Post Views: 0 METHODS OF PEST CONTROL Crop pests can be prevented or controlled through the following methods: Physical control Cultural control Biological control Chemical control PHYSICAL CONTROL This involves… Read More »PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF CROP PESTS
Post Views: 0 MEANING OF CROP PEST A crop pest can be defined as any organism capable of causing damage to the crop. TYPES OF CROP PEST Important crop pest… Read More »PESTS OF CROPS | MEANING, TYPES, CLASSIFICATION, IMPORTANT
Post Views: 1 MEANING AND CAUSES OF DISEASE A crop is a plant cultivated by man for a specific purpose. A plant disease is a deviation of the plant from… Read More »DISEASES OF CROPS | MEANING, CAUSES, EFFECTS, CONTROL
Post Views: 0 Floriculture: is a discipline of horticulture that is concerned with the production and management of ornamental plants. Ornamental plants are beautiful trees or shrubs which can be… Read More »FLORICULTURE – ORNAMENTAL PLANTS | IMPORTANCE, SPECIES, CULTIVATION, SOURCES, MAINTENANCE
Post Views: 0 Forest can be defined as a large area of land covered with trees and bushes, either growing wild or planted for some purposes which serves as habitat… Read More »FOREST MANAGEMENT
Post Views: 0 Pasture: This is a piece of land on which forage crops grow. Forage Crops: These are plants cultivated (or growing naturally) whose vegetative parts (leaves and stem)… Read More »MEANING OF PASTURES AND FORAGE CROPS | FULL EXPLANATION
Post Views: 10 FARMING PRACTICES The following farming practices have consequences or effects on the soil; BUSH BURNING This involves the setting of fire on the bushes to clear… Read More »FARMING PRACTICES
Post Views: 4 PLANT NUTRIENTS AND NUTRIENT CYCLES Plant nutrients are classified into two, these includes macronutrient and micronutrient. MACRONUTRIENTS These are mineral elements or nutrients required by crops… Read More »PLANT NUTRIENTS AND NUTRIENT CYCLES
Post Views: 4 ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AFFECTING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION These factors are grouped into three, Climatic factor Biotic factor Edaphic factor CLIMATIC FACTORS AFFECTING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION Climate is the average… Read More »ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AFFECTING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
Post Views: 3 IRRIGATION This is the artificial application of water to soil or land for farming purposes. FACTORS THAT DETERMINES IRRIGATION SYSTEM Availability of water. Slope of the… Read More »IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE
Post Views: 2 MEANING OF FARM SURVEYING Farm surveying is defined as the process of measuring and mapping out the position, topography, size and boundary of an area of farm… Read More »SURVEYING AND PLANNING OF FARM STEAD
Post Views: 4 FARM MACHINERY Farm machinery includes various types of machines and implements used in the farm. These include tractor, plough, harrows, cultivators, ridgers, planter, harvesters, shellers, dryer, sprayer,… Read More »FARM MACHINERY AND IMPLEMENTS
Post Views: 10 The five major factors which control soil formation are: climate, parent materials, topography, biotic factors and time. CLIMATE: Climate is the average weather condition of a place… Read More »FACTORS OF SOIL FORMATION
Post Views: 4 MEANING OF SOIL Soil can be defined as the unconsolidated weathered materials found in the upper most layer of the earth surface on which plants grow. It… Read More »SOIL