Agricultural Science

Which of the following crops is not correctly grouped with its industrial product?

A. cocoa-chocolate B. rubber-boots C. coconut-oil D. cotton-textile E. orange-margarine Correct Answer: Option E - orange-margarine

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The annual burning of forest areas encourages?

A. afforestation B. deforestation C. regeneration D. selective exploitation E. taungya farming Correct Answer: Option B - deforestation

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Which of the following pasture grasses has the description given above?

I. spreading and perennial plant with long and rapid growing stems. II. height of plant about 1.2m III. resistance to…

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The commonest method of vegetative propagation is by?

A. layering B. budding C. cutting D. grafting E. tillering Correct Answer: Option C - cutting

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Which of the following crops cannot be easily improved by cross-breeding?

A. groundnut B. cowpea C. oil palm D. maize E. yam Correct Answer: Option E - yam

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What symptom can be used to identify maize rust?

A. yellow colouration of the leaves B. raised brown spots on the leaves C. infected leaves showing stripes of yellow…

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Vetok 85 is used to control?

A. rodents B. birds C. stem borers D. reptiles E. nematodes Correct Answer: Option C - stem borers

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Staking is very essential in the cultivation of?

A. tomato and pepper B. cassava and cowpea C. cowpea and spinach D. tomato and yam E. spinach and pepper…

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The bacterial blight of cotton is also known as?

A. black arm B. leaf spot C. damping off D. twister E. leaf rust Correct Answer: Option A - black…

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The objective of crops improvement programmes is to produce the following except?

A. crop types with improved taste and processing B. disease-resistance crops C. high-yielding crops D. crops adapted to adverse environmental…

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