Husbandry of selected crops
Agricultural science SSS1 First Term
Week 4
Husbandry of selected crops
Performance objectives
Students should be able to:
- State major husbandry practices
Content
YAM (Dioscorea spp)
Yam belongs to the family of Dioscoreaceae. It is a root and tuber crop popularly grown in West Africa and it is rich in carbohydrates.
Land preparation
Cutlass is used to clear the bush or vegetation and heaps, ridges or mounds are made with a hoe. It can also be done by ploughing, harrowing and ridging mechanically.
Varieties or cultivars
Important varieties include:
- Dioscorea rotundata- white yam.
- Dioscorea alata – water yam.
- Dioscorea bulbifera – aerial yam.
- Dioscorea cayenesis – yellow yam. .... View More
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- Husbandry of selected crops (Non-cereals)
- Husbandry of Beverage.
- Husbandry of oil crops.
- Factors affecting land availability
- Land and its uses.
- Agricultural Science SSS1 First Term Mid-Term Assessment
- Test
- Husbandry of selected crops (cereals)
- Husbandry of selected crops
- Problems of agricultural development in Nigeria.
- Solutions to the problems of agriculture in Nigeria.
- Meaning and importance of agriculture
- Agricultural Science SSS1 First Term Final Assessment
- Test
- Chapters 12
- Category SSS1
- Author ClassNotes Edu
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