PLANT SCIENCE PROGRAMS

Plants add quality, security, colour and wellness to our lives, more importantly, plants capture the sun's energy and convert it to food, phytochemicals, fibre and oxygen which makes life possible on this planet. Plants, both an essential and renewable resource, must be grown and preserved in and economical and sustainable manner. To secure the future, we must understand plants, how they grow in different situations and how they relate to others for sustainability.

Plant Science programmes at NSAC build on the plant-soil-environment relationships to include the production, storage and use of plants as food, medical, nutraceutical and fibre sources and for ornamental purposes. When you become involved with Plant Science you will strive to find useful, creative and innovative solutions to real world problems, at home and abroad, in contributing to world food security and wellness.

What We Offer

A place for people, ideas and the pursuit of excellence in Plant Science.

A curriculum designed to give an appropriate balance of skills, knowledge, work experience and reasoning to foster the practical art of research and investigation into problems associated with food security and quality, and wellness.

Degree, Technology Program, and Graduate programmes in all aspects of Plant Science, including agronomy, horticulture and ornamental horticulture, crop physiology, stress physiology and metabolism, cropping systems, neutraceuticals, bioactive compounds, and organic crop production.

A 200 hectare College farm, which includes demonstration gardens, research area, greenhouses, 100 hectares of commercial grain and forage production and a 14 hectare natural woodlot. Fully automated plant growth rooms, rhizotrons, tissue and cell culture laboratories, state of the art physiological and eco-physiological equipment.

A strong international perspective in both teaching and research fostered through links with institutions abroad.

A strong entrepreneurial emphasis.

A commitment to sustainable methods of agriculture.

Industry Partnerships in food sectors.

Training Available

The education and training in Plant Science programmes envisions to provide a pleasant learning environment and experience.

There are three options within the Plant Science:Degree and Graduate programmes. These options provide the opportunity to gain knowledge, accrue practical skills and develop life long learning skills, in the art, science and business of modern crop production systems, the Diploma programme is more skills-based while the Degree option is more knowledge based. All aspects of plant production technology, propagation, and methods of post harvest are covered, including plants grown in controlled and protected environments, landscape and farms.