Agricultural Science Questions and Answers
A comprehensive list of Agricultural science questions with answers to help you prepare for JAMB, WAEC, NECO, Post UTME exams.
A comprehensive list of Agricultural science questions with answers to help you prepare for JAMB, WAEC, NECO, Post UTME exams.
The national tree-planting campaign is aimed at stimulating
Wildlife conservation
Afforestation
Taungya farming
Forest reservation
Correct answer is B
Afforestation is planting of trees where they have not been planted before.
The scientific name for guinea grass is
Panicum maximum
Imperata cylindrica
Cynodon dactylon
Andropogon gayanus
Correct answer is A
Guinea grass is a pasture.
Panicum maximum is a perennial, tufted grass with a short, creeping rhizome. The stems of this robust grass can reach a height of up to 2 m. As the stems bend and nodes touch the ground, roots and new plants are formed. The leaf sheaths are found at the bases of the stems and are covered in fine hairs.
To which of the following crops does the term 'ginning' apply?
Kenaf
Cocoa
Groundnut
Cotton
Correct answer is D
Ginning is the process of removing the seeds and debris from cotton.
Which of the following groups of crops requires a nursery?
Cotton, sorghum and tomato
Oil palm, cocoa and tomato
Cocoa, maize and rice
Banana, coffee and tomato
Correct answer is C
Nursery, place where plants are grown for transplanting, for use as stock for budding etc.
Cassava is mainly propagated by
Seedlings
Layering
Budding
Cuttings
Correct answer is D
Cassava stems are referred to as cuttings ,the stems are cut and planted directly into the soil.