The branch of agriculture which deals with the production of fruits is called
WAEC Agricultural Science 2017 Past Questions
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(a) List five non-government agricultural organizations in West Africa.
(b) State four ways in which agriculture and industry are interrelated
(c) Give one function of each of the following parts of a disc plough
(i) disc (ii) beam (iii) furrow wheel (iv) disc scraper (v) hitch
(d) State four disadvantages of animal power
One advantage of cooperative farming is that it
(a) State five factors that should be considered in choosing an irrigation system in West Africa.
(b) Mention four problems associated with irrigation in West Africa
(c) A rectangle-shaped farmland has a length of 0.4 km and a breadth of 2,400 m, calculate the area of the farmland in hectares
(d) List one primary and three secondary tillage implements
Which of the following statements is not a problem associated with land tenure system through inheritance?
(a) Draw a well labelled diagram of the water cycle
(b) Mention two deficiency symptoms of phosphorus in crops
(c) Using the table below, classify the follow-ing insect-pests according to their modes of feeding (i) weevil (ii) locust (iii) scale insect (iv) armyworm (v) earworm (vi) cotton stainer (vii) green spidermites (viii) thrips (ix) capsids (x) yam beetle
A farmland measures 50m x 50m. Determine its area in hectares.
(a) Discuss maize smut disease under the follow-ing headings:
(i) causal organism (ii) mode of trans-mission (iii) two symptoms (iv) two cultural control measures
(b) Enumerate four forest management oractices in West Africa
(c) (i) State four classes of farm animals based on their uses (ii) Give one exam-ple of each class stated in (c)(i)

From the illustration of farm implements above, the part labelled I is called
Discuss anthrax disease under the following headings (i) causal organism (ii) mode of transmission (iii) two symptoms (iv) two prevention and control measures
(b) (i) List four sources of plant protein in live stock feeds (ii) Give three examples of forage legumes that could be found in rangelands in West Africa
(c) Mention five characteristics of labour as a factor of agricultural production.

Above is the illustration of farm implements. The part which makes horizontal cuts into the soil and uproots weeds is labelled as
(a) Explain briefly each of the following economic concepts (i) scarcity (ii) scale of preference
(b) Give four reasons why agricultural insurance is important
(c) State five fishery regulations in West Africa
(d) Give five reasons why beekeeping is important
The diagram above is an illustration of farm implements; The function of the part labelled II is to
In the diagram of farm implements above, which of the labelled parts brings balance to the implements?
A farming in which different types of crops are grown in quick succession, in a definite order on the same piece of land is termed
Land use for agriculture in West Africa is influenced by the following factors except
A social factor which affects land availability and use is
The following are climatic conditions affecting agricultural production except
Predators are used by farmers to
Which of the following agents is not associated with chemical weathering?
Which of the following statements is not correct about soil texture?
Inhibition of root and fruit formation are deficiency symptoms of
In the carbon cycle, carbon dioxide is used by crops for
Flood irrigation is used for the cultivation of
The presence of excess water in the colloids of soil particles is known as

In the above diagram, what crop roots are represented?
If rows of crops are spaced 1.0m apart with one seed sown per stand, determine the spacing between stands to obtain a plant population of 40,000 plants per hectare.
The correct sequence of pre-planting operations in
Heat treatment of oil palm seeds before sowing helps to
Imported plants are expected to be
A breeding method which involves the production of heterozygous populations from homozygous lines is
A raw material that could be obtained from the forest is
Which of the following methods of plant propagation is limited to plants which root easily?
Which of the following practices is not a way of maintaining ornamental plants?
Which of the following pairs of diseases attack coffee?
Insect-pests of crops could be controlled by
Which of the following insect-pests does not attack cotton?
Which of the following practices is an example of a cultural weed control method?

The diagram above is the digestive tract of a farm animal. What farm animal is being referred to?

In the diagram above showing the digestive tract of a certain farm animal, the digestion of protein starts in the part labelled

In the diagram above which shows the digestive tract for a certain farm animal, which of the following enzymes is not secreted by the part labelled III?

Which of the above illustrated poultry equipment is not used in a brooder house?

Which of the following equipment from the poultry equipments illustrated above could be used in the place of the equipment labelled II in the management of chicks?

In the poultry equipments above, which quality of eggs is associated with the equipment labelled I?

In the diagram above, what kind of identification method is illustrated?
A farmer collects 800 eggs from a laying stock of 1,200 birds per day. Determine the laying percentage of the birds
By-products of livestock used as feed ingredients in poultry ration include
The practice of mating closely related animals is called

The parts labelled I, II and III of the farm animal parasite above form the

The parasite illustrated above obtains nutrients from the host through