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Crop 341:Annual Crops Question Paper

Crop 341:Annual Crops 

Course:Agriculture And Natural Resources

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2013



KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY

END OF 3RDTRIMESTER 2013 (DAY) EXAMINATION
FACULTY : SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT : AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES
UNIT CODE : CROP 341
UNIT TITLE : ANNUAL CROPS
TIME : 2 HOURS




INSTRUCTIONS

Answer all questions in Section A and any other two questions in section B

SECTION A – 30 MARKS

Question One

Define the following

Annual crops

(2 marks)

Cereal

(2 Marks)

Legume

(2 marks)

Oil crop

(2 marks)

Fibre crop

(2 marks)

Discuss briefly the inflorescences of a maize plant

(10 marks)

Question Two

Name any five factors which determine the cotton link quality

(5 marks)

Comment briefly on harvesting and storage of soya bean.

(5 marks)

SECTION B – 40 MARKS

Question Three

With reference to tobacco culture, explain the following

Topping

(3 marks)

Curing methods

(3 marks)

Any five areas to avoid when selecting a site for tobacco cultivation

(10 marks)

How would you prepare land for dry bean production

(4 Marks)

Question Four

Name any eight industrial uses of maize

(4 Marks)

The wheat species are classified according to the number of chromosomes into three series, namely

(6 marks)

Comment briefly on the baking quality of wheat

(6 Marks)

Explain briefly the two methods of processing millet for human consumption

(4 marks)

Question Five

Describe briefly the four types of rice culture

(10 marks)

Name and explain briefly why cassava is regarded as a very important famine security crop in the tropics

(10 marks)






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