Hort 024:Nursery Stock Production &Amp; Management Question Paper
Hort 024:Nursery Stock Production &Amp; Management
Course:Agriculture
Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers
Exam Year:2013
KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES
END OF SECOND TRIMESTER 2013 (DAY) EXAMINATION
COURSE CODE : HORT 024
COURSE TITLE : NURSERY STOCK PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT
TIME:2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS:
Read the Questions Carefully.
Answer ALL Questions in Section A compulsory and any other TWO Questions in Section B.
SECTION A
Question One
a) What are the merits and demerits of the following types of nurseries?
i) Proprietorship. (5marks)
ii) Partnership (5marks)
iii) Company or corporate. (5marks)
b) What are the functions of the following types of nurseries?
i) Production nurseries. (4marks)
ii) Landscape nurseries. (6marks)
c) What is the importance of sandy and sandy loams in nursery stock
production? (5marks)
SECTION B
Question Two
a) What are the characteristics of the soil for production of good quality nursery stock? (10marks)
b) Name and explain the economical factors involved in the choice of a nursery site. (10marks)
Question Three
a) What are the characteristics of a good quality medium for germinating
seeds and resting cuttings?
b) Comment briefly on each of the following types of peat:
i) Peat moss. (4marks)
ii) Reed serge peat. (3marks)
iii) Peat humus. (3marks)
Question Four
Discuss briefly the nursery stock production planning. (20marks)
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