Agricultural Science

Insect-pests of crops could be controlled by?

A. cover-cropping B. mulching C. crop rotation D. organic manuring Correct Answer: Option C C. crop rotation

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Which of the following pairs of diseases attack coffee?

A. Mosaic and smut B. Smut and ridge C. Rust and mosaic D. Rust and leaf spot Correct Answer: Option…

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Which of the following practices is not a way of maintaining ornamental plants?

A. Pruning B. Weeding C. Watering D. Harvesting Correct Answer: Option D D. Harvesting

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Which of the following methods of plant propagation is limited to plants which root easily?

A. Grafting and cutting B. Layering and cutting C. Budding and layering D. Grafting and layering Correct Answer: Option B…

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A raw material that could be obtained from the forest is?

A. margarine B. honey C. mutton D. butter Correct Answer: Option B B. honey

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A breeding method which involves the production of heterozygous populations from homozygous lines is?

A. inbreeding B. introduction C. selection D. hybridization Correct Answer: Option A A. inbreeding

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Imported plants are expected to be?

A. vaccinated B. improved upon C. treated D. quarantined Correct Answer: Option D D. quarantined

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Heat treatment of oil palm seeds before sowing helps to?

A. mobilize nutrients for the embryo B. harden the mesocarp C. break embryo dormancy D. improve disease resistance Correct Answer:…

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The correct sequence of pre-planting operations in?

A. clearing→stumping→ploughing→harrowing B. stumping→ploughing→harrowing→clearing C. bulldozing→harrowing→stumping→ploughing D. clearing→bulldozing→stumping→harrowing Correct Answer: Option A A. clearing→stumping→ploughing→harrowing

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