(a) Complete the table below Crop Botanical name Classification based on use Method of propagate...
(a) Complete the table below
| Crop | Botanical name | Classification based on use | Method of propagate |
| Onion | |||
| Ginger | |||
| Jute |
(b) A poultry farmer plans to rear broilers in a deep litter house measuring 36m long and 10m wide. If a floor space of 0.36m² per adult chicken is recommended for broiler production, calculate the number of broilers that the farmer can rear.
(c) State five advantages of introducing legumes in a pasture
Explanation
(a)
| Crop | Botanical name | Classification based on use | Method of propagate |
| Onion | Allium cepa | - Vegetable - Spice | - seed - Sett - Bulb |
| Ginger | Zingiber officinale | - Spice | - Rhizome |
| Jute | Corchorus olitorius | - Fibre - Vagetable | - Seed |
(b)Calculation on the stocking density of broilers
Length of deep litter house = 36m
Breadth of deep litter house = 10m
Area of deep litter house = Length x Breadth
= 36mx 1Om
= 360m²
METHOD 1
Recommended floor space per adult chicken = 0.36m²
1 broiler occupies 0.36m² floor space
x broiler occupies 360m²
0.36 x = 360m² x 1
0.36 x = 360m²
x =360m²
0.36 m²
x = 1,000 broilers
OR
METHOD 2
Number of broilers =Area of deep litter house
Floor space per adult chicken
Number of broilers =360m²
0.36m
= 1,000 broilers
(c) Advantages of introducing legumes in a 6. pasture - Extend the growing/season of pastures - Extend the growing/season of pastures
-Improve the qualify/palatability of forage
-Reduce nitrogen/fertilizer requirements of pastures/increase nitrogen content of soil-Reduce susceptibility to pests and diseases
-Increase organic matter content of soils
-Control/suppress weed growth
-Reduce soil erosion
-Produce higher yield of herbage
-Provide balanced/complete diet
-Serve as cover crop