PRINCIPLES OF AGRICULTURE | Makerere University Courses

Course Code:

ABM 1103

Course Credit Units:

3

Semester:

Semester 1

Year of Study:

Year 1

Undergraduate or Graduate Level:

Undergraduate Level

Academic Programs:

Bachelor Of Agribusiness Management

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 Objective:

To introduce students to the principles of agronomy that are generally applicable in crop cultivation paying attention to both theoretical and practical foundations of agronomy.

Learning Outcomes:

Enable the students to grasp the major concerns in agronomy including effects of crop cultivation on the environment, gender issues and other pertinent socio-economic limitations.