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Horticulture deals with the Science and art of producing fruits, vegetables,
flowers, turf and ornamental crops and the management of horticultural enterprises.
Graduates can consider careers in forma and informal sectors in the following
areas; horticultural crop production, floristry, nursery production, landscape
horticulture etc.
Modules
Below is a list of the modules offered by the department.
| CODE | NAME OF MODULE (Prerequisite in brackets) |
|---|---|
| HRT 3541 | Principles of horticultural sciences (Prereq AGR1631) |
| HRT 3542 | Tropical and subtropical fruit and nut trees |
| HRT 3543 | Turf grass and landscape horticulture |
| HRT 3531 | Ornamental horticulture |
| HRT 3533 | Plant tissue culture |
| HRT 3641 | Plant propagation |
| HRT 3631 | Olericulture |
| HRT 3632 | Controlled environment horticulture |
| HRT 4532 | Spice, herbs, beverages and medicinal crops |
| HRT 4541 | Physiology of horticultural crops |
| HRT 4642 | Agriculture biotechnology (Prereq GEN1641, BCM2521, BCM2522) |
| HRT 4631 | Citrus production |
| HRT 4633 | Temperate fruits and nuts production |
| HRT 4081 | Seminar |
| HRT 5531 | Advanced plant propagation |
| HRT 5532 | Advanced pomology |
| HRT 5533 | Advanced olericulture |
| HRT 5621 | Special topics in horticultural sciences |
| HRT 5622 | Sustainable horticultural crops production |
| HRT 5099 | Research project and mini dissertation |
| HRT 6541 | Data analysis & evaluation techniques in HRT |
| HRT 6542 | Agriculture biotechnology |
| HRT 6543 | Special Topics in HRT crop production |
| HRT 6544 | Guide to interdisciplinary research |
| HRT 6641 | Advances in Horticultural crops production systems |
| HRT 6642 | Post harvest diseases: Tropical & subtropical HRT crops |
| HRT 6643 | Advances in Horticultural crop protection |
| HRT 6099 | Dissertation |
| HRT 7099 | Thesis |
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The following is a list of staff members in the Department of Horticultural Sciences.
| Designation | Name | Contacts |
|---|---|---|
| HOD, Ass Professor | Ass. Prof. G.R.A Mchau Dip(Horticulture), BSc(Fruit Ind.), MSc(Agric)(Pomona) |
Tel: +27 15 962 8110 E-mail: amchau@univen.ac.za |
| Lecturer | F Thovhogi BSc (Agric)(Univen) MSc(Horticulture)(Stellenbosch) |
Tel: 015-962 8408 E-mail: Fatuwani.thovhogi@univen.ac.za |
| Junior Lecturer | ML Ramphinwa BSc (Agric)(Univen) |
Tel: 015-962 8408 E-mail: mramphinwa@univen.ac.za |
| Crop Technician | Vacant |