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Form 3 Agriculture 443/1 Exam Term 3 Question Paper

Form 3 Agriculture 443/1 Exam Term 3

Course:Agriculture

Exam Year:2016

AGRICULTURE 443/1
FORM THREE
3RD TERM 2016
2 HOURS.

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
AGRICULTURE 443/1
FORM THREE 3RD TERM EXAMINATION 2016

Instructions
- This paper consists of three sections A, B, and C
- Answer all the questions in sections A and B
- Answer any two questions in section C

Answer all questions in this section
SECTION: A (30 MARKS)

1. State four practices which are carried out on growing tomatoes crops
(2 marks)
2. Give four characteristic of manure which makes it suitable for use in bean growing
(2 marks)
3. State two advantages of individual land tenure system
(1 mark)
4. Calculate the cabbage population in 3m by 4m plot when they are planted at spacing of 60cm by 60cm.

5. State four reasons for pasture conservation by dairy farmers
(2 marks)
6. Give four benefits of timely planting of vegetables
(2 marks)
7. Give four reasons for pumping water out of water logged land
(2 marks)
8. State two advantages of chemical pest control
(2 marks)
9. List four forestry trees used as fodder crops
(2 marks)
10. State six measures that can be taken to overcome water shortage and unreliable rainfall problem.
(3 marks)
11. State four ways in which soil pH influences crop production
(2 marks)
12. State two cultural ways of controlling of maize smut disease
(1 mark)
13. Give four effects of crop pests in beans production
(2 marks)
14. State four requirements for the success of settlement schemes in Kenya
(2 marks)
15. State four uses of mulching in soil and water conservation
(2 marks)
16. List two plant morphological factors which influence herbicides effectiveness
(1 mark)

SECTION B (20 marks)
Answer all the questions in this section on the spaces provided
17. The diagram below shows a forage crop. Study it and answer the questions which follow

18.(a) Identify the forage crop
(1 mark)
(b) State two ways of utilizing the forage crop
(2 marks)
(c) Describe the procedure of preparing hay
(5 marks)
(d) Classify the forage crop based on
The altitude at which it is grown
(1 mark)
Establishment
(1 mark)
18. Study the illustration below of a field practice and answer the questions that follow;

(a) Identify the field practice in the diagram
(1 mark)
(b) State three advantages of the illustrated practice in crop production
(3 marks)
(c) Name two tools used in carrying out the above operation
(2 marks)
19. The diagrams below show planting materials. Study them and answer the questions which follow

a) Identify J and K
J

K
(2 marks)
(b) Give two reasons K is not commonly used in crop propagation
(2 marks)

SECTION C (40 MARKS)
20. Explain four ways of preparing the crop store before storing grains
(8 marks)
b) Describe the different cultural methods used to control diseases
(12 marks)

21. Describe the procedure of transplanting tree seedlings
(20 marks)

22. Describe characteristics of main components of well developed soil profile
(20 marks)

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