University of the Free State UFS Department of Plant Sciences

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University of the Free State UFS Department of Plant Sciences

University of the Free State UFS Department of Plant Sciences – Check below:

The University of the Free State (UFS) Department of Plant Sciences consists of the following divisions:

  • Botany
  • Plant Breeding
  • Plant Pathology

These divisions are multi-disciplined and cover plant-related teaching subjects and research. Some subjects of interest include:

  • Conventional Plant Breeding
  • Ecology
  • Ecophysiology
  • Ethnobotany
  • Evolutionary Ecology
  • Food Nutritional Value and Protein Quality
  • Molecular Plant Breeding
  • Molecular Plant Pathology
  • Mycology
  • Palaeobotany
  • Physiology and Biochemistry
  • Phytomedicine
  • Plant Disease Epidemiology
  • Plant Pathology
  • Plant Phylogenetics
  • Plant-Animal interactions
  • Pollination Ecology
  • Proteonomics
  • Rust Pathology
  • Soil Health Ecology
  • Taxonomy
  • Systematics
  • and many more.

Students and researchers have access to the most modern laboratories and scientific equipment.
Important Links:
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Undergraduate studies

Code

Learning program

Requirements

Closing dates

BC4320BSc in BotanyAP score =32Level 4 – Tuition languageLevel 5 Mathematics and Life Sciences and Physical SciencesAccording to UFS calendar
BC432041BSc in Botany and Plant Breeding
BC432042BSc in Botany and Plant Pathology
BC432082BSc in Plant Health Ecology
BC540041BSc Agric in Plant BreedingAP score =32Level 4 – Tuition languageLevel 5 Mathematics, Life Sciences or Agricultural SciencesAccording to UFS calendar
BC540042BSc Agric in Plant PathologyLevel 4 Physical Sciences

 

Postgraduate studies

Honours Degree
BC460020BSc Honours in BotanySelection60% average for third year Botany modulesAccording to UFS calendar
BC460041BSc Honors in Plant BreedingSelection60% average for third year Plant Breeding modules
BC460042BSc Honors in Plant PathologySelectionPlant Health or appropriate Plant Pathology modules
BC460082BSc Honors in Plant Health EcologySelection60% average for third year Plant Pathology modules
Master’s Degree
BC480020MSc in BotanySelection
BC480041MSc in Plant BreedingSelection
BC480042MSc in Plant PathologySelection
BC480081MSc in Plant Breeding InterdisciplinarySelection
BC480082MSc in Plant Health EcologySelection
BC480083MSc in Plant Pathology InterdisciplinarySelection
BC580041MSc Agric in Plant BreedingSelection
BC580042MSc Agric in Plant PathologySelection
BC580081MSc Agric in Plant Breeding InterdisciplinarySelection
BC580083MSc Agric in Plant Pathology InterdisciplinarySelection

 

Doctoral Degree
BC490020PhD in BotanySelection
BC490041PhD in Plant BreedingSelection
BC490042PhD in Plant PathologySelection
BC490081PhD in Plant Breeding InterdisciplinarySelection
BC490082PhD in Plant Health EcologySelection
BC490083PhD in Plant Pathology InterdisciplinarySelection

 

Departmental Head

Prof Liezel Herselman
T: +27 51 401 2514
E: HerselmanL@ufs.ac.za

Programme Director

Prof B Visser
T: +27 51 401 3278
E: VisserB@ufs.ac.za

Botany

Dr L Mohase
T: +27 51 401 9788
E: MohaseL@ufs.ac.za

Plant Breeding

Dr A Minnaar-Ontong
T: +27 51 401 9100
E: MinnaarA@ufs.ac.za

Plant Pathology

Prof W Swart
T: +27 051 401 2383
E: SwartWJ@ufs.ac.za