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FPP620S - FRUIT PHYSIOLOGY AND PROCUCTION - 1ST OPP - NOV 2024 |
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nAmlBIA unlVERSITY
OF SCIEnCE Ano TECHnOLOGY
FACULTYOF HEALTH,NATURAL RESOURCESAND APPLIEDSCIENCES
SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCESSCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCESAND AGRIBUSINESS
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HORTICULTURE
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BHOR
LEVEL: 7
COURSE CODE: FPP620S
COURSE NAME: FRUIT PHYSIOLOGY AND
PRODUCTION
DATE: NOVEMBER 2024
DURATION: 3 HOURS
PAPER:1
MARKS: 100
FIRSTOPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER(S} Dr Edgar Mowa
MODERATOR: Dr Grace Kangueehi
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. Calculator
2. Examination paper
3. Examination script
THIS QUESTION PAPERCONSISTSOF 3 PAGES
(ExcludingThis Front Page)
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SECTION A: SHORT/LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
QUESTION 1:
Define the following terms:
1.1 Methoxypyrazines
1.2 Grafting
1.3 Fruit
Question 2
2.1 Name two basic cuts of pruning.
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Question 3
3.1 How can a farmer rectify soils containing a high and low pH?
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Question 4
4.1 What are the symptoms of salinity in fruit trees?
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Question 5
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5.1 The method used mostly for multiplying fruit trees is budding. Discuss the method of T budding.
Question 6
6.1 Give the main components of the aerial part of a tree.
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Question 7
7.1 Give five (5) advantages of producing crops under greenhouses or nurseries?
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Question 8
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8.1 Discusshow Integrated Pest Management (1PM)differs from other strategies, include its
historical background.
Question 9
9.1 Give a sim pie classification of the different fruit types. Give an example of each.
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Question 10
10.1 What are the factors influencing fruit development?
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Question 11
11.1 What are the main functions of roots on a tree?
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Question 12
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12.1 If one were to describe the temperature requirements of fruit trees one could say that there are
three basic types. Name these and give a short description of each.
Question 13
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13.1 Differentiate between the stages of fruit development between Pome and Stone fruits. (10)
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Question 14
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14.1 A pensioner wants to invest their money into fruit production of guavas at a farm nearby
Rundu. They want to know how pruning will be done from the time they plant the seedlings to the
time they go into full production. Discuss how they should do so in seven stages.
Question 15
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15.1 Apple production is an available agri-business in SADC.In full and with your own understanding
discuss the production of apples from site selection to harvesting.
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