Module code | BOT 161 |
Qualification | Undergraduate |
Faculty | Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences |
Module content | Basic plant structure and function; introductory plant taxonomy and plant systematics; principles of plant molecular biology and biotechnology; adaptation of plants to stress; medicinal compounds from plants; basic principles of plant ecology and their application in natural resource management. |
Module credits | 8.00 |
Programmes |
BEd Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching
BSc Computer Science BSc Information and Knowledge Systems BSc Biochemistry BSc Biological Sciences BSc Biotechnology BSc Chemistry BSc Ecology BSc Entomology BSc Environmental Sciences BSc Extended programme - Biological and Agricultural Sciences BSc Food Science BSc Genetics BSc Human Genetics BSc Human Physiology BSc Microbiology BSc Plant Science BSc Zoology BScAgric Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Management BScAgric Animal and Pasture Science BScAgric Animal Science BScAgric Applied Plant and Soil Sciences BScAgric Plant Pathology |
Service modules | Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology Faculty of Education |
Prerequisites | MLB 111 GS |
Contact time | fortnightly practicals, 2 lectures per week |
Language of tuition | Separate classes for Afrikaans and English |
Academic organisation | Plant and Soil Sciences |
Period of presentation | Semester 2 |
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