Crop Husbandry
Agricultural Science · 50 practice questions
Common/scientific names, morphology, propagation, husbandry, harvesting, processing, storage, diseases/pests and economic importance of major crop groups — cereals, legumes, tubers, vegetables/spices, fruits, beverages, oils, latex, fibres and sugars.
- Apply the appropriate methods of propagation, husbandry, harvesting, processing and storage for each crop group.
- Identify common diseases/pests and their effects on yield.
- Determine the economic importance of each crop group to national development.
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- Practice question 1
Onion is mainly classified under the crop group
- A.cereals
- B.legumes
- C.beverage crops
- D.vegetables/spice crops
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D. vegetables/spice crops
Onion is cultivated chiefly as a vegetable and flavouring crop.
- Practice question 2
The recommended frequency of weeding a crop mainly should be adjusted based on
- A.a single fixed schedule applied identically to every crop
- B.the political administration governing the farming region
- C.the currency used to eventually sell the harvested crop
- D.the crop's growth stage and how quickly weeds are competing with it
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D. the crop's growth stage and how quickly weeds are competing with it
Weeding needs vary with how vulnerable the crop is to weed competition at each stage.
- Practice question 3
Selecting a crop variety suited to the local ecology mainly helps to
- A.improve the likelihood of good growth and yield in that specific environment
- B.guarantee poor performance regardless of local conditions
- C.eliminate the need for any other crop management practice
- D.have no bearing on how well the crop eventually performs
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A. improve the likelihood of good growth and yield in that specific environment
A variety matched to local conditions is more likely to perform well there.
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- Meaning and Scope of Agriculture
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- Basic Economic Principles
- General Terminologies in Animal Production
- Importance of Agriculture
- Simple Farm Tools
- Soil Water and Soil Conservation
- Agricultural Ecology
- Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals
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