Crop 341:Annual Crops Question Paper
Crop 341:Annual Crops
Course:Agriculture And Natural Resources
Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers
Exam Year:2013
KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY
END OF 3RDTRIMESTER 2013 (DAY) EXAMINATION
FACULTY : SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT : AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES
UNIT CODE : CROP 341
UNIT TITLE : ANNUAL CROPS
TIME : 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer all questions in Section A and any other two questions in section B
SECTION A – 30 MARKS
Question One
Define the following
Annual crops
(2 marks)
Cereal
(2 Marks)
Legume
(2 marks)
Oil crop
(2 marks)
Fibre crop
(2 marks)
Discuss briefly the inflorescences of a maize plant
(10 marks)
Question Two
Name any five factors which determine the cotton link quality
(5 marks)
Comment briefly on harvesting and storage of soya bean.
(5 marks)
SECTION B – 40 MARKS
Question Three
With reference to tobacco culture, explain the following
Topping
(3 marks)
Curing methods
(3 marks)
Any five areas to avoid when selecting a site for tobacco cultivation
(10 marks)
How would you prepare land for dry bean production
(4 Marks)
Question Four
Name any eight industrial uses of maize
(4 Marks)
The wheat species are classified according to the number of chromosomes into three series, namely
(6 marks)
Comment briefly on the baking quality of wheat
(6 Marks)
Explain briefly the two methods of processing millet for human consumption
(4 marks)
Question Five
Describe briefly the four types of rice culture
(10 marks)
Name and explain briefly why cassava is regarded as a very important famine security crop in the tropics
(10 marks)
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