Which of the following farming practices are cultural methods used to control pests and diseases?
I. Crop rotation
II. Mixed farming
III. Monoculture

A. I and II only

B. I and III only

C. II and III only

D. I,II and III

The recommended spacing for oil palm cultivation is

A. 9 m triangular

B. 9 m x 9m

C. 12m x 12m

D. 12m triangular

Which of the following plants is a pasture legume?

A. cynodon pletostachyus

B. stylosanthes gracilis

C. panicum maximum

D. pennisetum purpureum

Mould growth on cereal grains stored in damp conditions is caused by

A. bacterium

B. fungus

C. virus

D. nematode

Corms, rhizomes and tubers are examples of

A. underground stems

B. underground roots

C. modified leaves

D. earial stems

Which of the following operations takes place in a ginnery?

A. production of cotton seed oil

B. detoxication of cotton seed

C. separation of cotton seeds from lint

D. production of cotton seed cake

The maize stem borer is best controlled by

A. destroying and burning all the affected crops

B. erecting physical barriers on the farm

C. using scare crows on the farm

D. hand-picking from infested crops

Disease resistance is one of the aims of crop improvement because it

A. enables crops withstand attack by pathogens

B. makes the harvesting of crops easy

C. enables crops adapt to climatic conditions

D. leads to early maturity in crops

Which of the following characteristics is not important in beef cattle breeding?

A. high fertility

B. increased butter-fat percentage

C. good feed conversion efficiency

D. high yield of lean meat

The milk let down hormones in farm animals is called

A. adrenalin

B. oestrogen

C. oxytocin

D. progesterone