Nigeria.