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Principles of Crop Protection

Author: Enejo Atta

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: ACP305

Topics: Crop Protection, crop pests, insects, weeds, stored products pests, crop diseases, crop plant diseases, Cassava bacterial blight, Downy Mildew, rusts, smuts, ergots, leaf spots, Fusarium wilt

Crop Genetics and Breeding

Author: Lateef Lekan bello

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: CRP305

Topics: Crop Genetics, crop Breeding, plant cell, cell division, mitosis, Gametogenesis, meiosis, fertilization, gene, Mendel's Experiment, Law of Inheritance, Qualitative traits, Quantitative Traits, Heritability, Self Incompatibility, Male Sterility, Pure-line Selection, Mass Selection, Hybridization, Hybrid Varieties Development, Seed Production, seed Distribution

Principles of Irrigation and Drainage

Author: Alfred Augustine

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: CRP306

Topics: Irrigation, Drainage, Soil-water-plant-atmosphere relationship, Irrigation requirement, Consumptive water use, evapotranspiration, Irrigation scheduling, Irrigation resources, irrigation equipment maintenance, Irrigation systems, Irrigation techniques, soil reaction, soil erosion, soil drainage, Soil salinity, soil alkalinity, soil acidity

Soil Analytical Techniques

Author: Sunday Nathaniel Obasi

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM309

Topics: Soil Analytical Techniques, Analytical Laboratory, Quality Assurance Control, Precision, Accuracy, Laboratory Chemicals, soil sampling, plant sampling, Nitrogen Determination, Phosphorus Determination, Potassium Determination, Colorimeter, Flame Photometer, Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer

Principles of Soil Chemistry, 4th Edition

Author: Kim Tan

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM301

Topics: Soil Chemistry, analytical chemistry, geochemistry, Particle Accelerators, Synchrotrons, Stanford Linear Accelerator, Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator, Fermi National Laboratory Accelerator, Brookhaven Realistic Heavy Ion Collider, quarks, leptons, Atomic Numbers, Avogadro’s Number, atomic orbitals, Acid–Base Titrations, Precipitation, Complex Reactions, Chemical Units, Molarity, Molality, Radioactivity, isotopes, mole fractions, Soil Composition, Electrochemical Potentials, carbon dating, Electrochemical Cells, Nernst Equation, Electron Activity, chemical potential, membrane potential, Soil Gas, Oxygen Revolution, soil aeration, soil aerification, Soil Air Quality, Hydrotropism, Hypoxia, soil water chemistry, Oxygen Demand of Water, Total Soil Water Potential, Matric Potential, Pressure Potential, Osmotic Potential, Gravitational Potential, Plant–Soil–Water Energy Relation, water dissociation, Colloidal Chemistry, Colloidal System, soil humus, Carbohydrates, Amino Acids, Peptides, Proteins, Nucleic Acids, lipids, Lignins, humic matter, Electron Microscopy, Clay Minerals, Surface Potential, Electric Double Layer, Helmholtz Double-Layer Theory, Gouy–Chapman Double-Layer Theory, Adsorption Isotherms, soil adsorption, water adsorption, Cation Exchange, Cation Exchange Reactions, Cation Exchange Capacity, Langmuir–Vageler Equation, Mono-Divalent Cation Exchange Reaction, Mono-Monovalent Cation Exchange Reaction, Anion Exchange, Phosphate Retention, Phosphate fixation, Phosphate Potential, Soil Reaction, Acid–Base Chemistry, Weathering, Coordination Theory, Complex Formation, chelation, Metal–Organic Complex Reactions, Clay–Organic Compound Complexes

Bio Resources Management

Author: Emem Bassey Inyang, Aniefiok-Uduak Inyang

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: AGB404

Topics: biological diversity, ecosystem, Nigerian Ecosystem, Biodiversity, genetic erosion, Plant Biotechnology, Forest Biotechnology, forest Conservation, Germplasm Appropriation, Germplasm Conservations, Bio-resource Management, Biotechnological Legislation

Analytical Techniques In Agriculture

Author: Sunday Nathaniel Obasi

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: AGR503

Topics: Analytical Techniques In Agriculture, safety quality, precision, accuracy, Animal Feed Sample Analysis, Soil Samples Analysis, Plant Sampling, soil sampling, soil sample preparation, microscopy, Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer, High-performance liquid chromatography, Thin Layer Chromatography, Gas Chromatography, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Gel Electrophoresis, Hematology, Serum Biochemistry, Sample Conservation, sample Preservation, Cryopreservation

Biodiversity

Author: Christian Leveque, Jean-Claude Mounolou

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: AFM505

Topics: Biodiversity, genetic diversity, mutation, variation, Hidden genetic diversity, phenotypic identity, speciation, Extinctions, predation, Holling model, Patch dynamics, Spatial heterogeneity, temporal variability, Northern European terrestrial systems, Paleoenvironments, tropical rainforests, biological diversity, Continental aquatic systems, Overexploitation, Land use, Human onchocerciasis, Malaria, Morbilliviruses, Haemorrhagic fever viruses, antibiotic resistance, pesticide resistance, Genetic resources, biotechnology, Transgenesis, Ornamental plants, ornamental animals, ecotourism, National parks, Marine environments, Ex situ conservation, Botanic gardens, Zoological parks, conservation biology, Restoration ecology, species reintroduction

Pasture and range management

Author: Ahmed Njidda

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: ANP512

Topics: Pasture, pasture establishment, pasture utilization, forage yield determination, forage conservation, pasture nutritive value, grass morphology, legumes, shrubs, Nigerian vegetation zone, rainforest, guinea savanna, Sudan Savanna, Mangrove zone, plant introduction, Soil fertility, Seedbed Preparation, conventional tillage, no-till seedbed, seeding rate, weed control, forest grazing

Weed Science and Control

Author: Alfred Augustine

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: CRP503

Topics: Weed Science, weed Control, weed classification, weed reproduction, weed seeds dissemination mechanism, weed management, weed control methods, Herbicides, Herbicide formulation, Herbicide calibration, Herbicide Dosage calculation, plant Herbicide resistance, Herbicide handling, Herbicide storage, Herbicide disposal, Herbicide safety

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