growing crops year 8

___________is a man made substance used to grow healthy plants and vegitables.

• Fertilizer
• Compost
• Sand
• Dirt

The following are materials needed for proper growing of crops except..........................

• good seeds

• manure

• pest

• stem cuttings

Seeds for planting should have been stored in a clean dry place.

• True

• False

Materials that supply nutrients to crop plants is called..............

• fertilizers.

• sulphur.

What is a soil problem all farmers face?

• soil hardening
• soil erosion
• soil spoiling
• soil pollution

Compost lacks which of the following nutrients?

• Nitrogen

• Phosphorus

• Potassium

• All of these

Agriculture is the science or practice of

• raising children

• growing plants only

• raising animals

• both growing plants and raising animals

Plants of same kind grown on a large scale is called

• agriculture

• crops

• rabi crops

Growing crops and raising live stock to meet family needs is called

• Commercial farming

• Mixed farming

• Subsistence farming

Farming and raising livestock for profit is called

• Subsistence farming

• Commercial farming

• Arable farming