To which of the following crops does the term ginning apply?

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - Agricultural Science - 1993 (Objective) Subject: Agricultural Science

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To which of the following crops does the term ginning apply?
Answer Details
The term ginning applies to cotton. Ginning is a process used to separate the seeds from cotton fibers. After cotton is harvested, the fibers are separated from the seeds using a machine called a gin. The cotton fibers are then used to make a variety of products, including clothing, bed sheets, and towels. Oil palm, cocoa, groundnut, and coconut do not require ginning. Oil palm and coconut produce oil, while cocoa and groundnut produce seeds that are used to make various products. However, these crops may require other post-harvest processing methods to separate the desired part of the crop from unwanted materials. In summary, the term ginning is associated with the processing of cotton and does not apply to oil palm, cocoa, groundnut, or coconut.

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