Thursday, April 17, 2014

Agric Practical Answers...

1ai- A-clay soil B- Sandy soil
1aii A-Maize,vegetable B-onion,sugarcane
1aiii -the particle of fallow -application of lime -planting of covers crops
1b C-Millipede D-cow dung
1bii -it aids decomposition of organic matter -it improve soil structures -it allow easy percolation of water
1biii -it is used for farm yard manure -it increase crop yield -it may be collected as biogas to generate electricity
2ai H-shears I-sickle J-knapsack sprayer K-wheelbarrow
2aii J -it is used for spraying chemicals -it is used for irrigation  K -for transporting harvested crops -for carriage of manure....

(2aiii)
-clean with grease or oil after usage
-store in a cool dry place
-handle it care to avoid the brokage of the
handles
(2aiv)
-rinse with water immediately after each usage
-keep in a cool dry place
-it should be properly fit before each usage
-keep away from children
(3ai)
No of seed sown-40
No of germinated seed-35
Percentage of maize that germinated=35/40*100
=87.5percent
(3aii)
No of seed sown-40
No of germinated seed-35
No of seed that did not germinate-5
5/40*100 =12.5percent
(3b)
-presence of sunlight
-presence of water
-the seeds were viable
-proper weeding
(3c)
-absence of sunlight
-absence of water
-the planted may not be viable
-it may not be well weed
-erosion may washed away the planted seeds
(3d)
-for production of corn flakes
-for production of paps
(4aii)
-it contains particle board which may break eggs
-it may break the eggs because it may also break
the egg
(4aiii)
-pen
-sandy sand
(4aiv)
Inorganic fertilizer
(4v)
-as farm yard manure
-increases crop yield
-used as agricultural fertilizer
-causes recycle into the food chain.
(4b)
-use of physical method
-use of cultural method
-use of biological method

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