Unit 2: Introduction to Crop Husbandry

Introduction 

Welcome to the unit of Introduction to crop husbandry, you will learn the science and practice of cultivating crops efficiently and sustainably. You will understand the contribution of soil, climate, water, nutrients, and plant biology to grow crops and increase crops yield for the increasing population. You will be able to apply the practices of crop husbandry that includes land preparation, selection of appropriate crop varieties, sowing or planting, soil fertility management and irrigation, pests and diseases control, and harvesting at the optimal time. In addition, proper crop husbandry ensures higher yields, better quality produce, and long-term sustainability of agricultural land. By integration of scientific principles with practical farming techniques, crop husbandry plays a crucial role in food security, economic growth, and environmental conservation.

Learning unit objectives

Having successfully completed the unit, you should be able to:

- Define the principles of crop husbandry,

- Differentiate the processes of crop production,

- Identify the hunger signs of plant nutrition and fertilization and different cropping systems,

-Apply agricultural practices to the respective practical under field condition

intellectual skills/Application of Knowledge

Having successfully completed the module, students should be able to:

-Use and apply different basics knowledge of crop husbandry in crop production. Please start by reading course notes

 Teaching strategies:

    - Lectures

     - Field works

     -Group works /Seminars

     - Assignments / E-tivities

     - Directed exercises

     - Field visit

Welcome