This subject contains a 3 day Compulsory Residential School.
The Residential School will have practical sessions that cover:
the concept of plant systems
plant structure: seedlings; stems, roots, leaves; flowers and fruit; plant families
plant function practical: water and nutrient absorption; photosynthesis/respiration; transpiration and translocation
plant nutrition
pests, diseases and weeds
selection and establishment of pasture/forage crops
plant improvement