Which of the following will not contribute to soil formation in Nigeria?

A. carbonation

B. oxidation

C. temperature

D. hydrolysis

E. glaciation

The type of soil formed is affected by the following factors except

A. farming systems

B. climate

C. vegetation

D. topography

E. parent material

Which of the following is the function of nitrosomonas in the nitrogen cycle?

A. ammonification

B. volatilization

C. nitrification

D. dentrification

E. nitrogen fixation

Which of the following farm practices does not have a very harmful effect on the soil?

A. crop rotation

B. land clearing

C. overgrazing

D. flooding

E. bush burning

Soil can be drained by the use of the following except

A. sprinklers

B. channels

C. gutters

D. ditches

E. porous pipes

What are give and take lines often used in farm surveying?

A. leveling measurements of farms

B. chain measurements of farmlands

C. measuring diversion or obstruction in a farmland

D. measuring turning points during surveying

E. measuring farms with irregular boundaries

Which of the following is not a limitation of farm mechanization?

A. technical know-how

B. capital

C. small holdings

D. lack of spare parts

E. labour

Incubators are used to supply heat to

A. day-old chicks

B. sick fowls in cold weather

C. cockerels to increase their libido

D. poultry attendants for protection against cold

E. fertilized egg for chick development

Root knot of tomato is caused by a

A. fungus

B. bacterium

C. virus

D. protozoan

E. nematode

If the seed rate for guinea corn is 5.6 kg per hectare, what will be the amount of seeds required for planting 35 acre farm?

A. 75.1

B. 78.4

C. 568.2

D. 784.5

E. 960.3