Agricultural Science Past Questions and Answers

(a) List six relationship between Agriculture and Industries. (b) Explain six factors affecting the success of commercial agriculture in Nigeria. (c) List eight agricultural research institutes in Nigeria.

(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