(a) Discuss the cultivation of Citrus spp under the following headings:
(i) Method of propagation
(ii) Spacing in the field
(iii) Nursery practices
(iv) Pests
(v) Diseases.
(b) Define the following terms:
(i) Surface irrigation
(ii) Surface drainage.
(c) Discuss three advantages of each of the following terms:
(i) Surface irrigation
(ii) Surface drainage.
(a) Describe the life cycle of the variegated grasshopper.
(b) List five ways through which diseases are spread on crop farms.
(c) List six characteristics of a good layer.
(a) Complete the following table under the following
| Name of Disease | Causal Organism Farm Animals Symptoms Control | Farm Animals Affected | Symptoms | Control |
| Brucellosis | ||||
| Aspergillosis |
(b) Discuss five advantages of the battery cage system in poultry production.
(c) State five reasons why some agricultural extension programmes are not successful in West Africa.
(a) (i) A rectangle-shaped farmland has a length of 0.2km and a breadth of 2,200km. Calculate the area of the farmland.
(ii) Mention two importance of balance sheet to a farm manager.
(b) State five sources of agricultural loans in West Africa.
(c) Mention three reasons why the floor of a deep litter is preferably covered with wood shavings instead of sawdust
(a) State two uses each of specimens A (HOE) and B(PICK AXE)
(b) Name four crops that require the use of specimen D (BUDDING KNIFE) during propagation.
(c) Name three other tools that could serve the same purpose as specimen E (BURDIZZO).
(d) Mention four ways of maintaining specimen A (HOE) on the farm.