Agricultural Science (All Classes)

BEST EXPORT PROMOTION IN AGRICULTURE   The meaning of Export Promotion in Agriculture is a set of activities that are directed at increasing the sales of agricultural products to other countries.… Read More »BEST EXPORT PROMOTION IN AGRICULTURE

What is vegetation?. Vegetation is the plant cover of the earth surface; it is in form of trees, shrubs, grasses and legumes. NIGERIAN VEGETATION Nigerian Vegetation is made up of… Read More »NIGERIA VEGETATION

MEANING OF PROPAGATION Propagation simply means reproduction. It is necessary for crops to propagate so that they can increase in numbers and also maintain their useful characteristics. METHODS OF PROPAGATION… Read More »PROPAGATION

MEANING OF STOCK EXCHANGE What is a stock exchange? A Stock exchange is an organization that provides a market place where investigators may buy and sell shares of a wide… Read More »AGRICULTURE IN STOCK EXCHANGE – ALWAYS NEW

What is planting?. Planting is the placement of the planting material in the soil for the purpose of regeneration in order to produce more of the plant species. Types of… Read More »PLANTING – TYPES, DEFINITION, ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES

This is based on nutrient composition: Feed additives. Roughages Are feeds of low available nutrients per unit weight and high fibre content Examples: Dry roughages, Succulent roughages, Residues from agricultural… Read More »CLASSIFICATION OF ANIMAL FEEDS

What is Livestock Digestion?. Livestock Digestion is the process through which food is broken down into small particles in the alimentary canal ready for absorption into the blood stream. Digestion… Read More »LIVESTOCK DIGESTIVE SYSTEMS – BETTER EXPLAINATION

Ration Is the amount of food that will provide essential nutrients to an animal in a 24 hour period. To enable that animal to meet its maintenance and production requirements.… Read More »COMPUTATION OF LIVESTOCK RATIONS – AMAZING TOPIC

Introduction Livestock nutrition: Livestock are fed for production and body maintenance. The edible material given to animals is called food. It is digested, absorbed and utilized in the body. Nutrients… Read More »LIVESTOCK NUTRITION – SUPERB EXPLAINATION

Introduction What is a parasite? A Parasite is an organism which obtains its livelihood from another organism (host) which suffers damage. Parasitism is the association between a parasite and a… Read More »LIVESTOCK HEALTH (PARASITES) – WELL DETAILED

Introduction Livestock Health is the state of the body in which all the organs and systems are normal and functioning normally. Disease is any deviation from the normal health of… Read More »AMAZING LIVESTOCK HEALTH – WELL DETAILED

Daucus Carota carrots is a root vegetable grown in the cool areas of Kenya. It is commonly eaten raw in salads but can also be cooked. Ecological Requirements Altitude: 0-2,9oom… Read More »CARROTS & ONIONS (DAUCUS CAROTA) – BETTER EXPLAINATION

CABBAGE – VARIETIES, PEST CONTROL, ECOLOGICAL REQUIREMENTS & DISEASE CONTROL Cabbage is a leaf vegetable related to other brassica crops such as kales, cauliflower, Chinese cabbage and Brussels sprouts. Cabbage… Read More »CABBAGE – VARIETIES, PEST CONTROL & REQUIREMENTS

What is storage. Storage is to prevent spoilage, make the produce available for future use, to await good market prices. Requirements for proper store are: It should be clean. It… Read More »STORAGE – WELL EXPLAINED

Field practices are activities carried out on the field to facilitate proper growth and maximum yield of the various crops grown. They include the following: Crop Rotation Mulching Routing field… Read More »FIELD PRACTICES – PROPERLY EXPLAINED

Nurseries: We have different types of nurseries and they are vegetable nurseries, tree nurseries, grafting nurseries and layering nurseries. The types of nurseries are well explained below. Categories of nurseries:… Read More »TYPES OF NURSERIES – VEGETABLE, TREE, GRAFTING