UI Agricultural Science 2012/2013 Past Questions

Horticulture is a branch of Agriculture that involves:

If a crop requires 1.5kg phosphorus per 63. hectare, how many kg of manure will be required per hectare if 1kg of manure contains 0.5kg of phosphorus?

Maize grow best on

Root knot of tomato is caused by a

Soil textural class can be determined using:

The average seed rate for maize is 25kg per hectare. Allowing for seed wastage of 5 percent, how many kilograms of seeds would be required in planting 2 hectares of farm land?

The correct definition of a soil profile is

The mosaic symptom commonly associated with viral diseases of crops can be best observed on

The most important part of a crop plant to a horticulturist are the

The pest designated as a national pest by Nigerian Agricultural Advisory Council is

The process by which plant nutrients are washed down beyond the root zone in the soil is known as

The process of additional source of water in nursery practices for seedlings is called

The use of Chemical pesticides is being discouraged because they

Vertical description of soil column is called ..........

What are the 3 basic types of rock?

What is soil texture?

What is the process by which soil particles are washed away?

Which of the following diseases of crops causes stunting in maize?

Which of the following is not an effect on man of the various preventive and control measures of diseases and pest of crops?

A strain is a chicken breeding stock bearing a given value and produced by a breeder through at least ........... generations of closed breeding.

A term used to designate groups of breeds which have been developed in a particular area is

All except ........... are bred for their meat quality

All of these are poultry except

Chindulla is a breed of

Fowl pox is commonly transmitted by ...........