COURSE CODE: PRM 201
COURSE TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO FORAGE SCIENCE
NUMBER OF UNITS: 2 units
COURSE DURATION:
COURSE DETAILS:
Course Coordinator: PROF (MRS) A. O. JOLAOSHO B. Sc., M. Sc., Ph.D.
Email: ajolaosho@yahoo.com ; ajolaosho@gmail.com
Office Location: Pasture & Range Management Office
Other Lecturers: Dr. J. A. Olanite
COURSE SYNOPSIS:
• IMPORTANCE OF PASTURE IN ANIMAL AND CROP PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, LEGUMES, GRASSES, BROWSE PLANTS
• CLASSIFICATION OF PASTURE GRASSES AND LEGUMES.
• ESSENTIAL SOIL NUTRIENTS FOR PASTURE PRODUCTION
• TERMINOLOGIES IN PASTURE PRODUCTION.
• PROSPECTS IN PASTURE PRODUCTION – TURF MAKING, CONSERVATION, ENGINEERING, BREEDING, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS, ETC