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WAEC SSCE - Agricultural Science - 2001 (Objective)

Question 1 Report

Which of the following cereal crops most requires nursery practices?
Answer Details
Rice is the cereal crop that most requires nursery practices. Nursery practices involve the growing of seedlings in a well-prepared nursery bed and transplanting them to the main field. Rice requires nursery practices because it has a delicate and weak seedling, which needs to be protected from pests, diseases, and adverse weather conditions until it has developed into a strong and healthy seedling that can survive in the main field. Therefore, rice seedlings need to be raised in a nursery bed before they are transplanted to the main field.
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