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If T represents the gene for tallness while t represents dwarfness. When a tall (TT) crop is crossed with a dwarf (tt) crop, the resultant crop will be
A100% dwarf
B100% tall
C50% tall and 50% dwarf
D75% tall and 25% dwarf
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Question 682
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Close to the time of harvesting of cotton, sunshine is needed to ensure the production of boils that are
Abig
Blight
Cnot mouldy
Dnot open
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Question 683
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If the recommended spacing for a tree crop is 2.5cm by 4.0m.determine the number of seedlings required to plant a 2 hectare farmland.
A1,000
B2,000
C10,000
D20,000
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Question 684
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Crop rotation decreases the incidence of pests by
Abreaking life cycles of pests
Battracting pest predators
Csterilizing the soil
Dmaintaining soil fertility
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Question 685
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The process of grafting in crop production involves
Athe fusion of gametes of two crops
Bindicating rooting from stems
Cthe trandfer of a bud from one crop to another
Dthe joining of two parts from related crops
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Question 686
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Which of the following crops has a fibrous root system?
Acotton
Bcoffee
Ccowpea
Dsugarcane
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Question 687
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Pineapple is widely propagated using
Aseeds
Bsuckers
Cslips
Dcuttings
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Question 688
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The forest management system which involves the planting of both food crops and forest trees on the same piece of land at the same time is known as
Aselective exploitation
Btaungya
Cregeneration
Dafforestation
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Question 689
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The main objectives of establishing forest in the arid regions is to
Acheck desert enroachment
Bprovide firewood for cooking
Cprovide bush meat
Dimprove the beauty of the environment
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Question 690
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Which of the following insects transmits swollen shoot disease of cocoa?
Astem borer
Bmealybug
Cwhitefly
Dscale insect
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Question 691
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Yellow colouration of the lower leave of a growing maize plant may be due to deficiency in
Apotassium
Bphosphorus
Czinc
Dnitrogen
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Question 692
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A regulatory control of diseases in crop production is
Arouging
Bquarantine
Ccrop rotation
Dsoil tillage
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Question 693
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In crop production, ginger is propagated by
Aseed
Bbulb
Crhizome
Dcorm
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Question 694
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Tomatoes are staked in order to
Aaccelerate their growth
Binduce flowering
Caccelerate fruit ripening
Dprevent rotting of fruits
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Question 695
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Corms,rhizomes and tubers are examples of
Aunderground stems
Bunderground roots
Cmodified leaves
Dearial stems
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Question 696
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The correct sequence for the use of coupled implements for land preparation is
Aplough,horrow and ridger
Bharrow,ridger and plough
Cplough,ridger and harrow
Dharrow,plough and ridger
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Question 697
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The use of animal traction is limited in the forest zones of West Africa because of the
Atopography of the forest land
Bpresence of tsetseflies
Chigh amount of rainfall
Dculture of the people
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Question 698
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Limitations of farm mechanization in West Africa do not include
Aland fragmentation
Bhigh capital investment
Cavailability of spare parts
Dhigh level technical know-how
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Question 699
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The instrument which enables a surveyor to find the direction of a base line is
Aabney level
Branging pole
Cplumb bob
Dmagnetic compass
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Question 700
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Which of the following statement is a disadvantage of human power? it
