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Course Outline For CSB211 2018

This document outlines the course details for Principles of Crop Production, including the semester, lecturers, technicians, test dates, topics covered in each week for both lectures and practical sessions. The course runs over semester 2, 4, 6, and 8 from August to December 2018. It covers various topics related to crop production principles like seedbed preparation, cropping systems, plant structure and functions, fertilizers, crop protection, factors affecting crop distribution, maturity, harvesting, storage, and marketing. Students will have two tests, practical sessions include activities like seed identification, planting, calculations, and identification of tools, crops, and pests.

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Course Outline For CSB211 2018

This document outlines the course details for Principles of Crop Production, including the semester, lecturers, technicians, test dates, topics covered in each week for both lectures and practical sessions. The course runs over semester 2, 4, 6, and 8 from August to December 2018. It covers various topics related to crop production principles like seedbed preparation, cropping systems, plant structure and functions, fertilizers, crop protection, factors affecting crop distribution, maturity, harvesting, storage, and marketing. Students will have two tests, practical sessions include activities like seed identification, planting, calculations, and identification of tools, crops, and pests.

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COURSE OUTLINE

SEMESTER: 2,4,6 & 8 – August – December, 2018

COURSE TITLE: PRINCIPLES OF CROP PRODUCTION

COURSE CODE: CSB 211

COURSE LECTURER: Dr T V BALOLE : Mr Legwaila

TECHNICIANS: BAGWASI AND MATHENGWANE

Test 1- 18th of September, 2018

Test 2 – 6th November, 2018

SCHEDULING OF TOPICS
Week 1
General introduction - Definitions and concepts of crop production
History of agriculture (crops)
Crop production in Botswana and Southern Africa

Week 2
Seedbed preparation (terrain modification), tillage systems selection of a tillage system
Planting methods (transplanting, direct sowing),
Week 3
Classification of crops and their special features
Introduction to cropping systems
Week 4
Comparison of the different cropping systems

Week 5
Propagation sexual (seed and seeding) and germination process (physiological)
Asexual propagation

Week 6
Weeding, Thinning, Trailing and cultivation
Plant structure and functions and visual identification of plants

Week 7
TEST 1 (Tuesday the 18TH September 2016)

WEEK 8
Importance of macro and micro nutrients in plants
Fertilizer and manure. Methods of application

Week 9
Importance of crop protection in crops (pathogenic and non-pathogenic diseases and their
control)
Importance of crop protection in crops (insect pests and their control)

Week 10
Discuss factors related to crop distribution (Vegetation, climate)
Week 11
Determine indices for maturity, harvesting, packing,

Week 12
Storage and storage pests and control,
Marketing of crop produce

Week 13
Strategies to be adopted by farmers to deal with environmental stress
(Drought and soil factors as they affect crop production)

Week 14 Test 2 (Tuesday the 6th of November, 2018)

PRACTICALS
Week 1 Seedbed preparation
Week 2 Seed identification and selection of seed plus other planting materials
Week 3 Planting (sowing) and transplanting
Week 4 Seed and fertilizer calculations
Week 5 Identification of agricultural tools and agro-chemicals
Week 6 Identification and naming of trees, shrubs and crops around the University
Week 7 Types of germination and emergence
Week 8 Preparation of compost
Week 9 Identification of pesticides and calibration of a sprayer
Week 10 Thinning, pruning, weeding and topdressing
Week 11 Tree planting and orchard management practices
Week 12 Calculation of population and yields
Week 13 Plot inspection and collection of field report
Week 14 Practical test

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