The Department of Crop Science Production is made up of seven units, Agronomy, Crop Physiology, Crop Protection, Soil Science,Plant Clinic,Horticulture and Forestry & Range
On-going Research Projects
Breeding blackeye cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) for resistance to Alectra vogelli (L.) Benth in Botswana. Funded by Research and Publications Committee, RPC, 2004-2008.
Bambara groundnut (BAMLINK PROJECT) Funded by the European Union, 2005-2009.
Characterization and QTL analysis of wild and cultivated watermelons. Funded by the Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) in collaboration with Department of Agricultural Research (DAR).
Recent Publications
S. Ngwako (2008).Mapping quantitative trait loci using the marker regression and interval mapping methods. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 11 (4): 553-558.
S. Ngwako and H. S. Pooni (2007). QTL mapping and marker-assisted selection in Brassica oleracea. Botswana Journal of Agriculture and Applied Sciences,3 (2):156-163.
S. Ngwako and H. S. Pooni (2007). Mapping quantitative trait loci (QTL) in Arabidopsis thaliana. Botswana Journal of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, 3 (1): 4-13.
S. Ngwako, G. N. Mashungwa and D. T. Motlhanka (2005). Biotechnology Intervention in climate change. In Proceedings of the 4 th Biennial Conference for the Department of Crop Production & Forestry , Thapama Lodge, Francistown, Botswana. 13-16 th September, 2005. pp 23-27.
S. Ngwako and H. S. Pooni (2005). QTL mapping and marker-assisted selection in Brassica oleraea. In Proceedings of The Second Crop Science and Production Conference, Botswana College of Agriculture, Sebele, Botswana, 6-8 September 2005.
