The distance between two successive yam mounds should be about

A. 0.10 m

B. 1.00 m

C. 10.00 m

D. 100.00 m

E. 1000.00 m

The desirable characteristics of forage crops include the following except

A. palatability

B. dependability

C. high yield

D. resistance to trampling

E. poor reproductive ability

The growing of both forest and agricultural crops on the same piece of land is termed

A. mixed cropping

B. mixed farming

C. forestry

D. taungya system

E. poor reproductive ability

Which of the following is not an effect on man of the various preventive and control measures of diseases and pests of crops?

A. air pollution

B. water poisoning

C. food contamination

D. poor health

E. poor utilization

The units of inheritance which determine the various characteristics of crop are called

A. chromosomes

B. nuclei

C. genes

D. cytoplasm

E. membranes

Which of the following crops is a raw material for production of chocolate?

A. kolanut

B. coffee

C. banana

D. cocoa

E. avocado pear

In the establishment of pastures, it is best to

A. plant only grasses

B. plant only legumes

C. plant a mixture of grasses and legumes

D. let the natural grasses grow

E. allow weeds to mix with the forage crops

A forest established for watershed management will perform the following functions except

A. reducing water pollution

B. controlling fish population

C. controlling erosion

D. maintaining a steady stream flow

E. reducing evaporation

The disease which most attacks groundnut is called

A. rosette

B. mosaic

C. soft rot

D. powdery mildew

E. brown rot

The process of meiosis in plants ensures the production of reproduction of reproductive cells with

A. the same number of chromosomes like the parent plant

B. half the number of chromosomes of the parent plant

C. no chromosomes like the parent plant

D. thrice the number of chromosomes of the parent plant

E. twice the number of chromosomes of the parent plant