WAEC GCE 2016 AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE EXPO ANSWERS FREE RUNZ(OBJ AND THEORY) ANSWERS EXPO

6a)
(i)he must be persuasive
(ii)he must be approachable
(iii)he must pass government policy to the farmers
(iv)he must be knowledgeable

(6bi)
Advantages:
-the farmer receives more attention from the agent.

-the farmer gets information faster through the use of telephone

disadvantages:
-it waste a lot of time-many farmers cannot e reached

(6bii)
advantages:
-it saves cost and time-it is not as tedious as in personal contactdisadvantages:
-the unserious ones can discourage others
-shortage of extension workers to reach many groups

(6c)these are laws promulgated by the government in form of decrees, edicts and bye laws to prevent people from exploiting the forest at will, that is helps to conserve or preserve trees.
(i)he must be persuasive
(ii)he must be approachable
(iii)he must pass government policy to the farmers
(iv)he must be knowledgeable

(6bi)
Advantages:
-the farmer receives more attention from the agent.
-the farmer gets information faster through the use of telephone

disadvantages:
-it waste a lot of time
-many farmers cannot e reached

(6bii)
advantages:
-it saves cost and time
-it is not as tedious as in personal contact

disadvantages:
-the unserious ones can discourage others
-shortage of extension workers to reach many groups

(6c)these are laws promulgated by the government in form of decrees, edicts and bye laws to prevent people from exploiting the forest at will, that is helps to conserve or preserve trees.

: 5c)Farm budgeting is a process of estimatingcosts, returns and net profit of a farm or aparticular enterprise. Budget is a statementof estimated income and expenditure.

2a)The soil pH is a measure ofthe acidity or alkalinity insoils. pH is defined as thenegative logarithm (base 10)of the activity of hydroniumions (H+ or, more precisely,H. 3O+2b)i. Inefficient Use Of Nitrogen.ii. Increase in the concentration of hydrogen ions in the soiliii. removal of product from the farm or paddockiv. build up in organic matter

2b)i. Inefficient Use Of Nitrogen.ii. Increase in the concentration of hydrogen ions in the soiliii. removal of product from the farm or paddockiv. build up in organic matter©ª¦¦¬M³¬CYB³RSªM✌:

2c) i. Agricultural Limestone.ii. Wood ashes.iii. Organic matter

3B.-low yield. -low income. -decrease in market value price. -damages the crops resistance to diseases -reduces quality:

4e) Floriculture , or flower farming, is a discipline of horticulture concerned with the cultivation of flowering and ornamental plants for gardens and for floristry, comprising the floral industry. The development, via plant breeding, of new varieties is a major occupation of floriculturists.:

1a)They help to educate the farmers on new farming techniquesThey help provide agricultural shows and talks to the farmersThey help to provide improved seedlings to the farmersThey help to provide pesticides to the farmersThey help to train the farmers on better planting methods as newly developed

1di) The knapsack sprayer is used for applying pesticide to the cropsThe knapsack sprayer is used for applying fertilizer to the soil

1dii)Cultivators.
        Harrow.
        Planks and rollers

3ai)fungi
3aii)Rain and wind can spread disease, as well as insects and irrigation water.
3aiii)chlorosis of the onion leaves occurs,
3aiv)
i)Bury or flail infected crop residues after harvest to promote decomposition.
ii)Avoid overhead water and over-watering, especially in transplant production.
*note underline each word beneath *
I) Vigna unguiculata
ii)Hevea brasiliensis
iii) Elaeis guineensis
iv)Dioscorea alata
v) Theobroma cacao

(2d)
-Cowpea: Grain legumes
-These crops are rich in protein
-Amaranthus:Vegetable crops
-These crops provide vitaminsand minerals
-Oil palm: Oil crops
-These crops provide oil when processedfor domestic and industrial use
-Coconut: Oil crops
-These crops provide oil when processedfor domestic and industrial use
-Cassava: Root and tuber crops
-These crops produce tubersunder the ground and they provide arbonhydrate
-Maize: Cereal crops
-This crops belong to the grass family andthey provide carbonhydrate
-Soya bean: Grain legumes
-These crops are rich in protein
-Cocoa: Beverage crops
-They provide food drinks whenprocessed
-Pepper: Spices
-They provide vitamins and minerals
-Plantain: Fruit crops
-They also provide vitamins and mineral

(2e)
(i)Cowpea-Vigna unguiculata
(ii)Rubber-Hevea braziliensis
(iii)Oil palm-Elaeis guineensis
(iv)Yam-Dioscrea spp
(v)Cocoa-Theobroma cacao

AGRIC OBJ
1-10 BCDBDCDCAC
11-20.CAACDBBBDC
21-30.AACBCACCDD
31-40.BCBCCACABB
41-50.DDCABCDABB