INTRODUCTION TO AGRONOMY AND ECOLOGY | Makerere University Courses

Course Code:

CRS 1204

Course Credit Units:

3

Semester:

Semester 2

Year of Study:

Year 1

Undergraduate or Graduate Level:

Undergraduate Level

Academic Programs:

Bachelor Of Science In Agriculture

College:

College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

School:

School of Agricultural Sciences

Department:

Agribusiness & Natural Resource Economics

Course Discipline:

Agriculture

Course Description & Objectives:

Concepts in agronomy: definitions, key elements of the definition of agronomy; different types of yield including biological and economic yields, crop growth and development stages and parameters for measuring growth and development: Concept of source and sink: Factors that determine yield potential, yield loss and challenges of controlling them, fluctuations in yield: Yield and interception of solar radiation. Objective:

To introduce the students to the theoretical foundation of agronomy so that they can understand future courses in agronomy and crop physiology

Learning Outcomes:

provide students with the broad scope of agronomy and crop husbandry,
enable students describe elements of crop growth and development that are related to crop cultivation and yield,
introduce the concept of yield, its determination and factors that influence it, including yield loss,
introduce students to strategies of increasing crop cultivation and yield ,and efficient use of resources in crop cultivation,