CROP 111 — Introduction to Agricultural Botany
Agriculture · University of Ghana
Hierarchical organization of plant life, from single cells to flowering plants: algae, fungi, bryophytes, pteridophytes, gymnosperms, angiosperms; structure of plant cells, tissues, organs. Fine cell structures and their functions. Mitosis, meiosis, molecular basis of inheritance, protein synthesis. Root modification of roots, arrangement of tissues in monocotyledonous (monocot) and dicotyledonous (dicot) roots. Stem: modification of stems, arrangement of tissues in monocot and dicot stems. Leaf: simple, compound, venation, shapes, arrangement and modification of leaves; arrangement of tissues in monocot and dicot leaves. Reproduction in plants. Flower: parts, types, floral arrangements (inflorescence), and floral diagrams. Fruit and seed: structure, types germination and dormancy. Principles of classification including concepts of species, genus, family, order, division and kingdom, binomial system of nomenclature.
- Credits
- 2
- Level
- Level 100
- Semester
- Semester One
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- AGEN 101 — Agriculture Engineering I
- AGEX 102 — Development Communication and Extension Methods
- AGEX 104 — Education and Training for Development Works
- AGRC 101 — General Chemistry I
- AGRC 102 — General Chemistry II
- AGRC 104 — Introduction to Computer Science
- AGRC 108 — General Physics
- ANIM 111 — Biology of Farm Animals
- MATH 101 — General Mathematics
- SOIL 101 — Introduction to Soil and the Environment
- AGEC 211 — Microeconomics (Principles and Applications to Households and Firms)
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).