Crop Production
GCE Agricultural Science

a) Define the term 'tillage' as used in crop production. (2 marks) b) State FOUR objectives of tillage in crop production. (4 marks) c) Describe FOUR types of tillage practices used in crop production…

a) Explain the term 'crop rotation' and state THREE principles guiding its practice. (5 marks) b) Give FOUR reasons why crop rotation is important in crop production. (4 marks) c) Using a named exampl…

The practice of growing two or more crops simultaneously on the same piece of land is known as

Which of the following soil properties is most directly improved by the incorporation of organic matter into the soil?

A farmer has a 2-hectare farm and wishes to plant maize at a spacing of 75 cm × 50 cm with one plant per stand. What is the plant population per hectare?

The stage of crop growth at which a plant is most sensitive to water stress is the

Which of the following is the primary purpose of thinning in crop production?

In crop production, the term 'hardening off' refers to

A farmer harvested 4,500 kg of rice from a 1.5-hectare farm. If the national average yield of rice is 2,500 kg per hectare, by how many kilograms per hectare did the farmer's yield exceed the national…

Which of the following best explains why leguminous crops are commonly included in a crop rotation programme?

Which of the following is a correct description of the term 'lodging' in cereal crop production?

A farmer applied 60 kg of NPK 15:15:15 fertilizer to a plot of land. How many kilograms of nitrogen did the farmer apply?