(a) Describe briefly four common survey equipment or tools including their various uses. (b) Enumerate the importance of farm surveying and planning in agriculture.
Write short notes on the following: (a) soil pH; (b) soil texture; (c) soil organisms; (d) soil profile.
(a) With the aid of an annotated diagram only, illustrate the water cycle. (b) State three forms in which water exists in the soil (c) List five importance of water to crops.
Describe briefly the cultivation of maize under the following headings: (a) land preparation; (b) propagation; (c) planting date; (d) seed rate; (e) spacing; (f) fertilizer requirement; (g) weeding; (h) harvesting; (i) storage
Write short notes on the following plant diseases. (a) blackpod of cocoa; (b) leaf blight of cassava.