Correct Answer: A. maize

Correct Answer: B. 20.00%

Correct Answer: C. crop rotation

Correct Answer: B. Land race

Explanation

New zealand white, Chinchilla and californian white are breed of rabbits. Therefore, choice B is correct.

Explanation

Explanation of pasture management practices under: (a) Land preparation: This involves land clearing, plough-ing, broadcasting of fertilizer and harrowing.

(b) Methods of propagation: This may be by seeds, rhizomes, stolons or runners.

(c) Sowing or planting: In sowing or planting the pasture or seed could be drilled. It could be planted by broadcasting; vegetative material could be also planted.

(d) Fertilizer application: Fertilizer can be applied by broadcasting, or could be added to the irrigation water (fertigation). Another method of application is folial spraying of liquid fertilizer.

(e) Grazing: There should be zero grazing during the first few weeks of establishment or very minimal grazing. Over grazing must be avoided at all times. Rotational grazing should be adopted to forestall build-up of worms and to prevent overgrazing.

(f) Other management practices other than fertilizing and grazing are: Pest or disease control, regular weeding, rouging, avoidance of overstocking of livestock, paddocking, reseeding, burning and irrigation.

Correct Answer: D. tall frowing leafty varieties of maize

Explanation

Tomato can be produced under the following conditions:

(a) Climatic and soil requirement: (i) Tomato requires warm temperature and a cool night temperature of 15-20`jc (ii) It requires a moderate rainfall of 50 - 125cm per annum (iii) Tomato requires a well drained loamy soil rich in organic materials.

(b) Land preparation: (i) Bush is cleared (ii) The land is ploughed and harrowed (iii) Seed beds are prepared (i Stumping is done if there are stumps on the farm.

(c) Nursery practices: (i) Nursery is done on ground, beds or seed boxes and trays with top soil mixed and sterilise (ii) Seeds are sown in drills 5cm apart and 2.5cm deep. (iii) Shading, weeding, watering and mulching are done regularly. (iv) Transplanting is done when seedlings are 3 weeks old on Nursery.

(d) Planting. and spacing: (i) seedlings are transplanted with ball-of-earth (ii) Transplanting is done either in the morning or evening (iii) seedlings are transplanted one plant per hole. (iv) Spacing is 60cm x 60cm apart and 50cm x 30cm if staked.

(e) Fertilizer Application : (i) Apply NPK 15:15:15 to each plant three weeks after transplanting at 250kg/ha (ii) Compost or farm yard manure can be used. (iii) Care should be taken to avoid fertilizer touching the plants.

(f) Staking: (i) Provides stakes when the plants cannot stand erect or to prevent logging. (ii) Staking allows for good fruiting (iii) Stems are tied or trained to the stakes. (iv) It keeps fruits from disease attack if they touch.or come in contact with the soil.

(g) Harvesting: (i) Fruits start ripening after two months of transplanting (ii) Ripe fruits are handpicked and stored in cool and dry place.

Correct Answer: D. planting resistant varieties

Correct Answer: A. nutrient recycling

Correct Answer: D. cooperative societies