Exercises
A Ansuer the follouing in not more than 20 words
1. What is agriculture?
2. Name two plantation crops.
3. Mention the major activities involved in growing a crop
4. What are weeds?
5. Mention three ways of removing weeds from the crop Beld.
6. What are pests?
7. Why are animal proteins considered to be better than plant proteins?
8. When are kharif crops sown?
9. What is animal husbandry?
10. What are the two things that have to be controlled in a cold storage?
Answers
1) agriculture is a art and science of cultivating soil growing crops and raising livestock it includes preparation of plants and animals product for people to use and their distribution to markets these products as well as agriculture method may vary from one part of word to another .
2) two plantation crops are tea coffee cocoa coconut oil palm and cashew.
3) the the activities are
- preparation of soil.
- sowing of seeds.
- application of manure and fertilizers.
- irrigation.
- weeding
- harvesting
- storage
4) Weed is a plant considered undesirable in a particular situation a plant in a wrong place example company a plan on wanted human control settings such as farm fields gardens lawns and parks.
5) three ways by which we can remove weeds are
- by by adding weedicide.
- picking them by hands.
- by some machines.
6) a pest is any animal or plant which has a harmful effect on human their food or their living condition pest include animal which damages stored food for example rats main eat grains in seelos rise of biscuits in shops and homes and contaminated this food with their faeces ( dropping ) and urine
7) animal foods are the highest quality protein source plant source lack one or more amino acids which make it more difficult to get all the amino acids that your body needs .
8) kharif kharif crops are typically show one at the beginning of a first monsoon rain ( depends on region to region ) harvesting seasons begins from third week of September to October ( the exact harvesting date differs from region to region )
9) animalanimal husbandry is a branch of agriculture concerned with animal that are raised for meat fibre milk egg or other products it includes day to day care selective breeding and they are raising of livestock.
10) Temperature is controlled in the cold storage you can efficiently control the cold storage and dede Mili includes configuring alternate temperature control in heat loss increasing cube with and storage as well as opt for the automation .
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Explanation:
- keeping animals and growing crops for food; farming
- coffee
- tea
- palm oil
- rubber
3. Crop variety improvement
- Crop production improvement
- Crop protection management
4. A weed may be defined as any plant or vegetation that interferes with the objectives of farming or forestry, such as growing crops, grazing animals or cultivating forest plantations. A weed may also be defined as any plant growing where it is not wanted. ... However, some plants are weeds regardless of where they grow.
5. by adding weedicides
by picking them by hand
by some machines etc.
6. an insect or animal that destroys plants, food, etc.
7. Animal foods are the highest quality protein sources. Plant sources lack one or more amino acids, which makes it more difficult to get all the amino acids that your body need.
8. Kharif crops are typically sown at the beginning of the first monsoon rains (depends on region to region). Harvesting season begins from the 3rd week of September to October (the exact harvesting dates differ from region to region). Unlike Rabi crops, Kharif crops require good rainfall.
9. the science of breeding and caring for farm animals.
10. to maintain the temperature of cold storage
to regulate the cooling of the cold storage