Agriculture Revision Questions Question Paper

Agriculture Revision Questions

Course:Agriculture

Exam Year:2008

FRIENDS SCHOOL KAMUSINGA
KIMILILI
PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF AGRICULTURE FORM 3 HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENT TERM 3 2008
1. Write a comprehensive account of the various methods of grafting, illustrating your answer where appropriate. What is the purpose of grafting?

2. Describe how you would propagate Tomatoes, sweet potatoes and beans.

3. Discuss the statement that chemical weed control is undesirable unless all other methods of control have been shown to be ineffective.

4. List some common pests of agricultural crops. Show, with reference to named examples, how acknowledge of the HABITS and LIFE CYCLE of a pest determine the methods of control applied.

5. Name two common plant diseases caused by
a. Bacteria
b. Fungi
c. Viruses
In each case explain the effects of the microorganism on the plant, and describe how the disease organism in transmitted.

6. Write an account of the various methods used to control pests, explaining the advantages and disadvantages involved in each case.

7. Lack of attention to storage hygiene provides an ideal set of circumstances for rapid development of pests and detenoration of stored grain. Account for the above statement.

8. Discuss the importance of grass lays in mixed farming. Name four grasses which would be suitable to include in a grass ley and justify their use.

9. Enumerat practices that should be avoided to maintain good pastures?

10. Describe the various methods used to establish a grass leys and legumes. What are the advantages of establishing a grass/legumes mixture rather than grass alone?

11. (a) What are the consequences of land fragmentation?
(b) Survey the land settlement schemes that have been carried out in your country?
(c) Describe the different forms of land Tenure in Kenya

12. Discuss the types of livestock rearing in Kenya in relation to their distribution. What are the main factors limiting livestock production?

13. Describe the different materials used in the composition of Animal feeds. How is a balanced ratio mixed by a farmer?

14. Explain the importance of the following items in livestock feeds.
a. Concentrates
b. Roughages
c. Vitamins
d. Minerals
e. Feed additives

15. (a) Discuss the best methods of disease prevention.

(b) Write an account of the most commonly occurring diseases of cattle.

16.(a) How is milk produced and stored by the cow?

(b) Describe the process of milk-let-down

(c) Describe the precautions necessary to obtain clean milk. Why is milk so easily contaminated.

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