 |
FPP620S - FRUIT PHYSIOLOGY AND PROCUCTION - 2ND OPP - NOV 2024 |
|
|
1 Page 1 |
▲back to top |
nAmlBIA unlVERSITY
OF SCIEnCE Ano TECHnOLOGY
FACULTYOF HEALTH, NATURAL RESOURCESAND APPLIED SCIENCES
SCHOOLOF AGRICULTUREAND NATURAL RESOURCESSCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURALSCIENCESAND AGRIBUSINESS
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HORTICULTURE
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BHOR
LEVEL: 7
COURSE CODE: FPP620S
COURSE NAME: FRUIT PHYSIOLOGYAND
PRODUCTION
DATE: JANUARY 2025
DURATION: 3 HOURS
PAPER:2
MARKS: 100
SECOND OPPORTUNITY/SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER(S) DR EDGARMOWA
MODERATOR: DR GRACEKANGUEEHI
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 2 PAGES
(ExcludingThis Front Page)
|
|
2 Page 2 |
▲back to top |
SECTION A: SHORT/LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
Question 1
Define the following terminologies:
1.1 Anthocyanins
1.2 Layering
1.3 Budding
1.4 Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC)
Question 2
2.1 Give four (4) objectives of pruning.
Question 3
3.1 What are the advantages of propagation by tissue culture?
[4 MARKS]
[4 MARKS]
[S MARKS]
Question 4
[6 MARKS]
4.1 Delayed foliation is an abnormal physiological morphological condition if trees did not receive
enough cold in rest. Give any four (6) symptoms of delayed foliation.
Question 5
5.1 Distinguish between cleft budding and approach budding:
Question 6
6.1 What are the conditions for grafting to be successful?
[6 MARKS]
[8 MARKS]
Fruit Physiology and Production (FPP6205)
2nd Opportunity January 2025 2
|
|
3 Page 3 |
▲back to top |
,.
'
Question 7
[9 MARKS]
7.1 By means of drawings, show the three layers of the pericarp in: Apple, Orange, and drupe.
Question 8
8.1 Differentiate between deciduous and evergreen fruit trees.
[10 MARKS]
Question 9
9.1 Discussthe factors determining the characteristics of a root system.
[13 MARKS]
Question 10
[15 MARKS]
10.1 Describe viticultural activities at each of the 9 phenological stages of grapes.
Question 11
[20 MARKS]
11.1 Grape production is an available agri-business in Namibia. In full and with your own
understanding discuss the production of grapes from site selection to harvesting.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
END OF QUESTION PAPER
Fruit Physiology and Production (FPP620S)
2nd Opportunity January 2025 3