(a) Using the table below, classify the following crops based on their life cycle. Crop Classification based on life cycle Mango Rice Groundnut Cotton Peppe...

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - Agricultural Science - 2019 (Essay) Subject: Agricultural Science

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(a) Using the table below, classify the following crops based on their life cycle.

Crop Classification based on life cycle
Mango
Rice
Groundnut
Cotton
Pepper
Soya bean
Oil palm
Yam
Tomato
Rubber
Ginger
Cocoa
Cowpea
Carrot

(b) List four components of a typical soil with their percentage volume.

Soil component Percentage volume
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)

(c) State three methods of applying inorganic fertilizers to the soil.

Answer Details

(a) Classification of the crops by life cycle:

CropClassification (life cycle)
MangoPerennial
RiceAnnual
GroundnutAnnual
CottonAnnual
PepperBiennial
Soya beanAnnual
Oil palmPerennial
YamAnnual
TomatoAnnual
RubberPerennial
GingerBiennial
CocoaPerennial
CowpeaAnnual
CarrotBiennial

(b) Four components of a typical soil and their percentage volume:

Soil componentPercentage volume
(i) Mineral matter45%
(ii) Organic matter5%
(iii) Soil water25%
(iv) Soil air25%

(c) Three methods of applying inorganic fertilizers:

  1. Broadcasting (spreading it evenly over the field).
  2. Band or ring placement (in bands or rings near the plants).
  3. Side dressing or top dressing along the crop rows.

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