(a) Using the table below, classify the following crops based on their life cycle. Crop...
(a) Using the table below, classify the following crops based on their life cycle.
Crop | Classification based on life cycle |
Mango | |
Rice | |
Groundnut | |
Cotton | |
Pepper | |
Soya bean | |
Oil palm | |
Yam | |
Tomato | |
Rubber | |
Ginger | |
Cocoa | |
Cowpea | |
Carrot |
(b) Listfour components of a typical soil with their percentage volume.
Soil component | Percentage volume |
(i) | |
(ii) | |
(iii) | |
(iv) |
(c) Statethree methods of applying inorganic fertilizers to the soil.
Explanation
(a)Classification of crops based on their life cycle
| Crop | Classification based on life cycle |
Mango | Perennial |
Rice | Annual |
Groundnut | Annual |
Cotton | Annual |
Pepper | Annual |
Soya bean | Annual |
Oil palm | Perennial |
Yam | Annual |
Tomato | Annual |
Rubber | Perennial |
Ginger | Annual |
Cocoa | Perennial |
Cowpea | Annual |
Carrot | Annual |
(b)Components of a typical soil with their percentage volume
| Soil component | Percentage volume |
Mineral matter | 45% |
Water | 25% |
Air | 25% |
Organic matter | 5% |
(c)Methods of applying inorganic fertilizers to the soil
- Broadcasting - Ring method
- Drilling - Top dressing
- Row/band/side placement &