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2013 WAEC Agricultural Science Practical (a) ldentify specimens N,O and P by their common and botanical names (6 marks) specimen...

Agricultural Science
WAEC 2013

(a) ldentify specimens N,O and P by their common and botanical names (6 marks)

specimen N;

Sweet elephant grass seed Taiwan elephant grass Pennisetum americanum  glowing pearl turf grass forage plant seeds|grass seed carpet|grass  worksseed - AliExpress

specimen O;

Centrosema molle - Tropical Forages

specimen P;

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(b) state how each of specimens N and O is propagated (2 marks)

(c) Give four characteristics of specimen O (4 marks)

(d) State three uses of specimen N (3 marks)

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Explanation

(a) ldentification of specimens M, O and P by their common and botanical names

Specimen Common Name Botanical Name
N Elephant grass

Pennisetun purpureum

O Centro/Centrosema

Centrosema pubescens

P Tropical Kudzu

Pueraria phaseoloides

 

(b) How specimens N and O are propagated

Specimen Method Propagation
N Stolons
O Seeds

 

(c) Characteristics of specimen O (Centro) -

  • Vigorous and aggressive growing legume
  • Creeping and twining plant
  • Has trifoliate leaves attached to the stem by pulvinus
  • Leafy, perennial, and shade tolerant
  • Drought resistant
  • Highly nodulated/contains bacteria in the nodules
  • Highly palatable and very nutritious

(d) Uses of specimen N (Elephant grass)

  • For feeding livestock
  • For roofing/thatching of roof
  • As mulch material to conserve soil moisture
  • As bedding materials in livestock houses/pens
  • Planted to prevent soil erosion
  • Stalk is used as fuel
  • Dried stems can be used for fencing
  • Used for paper pulp production
  • For compost making

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