Welcome to the Department of Crop Science and Technology
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Introduction

 

Life on planet earth is sustained primarily by the energy from the sun. Of all life forms, only plants are able to harness the energy from the sun and they subsequently make same available to other forms of life. Hence, plants are referred to as primary producers. Plants are therefore strategically positioned at the centre of sustainable life on earth. This goes to explain why the indiscriminate exploitation of plant life has made global warming a contemporary issue.  Consequently, proper management of plant resources has become imperative.

In the Department of Crop Science and Technology, we are concerned with the management and improvement of crops which comprise all plant life forms that are cultivated to provide food, shelter and clothing for man and his animals. The Department which started in 1982 as Crop Production Programme in the School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in different areas of crop science including Farming Systems; Crop Physiology; Plant Breeding; Crop Production; Horticulture; Entomology; Nematology; Plant Pathology; Weed Science. These open up a vast array of career opportunities in different spheres of the economy to students on graduation. Ultimately, the Department of Crop Science and TechnologySAAT aims at improving crop production in the cropping systems of prevailing in the different ecological zone of Nigeria.

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Undergraduate Courses

Course 100 Level

1st Semester  
CourseCodeUnit
BIOLOGY FOR AGRICULTURE AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE IBIO 101/103
GENERAL CHEMISTRY ICHM 101
ENGINEERING DRAWINGENG 103
INTRODUCTION TO FRENCHFRN 101
INTRODUCTION TO IGBO GRAMMARIGB 101
ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS IMTH 101
GENERAL PHYSICS IPHY 101
2nd Semester
CourseCodeUnit
BIOLOGY FOR AGRICULTURE AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE IIBIO 102/104
GENERAL CHEMISTRY IICHM 102
ENGINEERING DRAWING IIENG 104
FRENCH LANGUAGE IIFRN 102
USE OF ENGLISH IIGST 102
SOCIAL SCIENCE IGST 108
SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETYGST 110
IGBO LANGUAGE IIIGB 102
ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS IIMTH 102
GENERAL PHYSICS IIPHY 102

Course 200 Level

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Course 300 Level

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Course 400 Level

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Course 500 Level

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Dr (Mrs.) O. P. Onyewuchi


 

Head of Department of Crop Science & Technology