| Classification, identification, morphology, ecology and uses of economically important crops. Environmental influences on crop growth and development. Vegetative and reproductive plant physiology. Plant water relationships. Plant growth substances. Plant growth analysis. Yield determination and crop productivity. Seed physiology. Growth kinetics and Introductory Crop Modelling. Light and plant development: photomorphogenesis and photoperiodism. Source-sink relationship. Photosynthate partitioning in relation to yield. Modification of yield potential by chemical and cultural means. Senescence. Stress physiology. Essential plant nutrients: forms, functions, deficiency symptoms, and orrections. Water and plant mineral uptake. Assimilation of inorganic nutrients. Plant tissue analysis. Problem-solving and case-studies on plant mineral deficiencies/toxicities and plant stress management. |
Administrative assistant: Kajol Jogarah
Telephone: 4037400
Email: k.jogarah@uom.ac.mu |
