Crop 340: General Crop Production Question Paper
Crop 340: General Crop Production
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 : CROP 340
UNIT TITLE : GENERAL CROP PRODUCTION
TIME : 2 HOURS
Instruction:
Answer all the questions in section A and any two in section B.
SECTION A
Question One
Discuss the different uses of cassava.
(5mks)
What are the symptoms and control measures of the following?
Bean bruchid.
(3mks)
Bean fly.
(3mks)
Question Two
Discuss the three types of curing tobacco. (9mks)
Question Three
Discuss millet production under the following sub-headings.
Origin and distribution.
Environmental requirements.
Harvesting and storage.
Processing.
Botanical characteristics.
(10mks)
SECTION B
Question Four
Discuss the four methods of rice culture.
(8mks)
Explain how you would prepare a nursery for rice propagation. (6mks)
Discuss the three main root systems in coffee.
(6mks)
Question Five
Discuss the stages in coffee processing from cherry inspection to packaging and storage. (20mks)
Question Six
Discuss in details the different ways of tea propagation. (20mks)
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