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Kag B412 (Ast 415):Industrial Crops Management Question Paper

Kag B412 (Ast 415):Industrial Crops Management

Course:Bachelor Of Science In Agricultural And Enterprise Development

Institution: Pwani University question papers

Exam Year:2016

INSTRUCTIONS:

Answer all questions in section A and any other three(3) in section B.
(Total marks 70)

SECTION A (40MKS)

Question One

a)Give the botanical names and spacing of the following industrial crops:-

¡)Pyrethrum
¡¡)Tobacco
¡¡¡¡)Sugarcane
¡v)Coconut
v)Cashewnut
v¡)Macadamia
v¡¡)Sisal
v¡¡¡)Cotton
ix)Coffee
x)Tea
(10marks)

b)Briefly discuss the following:-

¡)Production of pyrethrum nursery seedlings through tissue culture (5mks)

¡¡)Flue curing of tobacco (5mks)

¡¡¡)Nursery establishment of coconut (4mks)

¡v)Overview of sugar industry in Kenya (4mks)

v)Processing of cashewnuts (5mks)

v¡)Cotton strainers and their control measures (3mks)

v¡¡)Factory processing of sisal leaves (4mks)

SECTION B (30MKS)

Question Two

a)Outline the objectives of the Kenya Coconut Development Authority (KCDA) (5mks)

b)Discuss the strategies the Authority has laid down in achieving the objectives outlined in question 2(a) above (5mks)

Question Three

a)Discuss Nursery establishment and management in coffee production. (5mks)

b)Discuss the socio economic factors that affect the coffee sector in Kenya.(5mks)

Question Four

Discuss Formative pruning in tea. (10mks)

Question Five

Factory processing of sugarcane is in two stages thus;the production of raw sugar and refining of the sugar,discuss

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