Courses

This course offers detailed knowledge of contemporary issues in sustainable use of tropical Plant diversity. The course discusses the components of important tropical ecosystems that provide plant genetic resources for industries in forestry, agriculture,...

In this course students will study the science of spores, pollen grains and fossil plant remains. There will be emphasis on the development, structure, viability and methods of study of spores and pollen. There will be practical microscopy study of spore and...

This course is designed to give students to broaden their knowledge in plant taxonomy. The course will discuss taxonomic characters with emphasis on their sources and uses.  Students will be treated to theoretical and practical chemotaxonomy. Modern...

This course will focus on the unique characteristics of the tropical environment and its impacts on plant and animal life. The topics to be dealt with include the climate and its causes, geology, drainage and soils, the vegetation types and their distribution...

This course is designed to treat the economic importance of plants and their contribution to industrial development. The course therefore provides an opportunity to students to study economically important plants used for food and beverages, fiber and...

The center of interest of this course will be on how plants are affected by their interaction with their physical, chemical and biotic environment. How do plants detect changes in their environment and how do they cope with these changes? The course will...

The course focuses on the basic metabolic processes, for example, photosynthesis and respiration, at the cell level. Molecular and ultra-structures of organelles and other cellular structures such as the plant cell wall, mitochondria, chloroplast, vacuoles...

The course explores the various aspects of plant reproductive biology such as floral diversity and sex of plants, sexual and asexual reproduction, and agents and mechanisms of pollination. The course will examines the different types of breeding systems found...

The course is designed for students to be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of evolutionary biology. The course will emphasize discussions on the basic evolutionary concepts such as natural selection, the genetics of the evolutionary process,...

Students will carry out a supervised research project. Oral presentations of project proposal and progress report at a seminar are required. Research project report submitted in the form of a dissertation for grading before the commencement of the Second...