This course covers advanced agronomic aspect of selected perennial crops. Emphasis will be on the perennial crops which have major economic potential in PNG which are Cocoa, Coffee, Oil palm, Coconut and selected spices. Major content areas to be studied for each crop include origin, domestication and spread, botany, soil and ecological requirements, cultural practices, nursery, planting systems, fertilizing and management of weeds, insect pests and diseases, and harvesting and processing and storage. Field trips to crop plantations will be arranged for students learning and exposure.
- Tutor : Alwyn Kawona