Alfred Ajibola
- Sat, 22nd June, 2019 @ 3:18 PM
Topics in Agricultural Science
Soil formation in agricuture Economic empowerment through agricuture Management as a factor of production in agriculture Labor as a factor of production in agriculture Finance as a factor of production in agriculture Water as a factor of production in agriculture Land as a factor of production in agriculture Len Academy Agricultural Science midterm questions for JSS1, 2nd term Len Academy Agricultural Science midterm questions for jss2, 2nd term Clay soil explained with its types and characteristics Loamy soil explained with its characteristics Sandy soil: Characteristics of sandy soil and ways to make it fertile Soil explained with its composition Types of agricultural practices Crop rotation explained Benefits of crop rotation Differences between subsistence and commercial farming Subsistence farming explained with its characteristics What is commercial farming? Types of commercial farming Characteristics of commercial farmingAcademic Questions in Agricultural Science
The ideal pH for the optimum growth of most agricultural crop is between _____.
A. 1 – 3.5
B. 4 – 5.5
C. 6 – 7.5
D. 8 – 9.5
E. 10 – 11.5
F. 12 – 13.5
People who go about their lives by raising and herding livestock such as cattle, sheep and goats are said to practice _____.
A. Pastoralism
B. Pasturalism
C. Herding
D. Herdsmen
E. Animalism
F. Anime Farming
The act of giving birth in pigs is called _____.
A. Calving
B. Piggery
C. Kidding
D. Farrowing
E. Calfing
F. Pigging
Which of the following is not a vegetable?
A. Cashew
B. Cocumber
C. Tomatoes
D. Carrot
E. Squash
F. Eggplant
All plants are crops.
A. True
B. False
In agriculture, macronutrients are essential nutrients required by plants. Which of the following is not a macronutrient?
A. Zinc
B. Sulphur
C. Calcium
D. Phosphorus
E. Potassium
F. Magnesium
Which of the following is false concerning micronutrients?
A. They are non-essential nutrients
B. They are required by plants in minute quantities
C. Iron is a micronutrient
D. Chlorine is a micronutrient
E. Copper is a micronutrient
F. Boron is a micronutrient
_____ is a term that describes the biological, chemical and cultural control tactics employed to make pest management economical, environmentally friendly and socially acceptable.
A. Integrated Pest Management
B. Integral Pest Management
C. International Pest Management
D. Inclusive Pest Management
E. Imbibed Pest Management
F. Inclusion Pest Management
This is a continuation of the agricultural terms and definitions for letters 'P' and 'Q'.
You can read on agricultural terms for letters P and Q part 1 here
This is the accumulation of plant’s leaves, twigs, bark, stem, branches, fruits, seeds, flowers and other plant parts on the surface of the soil.
This is a very large area of agricultural land on which one type of crop may be established through planting.
Examples of plantations are cotton plantations, tobacco plantation, sugar cane plantations and so on.
These are small plants or young plants that are grown through vegetative propagation from the parent plant. Understand that vegetative propagation is a form of asexual reproduction in plants.
Please read on vegetative propagation here.
These are recombinant antibodies that are produced from genetically modified crops.
Please read on immunization here.
This is the shrinking of a living plant cell, animal cell or bacteria cell as a result of water loss from the cell's cytoplasm to its environment; due to an outward osmotic water flow.
These are trees in which their outward appearance are much bigger when compared to an average tree of the same species grown on a similar area of land.
Some plus trees have shown to be pest and disease resistant.
This is the male germ cell or gametophytes (or sex cell) in plants.
Pollen grains are present in the anther of a flower.
This is the fall of large amount of pollen grains and spores on a particular area.
Pollination is the transfer of pollen (male gametes) from the anther of a flower to the stigma of a flower.
Pollination is of two types. These are:
Please read on agricultural terms and definitions, (letter A) here
This is a branch of botany that deals with the science or study of growing and cultivating fruit.
This is the process of ensuring that food products from farmland are fit for human consumption.
Postharvest treatment include various processes like disease control, ripening initiation, preservation techniques, packing and grading of harvested crop in order to make them fresh for marketing and processing.
You can read on problems of agriculture in Nigeria here.
A poult is a young turkey of either sex and usually not more than two months of age.
Poultry consist of domestic birds raised for meat and eggs.
This is the process in which large quantities of fruits or vegetables are rapidly cooled prior to loading for shipment.
This is a soil in which the chemical, physical, and biological conditions are ideal for the economic production of specific crops in a given area.
Please read on agricultural land and its uses here.
This is the initial and natural development of the vegetation (usually plants or lichens) on a bare or barren area.
The term 'lichen' refers to a symbiotic association between algae and fungi.
A pullet is a female chicken less than 1 year old.
This is an acute disease caused from infected dust and passed into cattle, sheep, goats and domestic animals.
The bacteria Coxiella burnetti present in dust are responsible for Q fever in domestic animals.
You can read on micro-organism causing diseases here
Please read on agricultural terms and definitions, letters I - O here
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Amazing facts in Agricultural Science
Cows technically have one stomach, not four. However, a cow's stomach has four compartments. These are: rumen, reticulum, omasum and abomasum
Peanuts are legumes and not nuts
Although plants neither see nor hear, they can recognize their siblings and even give them preferential treatments
Squirrels do plant more trees (through their actions) than an average human in their lifetime. They often hide their acorns and nuts underground and forget about them
Cows have got the ability to walk up stairs, but not down stairs
A group of cows is called a team, drove or herd.
People just prefer to call them herd
Notable points in Agricultural Science
Below are characteristics of gymnosperms:
Their seeds have cones that protect them.
Sepals and petals aren't present in their cones.
Stigma and style are absent.
They do not produce fruits. Only seeds are formed.
Companion cells are absent.
Sporophyll form the cones.
Anther and filament are absent.
The ovules are not present in the ovary.
Gymnosperms do not possess flowers.
Please read on the anatomical differences between gymnosperms and angiosperms here
The flower is the reproductive organ in plants' sexual reproduction. In order to achieve a successful sexual propagation or reproduction in plants, the floral parts of the flower are utilized.
The floral parts of a flower consists of the followings:
Sepals
Petals
Stamen
Carpel
The stamen is male portion of a plant. It consists of the anther and filament.
The carpel (or pistil) is the female portion of the plant. It consists of the stigma, style and ovary.
An organism will be considered a pest if it does one of the followings:
Attack crops and eat its seeds, roots, stem, leaves and flowers. Examples are locust and grasshoppers.
Cause damage to stored food, fruits or other agricultural produce. Some may even urinate or deaficate on these products. Examples are rodents, cockroaches and mice.
Attack and kill farm animals like goats, sheep and cattle. Examples are foxes, wild cats and snakes.
Act as disease vectors. A vector is an organism that carries parasite and other disease causing organisms, without being affected; but when they introduce the parasites into their host, such host becomes infected with disease. Examples of vectors are rodents and mosquitoes.
Below are the classification of crops based on their uses:
Oil crops
Vegetable crops
Latex crops
Drug and Medicinal crops
Beverage crops
Fibre crops
Fruit crops
Root and Tubers
Legumes
Spices
Cereals
All crops are plants but not all plants are crops. Below are some instances:
Weeds are considered as plants, not crops.
Parasitic plants are not necessarily crops. Examples of parasitic plants include mistletoe, corpse flower and striga.
Carnivorous or insectivorous plants are not necessarily crops. Examples are sundew, venus flytrap and pitcher plant. The image below shows a carnivorous plant (venus flytrap).
Meanwhile, always understand that all crops are plants, and they are grown for food, money or something beneficial.