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PhD Agronomy at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria

Programme overview

The PhD Agronomy is a doctoral programme offered at Ahmadu Bello University by the Department of Agronomy in the Agriculture, Zaria, Kaduna State. It runs for 3 years.

Level: Doctoral  |  Faculty: Agriculture  |  Department: Agronomy  |  Duration: 3 years  |  Location: Zaria, Kaduna State

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Entry requirements

Specialisation areas include: 1. Weed Science 2. Irrigation Agronomy 3. Crop Physiology and Ecology 4. Field Crop Management 5. Framing Systems 6. Field Crop Production Admission Requirements Any candidate seeking for admission for Ph.D. Agronomy degree must have an M.Sc. degree in Agronomy, must have completed the minimum course work with minimum credit point in his M.Sc. course work and his final M.Sc. degree total average point must also be 3.50 and above. The M.Sc. degree must be from a well-recognized and reputable university in and outside Nigeria. Graduation requirements To qualify for graduation, a candidate shall normally be required to complete a minimum of 55 semester credit hours. A course work component, if required in the programme, shall constitute not more than 15-20% of the total minimum credit hours needed for graduation, exclusive of Master‘s course work.

Postgraduate admission for the 2026/2027 academic session runs through the Postgraduate College; PhD applicants must upload a research proposal of not more than 300 words.

Postgraduate application forms for 2026/2027 are sold online at portal.abu.edu.ng/forms for N10,000 excluding bank charges; all admission processes end on 2 November 2026.

Apply through the university admissions page: https://abu.edu.ng/admissions

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