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Acs 106:Introduction To Agriculture Question Paper

Acs 106:Introduction To Agriculture

Course:Bachelor Of Science In Agriculture

Institution: University Of Nairobi question papers

Exam Year:2014

INSTRUCTIONS:ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS
1.Match with only one world the following terms in agricultural production: (20 marks)
a)Country''s growth rate Hybrid vigour
b)Land tenure Global warming
c)Zero grazing Herbicide
d)Zero tillage Maize streak
e)Ruminant French beans
f)Vegetative propagation Soil aggregates
g)Harvest index Wilting
h)Pathogenic disease Genotype
i)Heterosis Dairy cow
j)Soil structure GDP
None
Layering
Weeds

2.a)Outline with specific examples FIVE methods of asexual crop propagation
b)Describe briefly FIVE roles of pruning in crop production (20 marks)

3. Discuss briefly with relevant examples each of the following statements:
a)General trends associated with climate change (5 marks)
b)Agriculture has a vast effect on the environment (5 marks)
c)Causes of land degradation (5 marks)
d)Role of water in food production (5 marks)

4.a)What policy strategies are required in order to commercialize smallholder agriculture in Kenya? (10 marks)
b)What is agricultural transformation (5 marks)
c)How can agricultural transformation lead to reduction of rural poverty in Kenya? (5 marks)

5.a)Outline domestication of agricultural animals indicating species when,where and why (10 marks)
b)Define the following terms in animal science:
1.Feral animal
2.Breed
3.Exotic animal
4.Wild animal
5.Bull
6.Barrow
7.Gelding
8.Stallion
9.Ewe
10.Weather

Acs 106:Introduction To Agriculture Question Paper

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