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AFP720S - APPLIED FRUIT PRODUCTION - 1ST OPP - NOV 2022 |
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nAmlBIA UnlVERSITY
OF SCIEnCE Ano TECHnOLOGY
FACULTYOF HEALTH,NATURAL RESOURCESAND APPLIEDSCIENCES
DEPARTMENTOF AGRICULTUREAND NATURALRESOURCESSCIENCES
QUALIFICATION:BACHELOROF SCIENCEIN HORTICULTURE
QUALIFICATION CODE:07BHOR
LEVEL:7
COURSECODE:AFP720S
COURSENAME: APPLIEDFRUITPRODUCTION
DATE: NOVEMBER 2022
DURATION: 3 HOURS
MARKS: 100
FIRSTOPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER(S) Dr. Grace N. Kangueehi
MODERATOR: Dr. Fidelis N. Mwazi
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer ALL the questions.
2. Write clearly and neatly.
3. Number the answers clearly.
PERMISSIBLEMATERIALS
1. Examination question paper
2. Answering book
THIS QUESTION PAPERCONSISTSOF 1 PAGE(Excluding this front page)
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Question 1
1.1. Your friend wants to plant tomatoes in May in Windhoek?
(i) Explain the effects oftemperature on the tomato crop.
(3)
(ii) Draw logical conclusion about management strategies.
(5)
1.2. What do you understand by the term Market Share Promotion (MSP), and how does it
help the Horticulture industry?
(4)
1.3. Discuss the Namibia food safety policy and the mechanism in place to protect it. (4)
1.4. You are given a hector field planted at 3 x 2 m spacing thus having 1667 trees, with a
tree yield estimated at 350g. Calculate the block/field yield estimation per 4.5kg box. (5)
1.5. Table grapes are the main production happening in the Orange River Valley, kindly
give the competitive advantage this production has.
(5)
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Question 2
2.1. Cultivar selection is very important in crop production to assure quality production.
Explain what factors must be considered when selecting a cultivar.
(5)
2.2. Deliberate the three stages in the life span of fruits and vegetables.
(6)
2.3. Name and explain in detail the four important biological considerations of fruit
harvesting.
(8)
2.4. A farmer needs to change from conventional to sustainable plant production.
a) Why should such a farmer take such a step?
(5)
b) Discussfive management strategies underpinning sustainable plant production systems. (10)
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Question 3
3.1. Make a drawing that illustrate the growth, respiration and ethylene production patterns of
climacteric and non-climacteric plants organs.
(10)
3.2. Briefly describe what you understand by the term integrated fruit production and use some
examples to explain the concept.
(10)
3.3. Define fruit processing and describe the three (3) main methods of processing.
(10)
3.4. You are given a one hector area at Swakopmund River Plots to farm with fruits and
vegetables, taking into consideration the soil and irrigation water quality decide on the fruits
and vegetables that you will grow and outline your management plan.
(10)
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Total Marks: 100