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Program: BScAgricHons Gewaskunde

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Code Faculty
02241004 Fakulteit Natuur- en Landbouwetenskappe
Credits Duration
Duur van studie: 1 jaar Totale krediete: 135

Programinligting

Hierdie inligting is slegs in Engels beskikbaar.

The MSc degree is conferred on the grounds of a dissertation and such additional postgraduate coursework as may be prescribed.

Renewal of registration
As long as progress is satisfactory, renewal of the registration of a master’s student will be accepted for the second year of the study. Registration for a third and subsequent years will only take place when the Student Administration of the Faculty receives a written motivation that is supported by the head of department and Postgraduate Studies Committee.

General
Candidates are required to familiarise themselves with the General Regulations regarding the maximum period of registration and the requirements on the submission of a draft article for publication.

Toelatingsvereistes

Die toelatingsvereiste is 'n BScAgric (Toegepaste Plant- en Grondwetenskappe) graad of gelykwaardige kwalifikasie, of 'n toepaslike BSc-graad na oorleg met die Hoof van die Departement. 'n Suid-Afrikaanse ekwivalent gemiddelde punt van 60% word vereis vir al die modules wat in die finale jaar van voorgraadse studie. Studente word op meriete gekeur.

Ander programspesifieke inligting

Electives can be chosen out of the modules listed or any other 700-module that is presented in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, chosen in consultation with the Head of Department of Plant and Soil Science.

Slaag met lof

The BScHons degree is awarded with distinction to a candidate who obtains a weighted average of at least 75% in all the prescribed modules and a minimum of 65% in any one module.

Minimum krediete: 135

Kernmodules

Keusemodules

  • Module-inhoud:

    *Hierdie inligting is slegs in Engels beskikbaar.

    Study of the latest trends and developments in plant nutrition, soil biology and soil fertility.

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  • Module-inhoud:

    Onkruide en hulle belang in Suidelike Afrika. Eienskappe en gebruike van onkruiddoders. Onkruiddoders in die grond en die aktiwiteit daarvan in plante.

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  • Module-inhoud:

    * Hierdie inligting is slegs in Engels beskikbaar.

    An overview of photosynthesis and respiration, with the aim of examining the physiological basis of yield in cropping systems. this includes an assessment of parameters for determining plant growth, factors governing yield, partitioning of photoassimilates within plants and opportunities for increasing yield. Crop growth and yield will be put into context of a changing global climate. Evaluation of the manner in which plants respond to various abiotic stresses and how plants sense changing environments. The various roles of plant growth regulators in plants and the importance of these compounds in agriculture.

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  • Module-inhoud:

    Die ontwikkeling van veldbestuurstrategieë deur integrasie van ekologiese en fisiologiese beginsels met ekonomiese en sosiologiese.

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  • Module-inhoud:

    Die identifisering van aangepaste weiding- en voerspesies (insluitend grasse, peulplante, voerbome en droogteverdraagsame gewasse) vir verskillende agro-ekologiese gebiede. Die vestiging, bemesting en besproeiing vereistes van verskillende weidings. Die bestuursvereistes wanneer gebruik word as groen weiding, staande hooi of opgebergde voer.

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  • Module-inhoud:

    * Hierdie inligting is slegs in Engels beskikbaar.

    Integrated agronomic, climatic, soil, botanical, economic and managerial considerations in crop production systems aimed at maximum economic yield and sustainability. Case studies of specific field crops.

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  • Module-inhoud:

    *Hierdie inligting is slegs in Engels beskikbaar.

    Integrating agronomic, climatic, soil, botanical, economic and managerial considerations in crop production systems aimed at maximum economic yield and sustainability. Case studies of specific vegetable crops.

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  • Module-inhoud:

    *Hierdie inligting is slegs in Engels beskikbaar.

    Environmental variables. Quantitative description and measurements of atmospheric environmental variables and water in organisms. Mass and energy fluxes. Quantitative description of energy fluxes in organisms' environments. Energy balances of animals and plant communities will be derived.

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  • Module-inhoud:

    *Hierdie inligting is slegs in Engels beskikbaar.

    An overview of the South African fruit industry indicating economic importance and the areas of production of the various crops. Principles governing orchard establishment and orchard management, including location and site selection, crop and cultivar choices, site preparation, orchard layout and design, irrigation, fertilisation, pruning and training, the application of plant growth regulators and disease and pest management. Harvesting practices and the post-harvest physiology of fruit which determines storage protocols and the quality of the fruit reaching the consumer. Climatic requirements, phenological models, cultivars and rootstocks, fruit manipulation, physiological disorders and pest and disease complexes of subtropical and deciduous fruit crops produced in South Africa.

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  • Module-inhoud:

    Agro-ekologiese sones (klimaat en grond); bome vir vrugte, voer, brandstof en/of hout ; tussenverbouing met grane, groente of voergewasse ; bestuur (insluitend aspekte soos saailingproduksie, vestiging, bemesting, plaagbeheer) en gebruik/bemarking.

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