In a tabular form, discuss cocoa, yam and millet production under the following sub-headings: (a) climatic requirement; (b) soil requirement; (c) cultural practices; (d) method of propagation.
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Correct Answer: Option n
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Discussing cocoa, yam and millet production in relation to climatic / soil requirement. cultural practices and method of propagation in a tabular form
Discussing cocoa, yam and millet production in relation to climatic / soil requirement. cultural practices and method of propagation in a tabular form
| COCOA | YAM | MILLET | |
| (a) climatic requirement | Temperature is 16-30°CRainfall = 125-200 cm per annum | Temperature is 25 - 35 °CRainfall: 100 -170 cm per annum | Temperature is between 25 - 38°CRainfall is 50 - 80cm per annum |
| (b) Soil requirement | Deep. well drained loam - clay soil | well drained clayey loam soil | well drained, lightly alkaline sandy loam |
| (c) Cultural Practices | (i) Regular weeding (ii) Prunning (iii) spray with insecticides. (iv) Nursery operations (v) application of fertilizers, Transpianting | (i) Regular weeding (ii) Mulching (iii) spray with insecticides (iv) application of fertilizers (v) staking (vi) training of vines | (i) Regular weeding (ii) supplying (iii)thining (iv) spray with insecticides (v) application of fertilizers |
| (d) Method of propagation | i) By seeds(ii) By budding | (i By yam setts(ii) By yarn seeds | By seeds |