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Summer Grain Crops and Cotton

R1200,00

This course covers Maize, Sorghum, Millet and Cotton. This course focuses on the types of maize, irrigation, maize seed, soil and nutrient requirements, fertilisation, land preparation, weed and disease control, pest control, crop estimation and harvesting.

Available in English, Afrikaans, Portuguese, Sesotho, Shona, Xhosa and Zulu.

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Course Covers:

Maize
Types of Maize. Dryland and Irrigated Maize. Maize Seed. Climate, Soil and Nutrient Requirements. Fertilisation. Land Preparation. Planning. Weed control. Disease Control. Pest Control. Crop Estimation. Harvesting.

Sorghum
Varieties. Planning. Fertilisation. Diseases. Pests. Harvesting. Beer production.

Millet
Varieties. Climate and Soils. Fertilisation. Planning. Pests and Diseases. Harvesting. Uses of Millet.

Cotton
Development of the Plant. Climate. Soils. Land Preparation. Varieties. Fertilisation. Planning. Weed control. Diseases. Pests. Pest Control.

 

3 Week course at 5 hours per week as a guide, but students can complete on own time

AGRISETA Accreditation is under the name Nosa Agricultural Services. Service provider code AGRI/c prov/0459/13

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