CROP 427 — Seed Science and Technology
Agriculture · University of Ghana
Biology of seeds – ontogeny, structure, storage, germination and storage behaviour. Principles and practices involved in the production, harvesting, processing, conditioning, storage, testing, quality management and use of agricultural seeds. Seed improvement, national seed laws, international seed institutions and regulations, seed industry policy and germplasm policy for Ghana. Developments in the international seed arena including patenting. Establishment and management of seed production as a business.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 200
- Semester
- Semester Two
Other courses on this programme
- AGEC 211 — Microeconomics (Principles and Applications to Households and Firms)
- AGEC 212 — Macroeconomics (Principles and Applications to Economy of Ghana)
- AGEN 201 — Agriculture Engineering II
- AGEX 204 — Vacation Rural Community Experience
- AGEX 206 — Approaches to Extension
- AGEX 211 — Food Safety and Quality Standards
- AGEX 213 — Rural Development and Participatory Methodologies
- AGEX 415 — NGO Development and Management
- AGRC 200 — Long Vacation Practicals
- AGRC 212 — Introductory Statistics
- ANIM 212 — Elements of Microbiology and Immunology
- ANIM 418 — Animal Health and Physiology
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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).