HHORT 326 Computer Science
Course Descriptions: Theory and practice in computer applications and equipment in management, emphasis is placed on word processors, excel and spreadsheets in the DOS and Windows environment.
HHORT 325 Scientific Paper Writing
Course Descriptions:
Basic
skills and ethics in writing different research/scientific papers will be
emphasized.
HHORT 324 Horticultural Marketing
Course Descriptions: Definition of market and marketing, role of market in the development of horticulture; study of the marketing system and the market for farm products; various horticultural produ…
- Lecturer: Jusu Momoh Lahai
HHORT 322 Advanced Landscape Studies
Course Descriptions: Basic terms in landscape studies, managing large scale landscape values such as in national parks and agricultural areas; characteristics and management of the urban-fringe, vege…
HHORT 321 Physiology of Flowering Plants
Course Descriptions: Definition of plant physiology; energy flow; water relation; mineral nutrition; translocation of organic compounds; growth, development and differentiation; plant growth hormones…
HHORT 228 Practical Management
Course Description:
Theoretical
knowledge gained by students will be put in to practical use by demonstration
in the field; field trips etc
HHORT 227 Horticultural Surveying
Course Descriptions: Practical application in the use of the transit and land measuring devices; land measurement, profile and topographical mapping; site surveying and leveling for horticultural app…
- Lecturer: Jusu Momoh Lahai
HHORT 226 Crop Protection
Course Descriptions: Definition of some disease (pathological) and pest (entomological) terms; principles of plant protection; features of some horticultural pests and diseases, symptoms, damage, ass…
HHORT 225 Plant Nutrition& Management
Course Description: Basic terms in plant nutrition; physical, chemical and biological properties of growing medium; methods of nutrient uptake by plants; essential nutrients, macro and micro nutrient…
HHORT 224 Nursery Productions of Horticultural Crops
Course Descriptions: Identification and description of plants used in Sierra Leone horticulture; specific propagation and production methods used in commercial plant production of non-seed stock; pla…
- Lecturer: Jusu Momoh Lahai
HHORT 223 Postharvest Handling of Horticultural crops
Course Descriptions: Basic terms in postharvest handling; important of post harvest handling in food security development; causes of post harvest losses; field cultural practices in post harvest loss…
HHORT 222 Agribusiness Management
Course Descriptions: Basic terms in Agribusiness, importance of Agribusiness, contribution of Agribusiness to food security, socio-economic development of Sierra Leone; understanding Agribusiness; de…
- Lecturer: Jusu Momoh Lahai