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BEC 3100   INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS

1. Grant, S. J. (2007.). Stanlake’s introductory Economics.
2. Hardwick, P., & Khan, B. (1999). An introduction to modern economics. Pearson Educational, Inc.
3. Mudida, R. (2009). Modern economics /. Focus Publishers Ltd.,

 

AAA 3100  INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY

1. Babu, S. C., & Gajanan, S. N. (2014). Food security, poverty, and nutrition policy analysis :statistical methods and applications /. Academic Press/Elsevier.
2. Wright, J. (2008). Sustainable agriculture and food security in an era of oil scarcity :lessons from Cuba. Earthscan.

 

AAA 3101  INTRODUCTION TO ANIMAL PRODUCTION

1. Damron, W. S. (2018). Introduction to animal science :global, biological, social, and industry perspectives /. Pearson,.
2. McDonald, P. (2011). Animal nutrition /. Prentice Hall/Pearson,.

 

SBT 3202    PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

1. Berg, J. M., & Tymoczko, J. L. (2012). Biochemistry /. W.H. Freeman.
2. Bowsher, C., & Steer, M. W. (2008). Plant biochemistry /. Garland Science.
3. Hopkins, W. G., & Huner, N. P. A. (2008). Introduction to plant physiology.
4. Mukherji, S. et al. (2005 Plant Physiology.
5. Nelson, D. L., & Cox, M. M. (2013). Lehninger principles of biochemistry /. W. H. Freeman and Co..

 

SBT 3312    GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY

1. Cano, R. J., & Colomé, J. S. (1988). Essentials of microbiology /. West Publishing.
2. Rao, A. S. (1999). Introduction to microbiology.
3. Roller, S. (2012). Essential microbiology and hygiene for food professionals /. Hodder Arnold,.
4. Willey, J. M., & Sherwood, L. M. (2017). Prescott’s principles of microbiology.

 

SMS 3111   MATHEMATICS

1. Abbott, P., & Wardle, M. E. (1992). NTC Pub. Group.
2. al, Q. D. et, & Neill, H. (2002). Pure Mathematics 1:Advanced level Mathematics. Cambridge University Press.
3. al, B. J. k, & Houldsworth, S. P. T. (1985). Pure Mathematics book 2. Long man.

 

ASM 3121  MATHEMATICS II

1. Larson, Ron; Falvo, David C (2018). Calculus: an applied approach with CalcChat & CalcView
2. Larson, Ron et al; Edwards, Bruce H. (2018). Calculus (8 edition). Cengage Learning.

 

UCU 3101  COMMUNICATION SKILLS

1. Bovee, C. L., & Thill, J. V. (2014). Business Communication Today (14 edition). Pearson.
2. Jain, A. K. (2011). Professional communication skills
3. Lucas, S. (2019). The Art of Public Speaking (13 edition). McGraw-Hill Education.

 

SCS 3111    INORGANIC AND PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY

1. House, James E. (2013). Inorganic Chemistry (2 edition). Pearson.
2. Society, A. C. (2017). Chemistry in Context: applying chemistry to society (9 edition). McGraw-Hill Education.

  

AAA 3151  ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND AGROMETEOROLOGY

1. McKinney, M. L., Schoch, R. M., Yonavjak, L., & Mincy, G. (2007). Environmental Science: Systems and Solutions (6 edition). Jones & Bartlett Learning.
2. Miller, G. T., & Spoolman, S. (2013). Environmental Science (16 edition). Cengage Learning.

 

 

ASB 3121   PLANT MORPHOLOGY AND ANATOMY

1. Bidlack, J., Jansky, S., & Stern, K. R. (2017). Stern’s Introductory Plant Biology (14 edition). McGraw-Hill Education.
2. Bidlack, James E. (2011). Stern’s introductory plant biology, McGraw-Hill

  

ASB 3122   AGRICULTURAL PLANT TAXONOMY

1. Sharma,O P. (2009). Plant Taxonomy. New Delhi.
2. Simpson, M. G. (2010). Plant Systematics (3 edition). Academic Press.

 

SCS 3150    ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

1. Brown, William Henry. (2012). Organic Chemistry (8 edition). Pearson.
2. Clayden, J. (2001). Organic Chemistry,2E (2nd edition). Oxford University Press.
3. McMurry, J. E. (2012). Organic Chemistry (9 edition). Cengage Learning.
4. Vollhardt, K. P. C., & Schore, N. E. (2009). Organic Chemistry: Structure and Function (Eighth edition). W. H. Freeman.

 

SPS 3150    PHYSICS

1. Halliday, D., Resnick, R., & Walker, J. (1993). Fundamentals of Physics (11 edition). Wiley.
2. Serway, Raymond A; Vuille, Chris. (2018). College Physics (OpenStax, Ed.; 1 edition). OpenStax.

 

UCU 3102      DEVELOPMENT STUDIES AND SOCIAL ETHICS

1. Todaro, M. P. (2011). Economic Development, 12th edition (12 edition). Trans-Atlantic Publications.

 

SMF 3261       BIOSTATISTICS

1. Miller, I., & Miller, M. (2014). John E. Freund’s Mathematical Statistics with Applications (8 edition). Pearson.
2. (2012). Introductory Statistics by OpenStax. XanEdu Publishing Inc.

 

AAH 3200      PRINCIPLES OF HORTICULTURE

1. Adams, C., Early, M., Brook, J., & Bamford, K. (2014a). Principles of Horticulture: Level 2 (1 edition). Routledge.
2. Adams, C., Early, M., Brook, J., & Bamford, K. (2014b). Principles of Horticulture: Level 3 (1 edition). Routledge.
3. Acquaah, George. (2014). Horticulture: principles and practices (4^th edition). Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall

AAH 3201  HORTICULTURAL ENTOMOLOGY

1. de Pury, J. M. S. (n.d.). Crop pests of East Africa.
2. G, F. P., & Prakash, A. (n.d.). Applied entomology.
3. Horowitz, A. R. (2004). Insect pest management: field and protected crops /. Springer,.

 

AAH 3202      HORTICULTURAL STRUCTURES

1. Nelson, P. V. (2011). Greenhouse Operation and Management (7 edition). Pearson.

 

AAA 3203      SOIL FORMATION AND CLASSIFICATION

1. Buol, S. W., Southard, R. J., Graham, R. C., & McDaniel, P. A. (2011). Soil Genesis and Classification (6 edition). Wiley-Blackwell.

 

EMT 3206      INTRODUCTION TO WORKSHOP TECHNOLOGY

1. Bello R, Segun. Workshop technology and practice. USA; DPS Dominion.
2. Singh, R. (2010). Introduction to Basic Manufacturing Process & Workshop Technology. New Age International Publisher.

 

ECT 3258       TECHNICAL DRAWING AND SURVEY

1. McCormac, J. C., Sarasua, W. A., & Davis, W. J. (1995). Surveying (6 edition). Wiley.
2. De Alak. (2001). Plane Surveying: New Delhi: S.chand $ company limited

 

AAA 3251 ANNUAL AND PERENNIAL CROPS

1. Pamplona-Roger, G. D. (2012). Encyclopedia of medicinal plants vol.2/. Editorial Safeliz,S.L,.

 

AAA 3251      SOIL CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY

1. Strawn, Daniel; Bohn, Hinrich L; O’Connor, George A. (2015). Soil Chemistry. USA: Wiley Blackwell.
2. Weil, R. R., & Professor, N. C. B. E. (2017). The Nature and Properties of Soils (15 edition). Pearson.

 

CIA 3215        COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY AND DATA PROCESSING

1. Norton, Peter. (2005). Introduction to Computers Boston: McGraw Hill Technology Education
2. Williams, Brian K; Sawyer, Stacey C. (2013). Using information technology; A practical introduction to computers and communications: New York, NY: McGraw-Hill,

 

AAH 3250      GREENHOUSE TECHNOLOGY

1. Tiwari, G. N. (2003). Greenhouse technology for a controlled environment. Alpha Science International;

 

AAA 3254      WEED SCIENCE

1. Shanmugavelu,K.G. (2010). Weed management of horticultural crops India Agrobios(India)
2. Zimdahl, R. L. (2018). Fundamentals of Weed Science (5 edition). Academic Press.

 

AAH 3251 PLANT PROPAGATION

1. Copeland, L. O. (1999). Principles of Seed Science and Technology 4th ed.
2. George, R. A. T. (2013). Vegetable Seed Production (3 edition). CABI.
3. Jr, F. T. D., Geneve, R. L., Wilson, S. B., Hartmann, H. T., & Kester, D. E. (2018). Hartmann & Kester’s Plant Propagation: Principles and Practices (9 edition). Pearson.

 

AAA 3302      PLANT PATHOLOGY

1. Mehrotra, R.S. (2003). Plant Pathology (1 edition). Garland Science.

 

AAA 3304      GENETICS AND CYTOGENETICS

1. Brooker, Robert J. (2005). Genetics: analysis & principles, Second Edition McGraw-Hill Education.
2. Ram, M. (2010). Fundamentals of Cytogenetics and Genetics. PHI.
3. Singh, R. J. (2016). Plant Cytogenetics, Third Edition (3 edition). CRC Press.

 

AAA 3303      PLANT NUTRITION, SOIL FERTILITY, AND FERTILIZERS

1. Havlin, John L. (2005). Soil fertility: an introduction to nutrient management, 7th ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson Prentice Hall
2. Plaster, Edward J. (2014). Soil science & management (5^th edition). Delmar Cengage Learning
3. Marschner, H. (2011). Marschner’s Mineral Nutrition of Higher Plants (3 edition). Academic Press.

 

AAA 3306      RESEARCH METHODS

1. Bryman, Alan; Bell, Emma. (2007). Business research methods (5 edition). Oxford University Press
2. Saunders, Mark; Lewis, Philip; Thornhill, Adrian. (2009). Research Methods for business students (Fifth edition Prentice Hall

 

AAH 3352      FLORICULTURE

1. Harrington, C. (Ed.). (1992). Introduction to Floriculture. Larsen and Keller Education.

 

 

AAA 3355                  PLANT BREEDING

1. Acquaah, G. (2012). Principles of Plant Genetics and Breeding (2 edition). Wiley-Blackwell.
2. Brown, J., Caligari, P., & Campos, H. (2014). Plant Breeding (2 edition). Wiley-Blackwell.
3. Acquaah, George. (2007). Principles of plant genetics and breeding Oxford: Blackwell Pub

 

 

AAH 3400      RESEARCH PROJECT AND SEMINARS I

1. Glass, D. J. (2014). Experimental Design for Biologists, Second Edition (2 edition). Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press.

 

 

AAH 3401 HORTICULTURAL POSTHARVEST PHYSIOLOGY

1. (2005). Principles of Crop Production: Theory, Techniques, and Technology (2 edition). PRENTICE HALL.

 

AAH 3403      BIOTECHNOLOGY AND FOOD BIOSAFETY

1. Weaver, Robert F. (2011). Molecular Biology (5 edition). New York McGraw-Hill.

 

AFT 3252       FOOD PROCESSING AND PRESERVATION

1. Campbell-Platt, Geoffrey (2009). Food science and technology (2 edition). Jones & Bartlett Learning.

 

AAA 3450      IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGY

1. Taiz, L., Zeiger, E., Møller, I. M., & Murphy, A. (2014). Plant Physiology and Development (6 edition). Sinauer Associates is an imprint of Oxford University Press.

AAH 3451      RESEARCH PROJECT AND SEMINARS II

1. Glass, D. J. (2014). Experimental Design for Biologists, Second Edition (2 edition). Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press.

 

AAA 3452      RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN AGRIBUSINESS

1. Beierlein, J. G., Schneeberger, K. C., & Osburn, D. D. (2013). Principles of Agribusiness Management, Fifth Edition (5 edition). Waveland Press, Inc.

 

BBS 3451        ENTREPRENEURSHIP SKILLS

1. Spinelli, S., & Adams, R. (2015). New Venture Creation: Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century (10 edition). McGraw-Hill Education.