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Crs 443: Pastures And Fodder Crop Production And Management Question Paper

Crs 443: Pastures And Fodder Crop Production And Management

Course:Bachelor Of Science In Agriculture

Institution: University Of Eldoret question papers

Exam Year:2018

COURSE TITLE: PASTURES AND FODDER CROP PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT.
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS.
1a) Outline the commercial varieties of Chloris gayana (5 marks)
b) In reference to fodder oats (Avena fatua), explain;
It's nutritional value( 7 marks)
Harvesting stages that gives high quality hay and silage (8 marks)
2a) Discuss Brachiaria spp under the headings below:
a) Propagation( 3 marks)
b) Breeding work on commercial varieties (5 marks)
c) Ecological requirements (6 marks)
d) Uses(6 marks)
3 a) Discuss nitrogen management in Napier grass(6 marks)
(b) Highlight the importance of forage legumes in farming systems(2marks)
Describe the anti-nutrient component in Leucaena sp. (6 marks)
Discuss ways of improving the production and use of forage legumes in Kenya (6 marks)
4) (a) Describe Dolichos (Lablab purpureus) under headings below:
Compatibility with forage grasses (2 marks)
Planting (4 marks)
Harvesting and utilization (5 marks)
(b)Outline the benefits of desmdium (3 marks)
Ecological requirements of Desmdium intortum (6 mark)
5).Explain:
(a)Why aerobic conditions are unsuitable for silage making (4 marks) precautions put in place to enhance silage quality (8 marks)
(b) Describe the ensiling process in a pit silo.(8 marks)

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