Welcome to the module Crop Protection 3A (4AAG321/ SAAG321). This module seeks to introduce students to the agricultural crop/ plant diseases of economic importance which cause losses in crop production and whose collective management constitutes the study of Crop Protection.
This course is an exploratory course in crop diseases, designed primarily for leaners in Agronomy. The prerequisite module strictly enforced by the departments is SAAG212 (Introduction to crop production) and Statistics (SSTT120). It is offered at this level because it provides the basic foundation of knowledge of complex scenarios within the module content. This course is designed to provide students with knowledge in concepts in relation to plant pest, weeds, and diseases, their principles and methods of control; selectivity and selective use of pesticides.