Agriculture Past Questions And Answers
Wind can be beneficial to crop production because it
- A. aids weed seeds dispersal
- B. aids pollination of crops
- C. causes lodging of crops
- D. causes rapid drying of wet soils
The following are signs of ill-health in farm animals except
- A. watery faeces
- B. bright eyes
- C. loss of appetite
- D. nasal discharge
The land tenure system that results in fragmentation of land is
- A. freehold
- B. government tenancy
- C. inheritance
- D. leasehold
What is the primary purpose of farmstead planning in agriculture?
- A. Maximizing crop yields
- B. Optimizing livestock management
- C. Efficient utilization of available space
- D. Ensuring efficient water usage
(a) State five effects. of each of the following practices on crop production: (1) irrigation; (ii) drainage. (b) List four methods of surface irrigation. (c) Give two main reasons why surface drainage is often necessary in crop production.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2002 THEORYWhich of the following reasons explain why fertilizers are added to soils?
- A. prevention of erosion
- B. increasing the organic matter content
- C. increasing the water retention capacity
- D. increasing the nutrient level
The chemical composition of soil is mostly influenced by
- A. Climate
- B. Time
- C. Topography
- D. Parent material
Drying of harvested crops is necessary because it
- A. shortens the length of seed dormancy
- B. reduces moisture content and stores better
- C. cannot bo sold to consumers when it is wet
- D. decreases the viability of the cross
One of the limitation of machanization of farms is
- A. reduction in the cost of production
- B. exposure of soil to the effects of climate
- C. increase in yield of crops
- D. reduction of farm labour
Corns, rhizomes and tubers are examples of?
- A. underground roots
- B. underground stems
- C. aerial stems
- D. modified leaves