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VPP620S - VEGETABLE PHYSIOLOGY AND PRODUCTION - 1ST OPP - NOV 2024 |
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nAm I BIA un IVERSITY
OF SCIEnCE Ano TECHnOLOGY
FACULTYOF HEALTH,NATURALRESOURCESAND APPLIEDSCIENCES
SCHOOLOF AGRICULTUREAND NATURALRESOURCESSCIENCES
DEPARTMENTOF AGRICULTURALSCIENCESAND AGRIBUSINESS
QUALIFICATION:BACHELOROF SCIENCEIN HORTICULTURE
QUALIFICATIONCODE: 07BHOR
COURSECODE:VPP620S
LEVEL: 7
COURSENAME: VEGETABLEPHYSIOLOGY&
PRODUCTION
DATE: NOVEMBER 2024
DURATION: 3 HOURS
PAPER:1
MARKS: 100
FIRSTOPPORTUNITYEXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER(S) MR. CLIFFORDAKASHAMBATWA
MODERATOR: DR. EDGAR MOWA
INSTRUCTIONS
1.
Answer all the questions.
2.
Write neatly and clearly.
3.
Mark all answers clearly with their respective question numbers.
4.
All written work MUST be done in blue or black ink.
5.
No books, notes and other additional aids are allowed.
PERMISSIBLEMATERIALS
1. Examination Question paper
2. Examination Answer booklet
THIS QUESTION PAPERCONSISTSOF 1 PAGES
(Excluding this front page)
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Question 1
1.1. As an extension office based in Henties Bay,small scale farmers are complaining about their crops
(vegies) not establishing properly, thus not been productive. What do you think could be the problem
and what advice would you give to the farmers to improve production?
[5]
1.2. Give soil requirements for Asparagus
[5]
1.3. Give soil and climatic requirements of sweet potato
(12]
1.4. Identify the vegetative propagation methods applicable to the following crops and explain your
reason for the chosen form of propagation.
(1 Asparagus, 2 potato, 3 sweet potato & 4 rape)
[8]
1.5. Draw a plant cell and correctly label it ( 10 marks for correct drawing & 10 for correct labelling)
(20)
Question 2
2.1. What role does each of the elements; NPK play in the growth of vegetable plants? [9]
2.2. There are two basic types of plant propagation in vegetable production. Name them and briefly
explain them.
[6]
2.3. Fully describe the climatic and soil requirements of lettuce
(10]
2.4. Identify and fully explain the problem in the picture bellow, and explain how it can be prevented
(10]
2.5. List the categories of vegetables under botanical classification and give two examples of crops per
category.
(10]
2.6. What are some of the advantages of transplanting and what time of the day should it be done?
[5]
TOTAL (100]