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I. spreading and perennial plant with long and rapid growing stems. II. height of plant about 1.2m III. resistance to dry weather. Which of the following pasture grasses has the description given above?
Anorthern gamba grass
Bbahama grass
Cguinea grass
Delephant grass
Egaint star grass
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Question 1252
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The commonest method of vegetative propagation is by
Alayering
Bbudding
Ccutting
Dgrafting
Etillering
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Question 1253
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Which of the following crops cannot be easily improved by cross-breeding?
Agroundnut
Bcowpea
Coil palm
Dmaize
Eyam
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Question 1254
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The causal organism of damping-oil disease of okra is a
Abacterium
Bvirus
Cnematode
Daphid
Efungus
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Question 1255
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Which of the following crops does not require nursery?
Arice
Btobacco
Ctomato
Doil palm
Emaize
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Question 1256
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Which of the following is not a reason for the government to encourage the planting of trees
Acontrolling erosion
Bincreasing soil fertility
Cpreventing desert encroachment
Dreducing effects of environmental pollution
Eincreasing output of mineral oil
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Question 1257
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Which of the following factors does not affect the distribution of pasture grasses?
Atype of species
Btemperature
Csoil
Dpests and diseases
Erainfall
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Question 1258
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If the ginning percentage of the samaru variety of cotton is 35, what will be the amount of raw cotton obtained from a 6 hectare farm with a yield of 330 kg seed cotton per hectare?
A46 kg
B96.3 kg
C114 kg
D693 kg
E6930 kg
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Question 1259
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Most crop plants do not survive in water-logged soils because
Athe dissolved nutrients are too diluted for crop plants
Bthe plants will not photosynthesize
Ctheir leaves are turgid for respiration
Dtheir physiological processes will be increased
Eoxygen has been displaced to its deficiency for crops
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Question 1260
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Plant micro-nutrients include the following except
Asulphur
Bcopper
Ciron
Dzinc
Echlorine
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Question 1261
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Which of the following factors does not bring about soil formation?
Aclimate
Btime
Cparent material
Dsunshine
Etopography
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Question 1262
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A soil with particles of less than 0.002mm in diameter is referred to as
Aclay
Bsilt
Csand
Dgravel
Ehumus
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Question 1263
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Fertilizers that usually contain one nutrient which can be used directly by plants are commonly called
Aorganic fertilizers
Bmixed fertilizers
Cinorganic fertilizers
Dcompound fertilizers
Estraight fertilizers
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Question 1264
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The different types of soil are determined by the relative amounts of each of the following components except
Arocks
Bair
Cwater
Dminerals
Eorganic matter
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Question 1265
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Which of the following does not occur as a result of poor drained soil?
Amottling near the top
Bdecrease in rooting depth
Cchange in colour of the subsoil
Ddecrease in organic matter content
Eincrease in oxygen level of the soil
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Question 1266
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What happens to the nitrogen and sulphur contents of vegetation when burning is used as a means of lans clearing? They
Aare released by burning and lost as gases
Bremain in ash as nitrates and sulphates
Craise the PH of an acid soil
Dare released into the soil thus increasing the nutrients of the soil
Eactivate the soil microbes afetr burning
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Question 1267
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the nutrient content of soil may be influenced by the following except
Aharrowing
Btopography
Ccropping
Dfallowing
Egrazing
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Question 1268
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The most important soil micro-organisms concerned with decay and nutrients-recycling are
Abacteria and fungi
Bfungi and algea
Calga and actinomyces
Dactinomyces and bacteria
Ebacteria and algea
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Question 1269
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Agricultural extension programme would succeed in disseminating new ideas to farmers except if the programme
Ais based on research tested on local conditions
Binvolves the people for which the programme is planned
Cinvolved only the support to highly trained agricultural extension specialist
Dis not kept flexible to contemporary technology
Eis based on planned agricultural programmes
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Question 1270
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The disbanded produce marketing boards in Nigeria dealt with the following commodities except
