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- Withdrawal of labour
- Insecurity
- Lack of capital to purchase input
- Lack of motivation
- Death of laborers
- Escalation of inputs
- Lack of market
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State four deficiency symptoms of nitrogenous fertilizers.
Date posted: September 30, 2019. Answers (1)
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Date posted: September 25, 2019. Answers (1)
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Date posted: September 25, 2019. Answers (1)
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Date posted: September 25, 2019. Answers (1)
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(ii) A...(Solved)
An experiment was carried out to investigate soil constituents as described below.
(i) A 250 cm3 measuring cylinder was filed with water to 100 cm3 mark.
(ii) A 100 cm3 beaker was filled with garden soil up to brim.
(iii) The soil was emptied into one measuring cylinder and shook well.
(iv) The final volume was 150 cm3.
(a) What was lost when the 100cm3 garden soil was poured to 100cm3 of water in the measuring cylinder?
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Date posted: September 25, 2019. Answers (1)
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(ii) Give a reason for your answer above.
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- The diagrams below shows two weeds labeled A and B. Study them and answer questions that follow.(Solved)
The diagrams below shows two weeds labeled A and B. Study them and answer questions that follow.
(a) Identify the weeds labeled A and B.
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(c) Name two crops that the weed illustrated A above commonly attack
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(e) State one cultural method of controlling weed labeled A.
Date posted: September 25, 2019. Answers (1)