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Units:

 The Department includes units to help in research and teaching such as:

1-     Two bees apiaries; the main apiary is located in the Agricultural Experimental Station in Dierab, and contains several bee hines. This apiary serves as a teaching and a scientific research unit. However, the other apiary is only an educational unit, and is located in the Educational Farm at Al-Deraieya.

2-      Insects Museum; which includes a group of the identified insect specimens (which mainly identified either inside or outside the Department (e.g. The British Museum for Medical History). The work in the museum is in advance to introduce other new species.

3-     Seven computerized and environmentally controlled growth chambers; to be used in scientific research of staff members, graduate and bachelor students.

4-     Five greenhouses; two of them are located in the front of the college building , other two in The Educational Farm in Al-Deraieya, and the fifth in the Agricultural Experimental Station in Dierab. These greenhouses are used for the agricultural experiments carried-out by the staff members as demonstration to the students.

5-     Scientific Drawing Unit directed by a specialized designer who helps staff members and students in drawing and designing their educational tools and the research frameworks.

6-     The informational tool unit; which includes preserved samples of insects, and plant disease symptoms as well as, microscopic slides of insects and diseased specimens, beside samples of the pesticides and informational drawings and models.

 
Co-Units:

1- Reading Room (Library)

            This room is directed by a research assistant and supervised by a staff member. Students and staff members borrow books and journals for a definite time. The room also contains a slide projector and video films.

 2- Informative Tools Unit

            This unit has been initiated in 1417 H and completed in 1418 H. The unit offers different informative tools for symptoms of plant diseases and insect injuries to plants. These tools could be a preserved plant parts and/or insect samples very similar to fresh field samples , microscopic slides, models, etc. The unit also contains a group of charts showing the activities of the Plant Protection Department.

 
 

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