Agriculture Past Questions And Answers
Explain how each of the following practices can bring about high yield from a fish pond: (a) deweeding: (b) desilting (c) supplementary feeding (d) fertilization.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1990 THEORYThe land use Decree of 1978 vested lands in each state of the country on the
- A. individual
- B. state governors
- C. president of the country
- D. commissioner for agriculture
Close to the time of harvesting of cotton, sunshine is needed to ensure the production of boils that are
- A. big
- B. light
- C. not mouldy
- D. not open
The mosaic appearance on cassava leaves is caused by
- A. pests
- B. bacteria
- C. virus
- D. nematode
The function of the seed -tube of a seed drill is to
- A. transport seeds from the metering device to the furrow opener
- B. control the rate of placement of seeds in the soil
- C. cover seeds placed in the soil
- D. open the soil for seed placement
(a) State three ways by which nitrogen is added to soil in the Nitrogen cycle.
(b) List five ways by which nitrogen is lost from the soil.
(c) State the importance of the Nitrogen cycle.
(d) Explain three processes leading to the formation of nitrate from organic matter in the Nitrogen cycle.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2007 THEORYFertilizing a fish pond with compost manure would most likely
- A. decrease phytoplankton population and decrease fish yield
- B. decrease phytoplankton population and increase fish yield
- C. increase phytoplankton population and decrease fish yield
- D. increase phytoplankton and increase fish yield
A disease that causes abortion in cattle in the later stages of pregnancy is
- A. milk fever
- B. pneumonia
- C. brucellosis
- D. foot and mouth disease
The following are climatic conditions affecting agricultural production except
- A. rainfall
- B. relative humidity
- C. temperature
- D. topography
A tree species introduced from another country is called ________
- A) International species
- B) Exotic species
- C) Exogenous species
- D) Crossbreed species