James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2004

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BT5102:03

Tropical Crops

[Offered in even-numbered years]

Townsville

HECS Band 2

23 lectures. Semester 1.

Staff:

Assoc. Professor R Coventry.

This subject aims to present the major principles of crop production in tropical climates.

Learning Objectives:

to study the growth physiology, agronomy, pest control, breeding and cropping of contrasting crops: rice (cereal), soybean (grain legume), sugarcane (commodity crop) and mangoes (tree crop).

Assessment by examination and/or written assignment and seminar.