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21

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
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22

The desirable characteristics of forage crops include the following except

A
palatability
B
dependability
C
high yield
D
resistance to trampling
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23

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
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24

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
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25

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

A
chromosomes
B
nuclei
C
genes
D
cytoplasm
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26

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

A
kolanut
B
coffee
C
banana
D
cocoa
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27

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
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28

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
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29

The disease which most attacks groundnut is called

A
rosette
B
mosaic
C
soft rot
D
powdery mildew
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30

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
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