Hort 032: Floriculture/Ornamental Hort Question Paper
Hort 032: Floriculture/Ornamental Hort
Course:Agriculture
Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers
Exam Year:2012
KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY
END OF 2''ND ''TRIMESTER 2012 (DAY) EXAMINATIONS
FACULTY : SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT : AGRICULTURE
UNIT CODE : HORT 032
UNIT TITLE : FLORICULTURE/ORNAMENTAL HORT
TIME : 2 HOURS
Instruction:
Read the question carefully. Answer all questions in section A (compulsory) and any other two in section B.
SECTION A
Question One
Define the following
Floriculture.
(2mks)
Cut flower
(2mks)
Necrosis
(2mks)
Deficiency
(2mks)
Fumigation
(2mks)
(i) Name any ten (10) flower varieties which have been improved through genetic modification.
(10mks)
(ii) Give any five (5) management problems encountered in greenhouse flower cultivation. (5mks)
(iii) Name any four (4) methods of green house classification and give an example in each case. (5mks)
SECTION B:
Question Two
Briefly discuss the economic importance of the floriculture industry in Kenya. (20mks)
Question Three
Comment briefly on each of the following physiological disorders of flowers.
Blind wood.
(7mks)
Bull heads.
(7mks)
Colour fading.
(6mks)
Question Four
Name all post-harvest handling care or practices for cut flowers. (20mks)
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