TEST OF PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTION (a) Identify each specimen G, H, I, and K. Specimen G; Specimen H; Specimen I; Specimen K; %% (b) Name two uses of each...

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(a) Identification of specimens

• Specimen G: Pepper fruit.
• Specimen H: Onion bulb.
• Specimen I: Cotton seeds.
• Specimen K: Okro.

(b) Two uses of each of specimens G and H

Specimen G (pepper fruit):

1. Used as a spice and preservative for food.
2. Used as an insect repellent in stored foodstuff (and has medicinal uses and serves as an egg-yolk colourant).

Specimen H (onion bulb):

1. A source of vitamins A, B and C.
2. Used for flavouring dishes (and has medicinal uses).

(c) Group of crops to which specimens H, I and K belong

• H (onion): spice crop.
• I (cotton seeds): fibre crop.
• K (okro): vegetable crop.

(d) Planting operations for specimen G (pepper)

1. Clear and plough the land, and prepare nursery beds.
2. Separate the seeds from the fruits and plant them about 1 cm deep in the nursery.
3. While in the nursery, weed, shade and water the seedlings regularly.
4. Transplant to the field after 3 to 5 weeks by removing each seedling with a ball of soil around the roots, doing so in the evening or early morning.
5. When well established, apply fertilizer and insecticides where necessary.

(e) Two pests of specimen H (onion): thrips and cutworms (maggots, crickets and eelworms are also pests of onion).