Agricultural science Half term 3rd term 2021/2022

The act of covering the soil with materials in order to protect it from harm is known as ____.

• pruning

• mulching

• Erosion

• Propagation

Mulching is also known as ____.

• Soil rotation

• Cultivation

• Soil cover

• Cropping

All these are examples of mulch or materials used for mulching/ soil covering except _____.

• Sticks

• saw dust

• grass

• rice

All these are importance of mulching except ____.

• To harm plants

• To enrich the soil

• To prevent the growth of weeds

• To protect the soil from ha

Removal of dead parts of a growing plant to enable the plant grow well is known as ____.

• transplant

• Pruning

• Propagation

• mulching

All these are parts of plant that can be pruned except ___.

• Branches

• Tuber

• roots

• Stem

One of these is an example of pruning.

• Trimming of flowers

• Covering of plants

• Transplanting

• Propagation

The process of moving plants from a temporary place to another permanent place is ____.

• Propagation

• Transplanting

• Planting

• Pruning

Nursery plants are grown in the ____.

• garden

• Nursery

• farm

• Barn

The best soil for farming is ____.

• clay soil

• Sandy soil

• loamy soil

• mixed soil