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DEPARTMENT OF CROP SCIENCE STAFF
1 / B. N. Mbah, B.Sc. (Nigeria), M.Sc. (California), Ph.D (Texas A & M) / Professor2 / M. I. Uguru, B. Agric. M.Sc, Ph.D (Nigeria), PGD (KUL Belgium) / Professor
3 / K. P. Baiyeri, B.Agric., M.Sc. Ph.D (Nigeria) / Professor
4 / P. E. Ogbonna, B. Agric. M.Sc, Ph.D (Nigeria) / Senior Lecturer
5 / B.C. Echezona, B. Agric. M.Sc., Ph.D (Nigeria) / Professor
6 / U. M. Ndubuaku B.Sc. (Botany), UNN, M.Sc (UI), Ph.D (UI) / Reader
7 / K. I. Ugwuoke, B. Agric. M.Sc, Ph.D (Nigeria) / Reader
8 / C. U. Agbo, B. Agric, M.Sc, Ph.D (Nigeria) / Reader
9 / G. O. Oko, B.Sc, M.Sc. (Botany), Ph.D (Nigeria) / Senior lecturer
10 / C.C. Onyeonagu (Formerly C.C. Mpamah), B. Agric, M.Sc., Ph.D (Nigeria) / Senior lecturer
11 / Onyia V. N. B. Agric, M.Sc., Ph.D (Nigeria) / Senior Lecturer
12 / S. C. Eze B. Agric, M.Sc., Ph.D. (Nigeria) / Senior Lecturer
13 / Aba, S.C., B. Agric, M.Sc., (Nigeria) / Lecturer I
14 / Mbachanya J. I., B. Agric, M.Sc., (Nigeria) / Lecturer II
15 / Osadebe V. O., B. Agric, M.Sc., (Nigeria) / Lecturer II
16 / Okechukwu Emeka B. Agric, M.Sc., (Nigeria) / Lecturer II
17 / Amuji, C.F., B. Agric, M.Sc., (Nigeria) / Lecturer II
18 / Chukwudi, U. P., B. Agric, M.Sc., (Nigeria) / Lecturer II
19 / S.I. Umeh, B. Agric, M.Sc., (Nigeria) / Chief Technologist
20 / E. I. Eze B. Agric, M.Sc., (Nigeria) / Senior Laboratory
21 / V. N. Anusien (Mrs) / Asst. Chief Typist
22 / L. Ugwuonah / Executive Officer
DEPARTMENT OF CROP SCIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA
POSTGRADUATE DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEGREE (Ph.D) PROGRAMME
SEPTEMBER, 2015
UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
DEPARTMENT OF CROP SCIENCE
POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES
1.0INTRODUCTION
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Ph.D) IN CROP PRODUCTION
The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) programmes in Crop Science will be awarded in the following areas of specialization:
- Crop Production
- Crop Physiology
3General Horticulture
4Tropical fruit and Plantation Crops
5Vegetable Crop Production
6Forage and Fodder Crops
7Seed Science and Technology
8Plant Breeding and Genetics
9Economic Entomology
10Plant Mycology
11Plant Nematology
12Plant Bacteriology
13Plant Virology
14Weed science
2.0Philosophy
The Doctor of philosophy (Ph.D) Degree programme in Crop Science is to develop high level manpower in academics and research in the various areas of specialization.
3.0Aims and Objectives
The Doctor of Philosophy Degree programmes in the Department is aimed at:
(a)Equipping students with research skills through the conduct of supervised research, seminar presentations, and thesis preparation and defence.
(b)Producing graduates for Universities, Research Institution, as well as, Public and Private sectors.
4.0Admission Requirements
Candidates seeking admission for Doctor of Philosophy Degree must have a Master’s Degree in any of the fields/areas of specialization in Crop Science or related disciplines/areas with a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.5 in a 5 point average or its equivalents from recognized Universities/Institutions.
4.0Duration of Master’s Degree Programme
(a)The full time Doctor of philosophy Degree programme shall run for a minimum of four (4) semesters and maximum of six (6) semesters.
(b)The part-time Doctor of Philosophy Degree programme shall run for a minimum of six (6) semesters and maximum of eight (8) semesters.
5.0Requirements for Graduation
Candidates must have fulfilled the following conditions to be awarded Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Degree in his area of specialization.
- A candidate must have passed a minimum of 48 units made up of the following:
Course Units
Course transferred from M.Sc21
Electives12
Thesis/Dissertation16
Seminar 2
Total 51
6.0SPECIALIZATIONS
Specializations are offered at Ph.D degree programmes as follows
- Crop Production
2Crop Physiology
3General Horticulture
4Tropical fruit and Plantation Crops
5Vegetable Crop Production
6Forage and Fodder Crops
7Seed Science and Technology
8Plant Breeding and Genetics
9Economic Entomology
10Plant Mycology
11Plant Nematology
12Plant Bacteriology
13Plant Virology
14Weed science
(a)Crop Production
First Semester
Course Structure / UnitsPGC 701 / Synopsis and grant writing / 3 Core
CSC 721 / Advanced Field Crop Fertilization and manuring / 2 Elective
CSC 723 / Advanced Crop growth analysis / 2 Elective
CSC 725 / Advanced Seed Science and Technology / 2 Elective
CSC 727 / Organically produced tropical crops / 2 Elective
CSC 781 / Seminar / 2 Core
Total / 21
Second Semester
Course Structure / UnitsCSC 722 / Advanced Farming and Cropping Systems / 2 Elective
CSC 742 / Tropical Fruits and Vegetables Technology / 2 Elective
CSC 762 / Advanced Crop Biotechnology / 2 Elective
CSC 792 / Thesis / 16 Core
Total / 20
b)Crop Physiology
First Semester
Course Structure / UnitsPGC 701 / Synopsis and grant writing / 3 Core
CSC 751 / Advanced Field Crop Physiology / 2 Elective
CSC 753 / Advanced Post Harvest Physiology of Horticultural Crops / 2 Elective
CSC 755 / Advanced Physiology of Parasitism (Host-Plant Relationship) / 2 Elective
CSC 757 / Environmental Crop Physiology / 2 Elective
CSC 781 / Seminar / 2 Core
Total / 21
Second Semester
Course Structure / UnitsCSC 762 / Advanced Crop in Biotechnology / 2 Elective
CSC 724 / Advanced Breeding for Host Plant Resistance to Pests / 2 Elective
CSC 792 / Thesis / 16 Core
Total / 20
c)Horticulture
First Semester
Course Structure / UnitsPGC 701 / Synopsis and grant writing / 3 Core
CSC 721 / Advanced Field Crop Fertilization & Manuring / 2 Elective
CSC 741 / Tropical Floriculture and Landscape Management / 2 Elective
CSC 727 / Organically Produced Tropical Crops / 2 Elective
CSC 759 / Advanced Post Harvest Storage / 2 Elective
CSC 781 / Seminar / 2 Core
Total / 21
Second Semester
Course Structure / UnitsCSC 744 / Advanced Horticultural Crop Production Systems / 2 Elective
CSC 764 / Biotechnological Approach to Pest Management / 2 Elective
CSC 792 / Thesis / 16 Core
Total / 24
c)Forage and Fodder Crops
First Semester
Course Structure / UnitsPGC 701 / Synopsis and grant writing / 3 Core
CSC 729 / Agronomy of Grass/Legume Mixtures / 3 Core
CSC 723 / Advanced Crop Growth Analysis / 2 Elective
CSC 725 / Advanced Seed Science and Tehcnology / 2 Elective
CSC 781 / Seminar / 2 Core
Total / 21
Second Semester
Course Structure / UnitsCSC 726 / Pasture Ecosystem / 3 Elective
CSC 731 / Toxicological Problems in Range and Sown Pastures / 3 Elective
CSC 728 / Pasture Improvement and Rangeland management / 3 Core
CSC 792 / Thesis / 16 Core
Total / 24
d)Plant Breeding and Genetics
First Semester
Course Structure / UnitsPGC 701 / Synopsis and grant writing / 3 Core
CSC 762 / Advanced Crop Biotechnology / 2 Elective
CSC 701 / Advanced Biometrical Genetics / 2 Elective
CSC 703 / Advanced Plant Breeding and Genetics / 2 Elective
CSC 725 / Advanced Seed Sciences and Technology / 2 Elective
CSC 781 / Seminar / 2 Core
Total / 13
Second Semester
Course Structure / UnitsCSC 752 / Advanced Crop Physiology / 2 Elective
CSC 792 / Thesis / 16 Core
Total / 18
e)Seed Science and Technology
First Semester
Course Structure / UnitsPGC 701 / Synopsis and grant writing / 3 Core
CSC 725 / Advanced Seed Science and Technology / 2 Elective
CSC 705 / Seed Quality Assurance and Enterprise / 2 Elective
CSC 762 / Advanced Crop Biotechnology / 2 Elective
CSC 707 / Seed Development Policy / 2 Elective
CSC 781 / Seminar / 2 Core
Total / 13
Second Semester
Course Structure / UnitsCSC 702 / Seed Domestication & Conservation / 2 Elective
CSC 703 / Advanced Plant Breeding and Genetics / 2 Elective
CSC 706 / Advanced Seed Multiplication and Protection / 2 Elective
CSC 792 / Thesis / 16 Core
Total / 22
(f) Economic Entomology
First Semester
Course Structure / UnitsPGC 701 / Synopsis and grant writing / 3 Core
CSC 713 / Insect Physiology and Behaviour / 2 Elective
CSC 715 / Advanced Insect Population Ecology / 2 Elective
CSC 759 / Advanced Post Harvest Storage / 2 Elective
CSC 717 / Bio-Control of Pests / 2 Elective
CSC 781 / Seminar / 2 Core
Total / 15
Second Semester
Course Structure / UnitsCSC 713 / Advanced Plant Breeding and Genetic / 2 Elective
CSC 764 / Biotechnological Approach to Pest Management / 2 Elective
CSC 714 / Advanced Post-Harvest Entomology / 2 Elective
CSC 716 / Insect Taxonomy and Biosystemics / 2 Elective
CSC 792 / Thesis / 16 Core
Total / 24
(g) Plant Mycology
First Semester
Course Structure / UnitsPGC 701 / Synopsis and grant writing / 3 Core
CSC 735 / Advanced Techniques In Seed Pathology / 2 Elective
CSC 761 / Application of Biotechnology in Pest Management / 2 Elective
CSC 737 / Advanced Mycology / 2 Elective
CSC 759 / Advanced Post Harvest Storage / 2 Elective
CSC 739 / Plant Disease Epidemiology / 2 Elective
CSC 781 / Seminar / 2 Core
Total / 15
Second Semester
Course Structure / UnitsCSC 734 / Advanced Crop Pests Management / 2 Elective
CSC 750 / Advanced Crop Ecology / 2 Elective
CSC 762 / Advances Crop Biotechnology / 2 Elective
CSC 792 / Thesis / 16 Core
Total / 24
(h) Plant Nematology
First Semester
Course Structure / UnitsPGC 701 / Synopsis and grant writing / 3 Core
CSC 735 / Advanced Techniques In Seed Pathology / 2 Elective
CSC 761 / Application of Biotechnology in Pest Management / 2 Elective
CSC 755 / Advanced Physiology of Parasitism (Host-Plant Relationship) / 2 Elective
CSC 759 / Advanced Post Harvest Storage / 2 Elective
CSC 739 / Plant Disease Epidemiology / 2 Elective
CSC 781 / Seminar / 2 Core
Total / 15
Second Semester
Course Structure / UnitsCSC 736 / Advanced Plant Nematology / 2 Elective
CSC 750 / Advanced Crop Ecology / 2 Elective
CSC 734 / Advanced Crop Pests Management / 2 Elective
CSC 792 / Thesis / 16 Core
Total / 22
(i)Plant Bacteriology
First Semester
Course Structure / UnitsPGC 701 / Synopsis and grant writing / 3 Core
CSC 711 / Advanced Plant Bacteriology Research / 2 Elective
CSC 761 / Application of Biotechnology in Pest Management / 2 Elective
CSC 735 / Advanced Techniques In Seed Pathology / 2 Elective
CSC 739 / Plant Disease Epidemiology / 2 Elective
CSC 759 / Advanced Post Harvest Storage / 2 Elective
CSC 781 / Seminar / 2 Core
Total / 12
Second Semester
Course Structure / UnitsCSC 743 / Advanced Insect Transmission of Plant Diseases / 2 Elective
CSC 734 / Advanced Crop Pests Management / 2 Elective
CSC 746 / Advanced Crop Ecology / 2 Elective
CSC 792 / Thesis / 16 Core
Total / 22
(j)Plant Virology
First Semester
Course Structure / UnitsPGC 701 / Synopsis and grant writing / 3 Core
CSC 735 / Advanced Techniques In Seed Pathology / 2 Elective
CSC 761 / Application of Biotechnology in Pest Management / 2 Elective
CSC 759 / Advanced Post Harvest Storage / 2 Elective
CSC 739 / Plant Disease Epidemiology / 2 Elective
CSC 781 / Seminar / 2 Core
Total / 13
Second Semester
Course Structure / UnitsCSC 712 / Advanced Insect Transmission of Plant Diseases / 2 Elective
CSC 734 / Advanced Crop Pests Management / 2 Elective
CSC 738 / Recent Advances in Plant Virology / 2 Elective
CSC 750 / Advanced Crop Ecology / 2 Elective
CSC 792 / Thesis / 16 Core
Total / 22
k)Weed Science
First Semester
Course Structure / UnitsPGC 701 / Synopsis and grant writing / 3 Core
CSC 721 / Advanced Field Crop Fertilization and Manuring / 2 Elective
CSC 762 / Advanced Crop Biotechnology / 2 Elective
CSC 750 / Advanced Crop Ecology / 2 Elective
CSC 733 / Advanced Insect Vectors of Plant Pathogens Pathology / 2 Elective
CSC 781 / Seminar / 2 Core
Total / 13
Second Semester
Course Structure / UnitsCSC 732 / Advanced Biochemistry of Herbicide Action / 2 Elective
CSC 752 / Advanced Crop Physiology / 2 Elective
CSC 792 / Thesis / 16 Core
Total / 20
COURSE DESCRIPTION
PGC 701:Synopsis and grant writing
Identification of types and nature of grant and grant writing; mining of grants application calls on the internet. Determining appropriate strategy for each grant application. Study of various grant application structures and contents and writing of concept notes, detailed project description, budgeting and budget defense. Study of sample grant writings in various forms and writing of mock research and other grants. Identification of University of Nigeria synopsis structure and requirements, (Introduction, Methodology and Results). Determining, the content of each sub-unit of the synopsis. Steps in writing of synopsis from the Dissertation/Thesis document. Structural and language issues. Common errors in synopsis writing and strategies for avoiding them. The roles of the student and the supervisor in the production of a synopsis. Writing of mock synopsis. All registered Ph.D students must attend asolution-based interactive workshop to be organized by the School or Postgraduate Studies for a practical demonstration and application of the knowledge acquired from the course, conducted by selected experts. 3 units
CSC701Biometrical Genetics II
Non-Parametric Methods in plant breeding and selection- In Stratified Ranking And ConsistencyPerformance. Multivariate Techniques-Pattern Analysis, Cluster, And Principal Components (PCA), Analyses, Dendrogram And Factor Analysis. The Environment - Comstock and Moll (1963), Micro- environment, Macro-environment (Different years, Locations, Fertilizer Levels, Planting Dates, Irrigation Schedules, etc, Allard and Bradshaw (1964), Pridictable Variation (Soil Types, Day Length, Planting Dates and other Agronomic Practices etc), unpredictable variation- fluctuating features of the Environment, Weather (Rainfall and temperature). 2 units
CSC702Seed Domestication Conservation
Seed classification and taxonomy; flowering and yield patterns, collection, processing and propagation of indigenous and exotic seeds; conservation techniques in situ and ex situ community, government conservation strategies, research, natural ecosystems, parks, gardens, home gardens, government laws and sanctions. 2 units
CSC703Plant Breeding and Genetics II
Biotechnology in crop improvement, molecular markers and marker-assisted selection autoploidy in plant breeding: alloploidy and aneuploidy mutation breeding interspecific hybridization genetics and breeding for resistance to diseases and insects (biotic stresses), mineral stresses (salinity, mineral deficiency and mineral toxicity), and heat and cold stresses (abiotic stesses). Quality seed: classes, production practices and maintenance. Release and maintenance of breeding materials field plot techniques and experimental designs. 2 units
CSC705Seed Quality Assurance and Enterprise
Concept of seed quality, seed certification procedures and indicators, varietal development eligibility, seed multiplication; breeder, foundation and certified seeds, testing for germination and physical characteristics, viability tests, seed loss, moisture content and storage; physiological, pathological disorders, uniformity and stability; seed research and development. Definition of seed demand and supply systems, scales of enterprise - small, medium and large scale organization and models, private/public enterprise, merits and demerits, specific seed production enterprises (cereals, legumes, and tubers, clone, tissue, culture plants, marketing studies, government policy for seed enterprises production. 2 units
CSC706Advanced Seed Multiplication and Protection
Concept of seed multiplication, importance of improved seeds, clones, varietal development and release protocols and registration, multiplication techniques for forage landscape, food crops, cereals, legumes, tubers, clones, explants and medicinal plants; constraints and advocacy, research strategies and policies. Diseases and insects pests of seeds and control methods. IPM in seed production. 2 units
CSC707Seed Development Policy
Characteristics of indigenous and exotic seed production systems; gender issues; saving, storage, marketing in Nigeria,; improved storage, research, manpower training and institutions, infrastructural development; agencies for varietal certification, release, quality monitoring and evaluation, funding public/private partnership frameworks, credit facilities, seed health, and safety, laws and sanctions. 2 units
CSC711Recent Advance in Plant Bacteriology Research
Origin of phyto-pathogenic bacteria, nomenclature and classification, physical and chemical structure, nutrition, growth, reproduction and variability. Infection and disease development. Nature of hypersentive reaction. Anatomical, physiological and Biochemical changes during pathogenesis. role of bacteriophages and bacteriosis in plant disease control, practical: estimation of generation tune of bacterium. In vitro and in vico-evaluation of chemicals, detection of phytopathogenic bacteria from different substrates. Typing by phases, serological techniques. 2 units
CSC712Advanced Insect Transmission of Plant Diseases
The feeding and breeding habits of insects in relation to transmission of plant diseases. Insect mouth parts and salivary glands, concepts and kinds ofsymbiosis between insects and micro-organisms (Ecto and Endo symbiosis), nature of diseases caused by toxigenic and toxiniferous insects, "phyto-tozacmias" or toxicoses" compared with virus diseases; insect galls and gall causing insect, morphology of galls (ambrosia galls, gall producing stimulus, histology of galls). Insect -plant relationships with reference to host plant -resistance and related factors, problems and research techniques involved in developing insect resistant. 2 units
CSC713Insect Physiology and Behaviour
Physiological processes in insect growth and development. Environmental factors that affect insect behaviour, insect response to light, temperature, humidity and day length, defence mechanism in insect, insect polymorphism. 2 units
CSC714Advances Post-Harvest Entomology
Purpose of crop storage, Insect pests of economic importance of major crops stored products, damages caused by stored product pests, Physiological processes in insect growth and development. Environmental factors that affect insect incidences, stored products pest management practices. 2 units
CSC715Advances in Insect Population Ecology
General ecosystem, agroecosystem and ecological causes of pest problems. Insect population theories. Ecological bases for cultural, biological and genetic insect pest control. The ecology of chemical control and insect resistance; insect plant interaction. 2 units
CSC716 Insect Taxonomy and Biosystemics
Taxonomic principles, Use of taxonomy in agriculture, the species concept, identification and formation of keys, curetting, classification, taxonomy of major insect orders, zoological nomenclature, diversity and variability in insects, isolating mechanisms in insects. Practical field trips, basic tools and general techniques. 2 units
CSC717Biological Control of Pests
Concept of biological control, principles and practices of biological control, the bionomic and physiology of parasitic insects, methods of biological control. Current status of biological control of insect pests, new emerging techniques, use of entornophagous insects, ecology and physiology of parasitic insects, host specificity and evolution of host-paarasite relationships, entomopathogens used in biological control, breeding and culturing techniques. 2 units
CSC721Advanced Field Crop Fertilization Manuring
Maintenance of soil organic matter and its utilization in crop production, Factors affecting quality of organic matter: crop response to organic manures. Their composition, properties and residual effects: Advanced study of fertilizer use for maximization of crop yield. Losses of fertilizer elements in field and recovery by field crops: Single fertilizers and their compatibility: factors affecting type, time and method of fertilizer application, soil testing, objective, methods and interpretation. Use of lime in acid soils, green manuring, foliar application of fertilizer, unit value of fertilizer elements and compound fertilizers Fertilizer and efficient use of water, adaptation of crops to mineral stress AI and Mn toxicities in acid soils and Fe and B toxicities in saline soils. Practical: Identification ~f fertilizers, formulation of fertilizers for various uses, methods of manure and fertilizer applications, and calculation of unit cost of fertilizer ingredient(s). 2 units
CSC722Advanced Farming and Cropping Systems
Concepts of farming and cropping systems, Criteria for classifying farming and cropping systems: forms of farming and cropping systems (e.g. traditional farming systems in the tropics, sole/mono cropping, intercropping, agro-forestry, etc. types of intercropping systems, such as competition and complementarities in mixtures, assessment of intercropping systems, management of crops in mixtures with references to fertilizer requirements of component crops, component densities" insects, diseases and weeds management in mixtures): examples of cropping systems include shifting cultivation, crop ration, cropping patterns, mono-cropping, sole cropping, mixed cropping etc.), types of intercropping, row, strip and relay, advantages and disadvantages, assessment of intercropping by land equivalent ratio, area x time equivalent ratio, statistical designs and analyses in intercropping research 2 units