Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises Form 4 Agriculture Term 1 2026 Opener Exam with Marking Scheme. The PDF version is also available upon your request. The marking scheme is in a separate document.

  The exam is designed for a duration of 2 hours and carries a total of 90 marks. It is structured into three sections: Section A, Section B, and Section C. Section A (30 marks) consists of 17 compulsory short-answer questions. Section B (20 marks) features three compulsory structured questions involving diagrammatic interpretation and calculations. Section C (40 marks) offers three essay-style questions, from which the candidate must select and answer two.

  The document covers the following topics:

  • Branches of horticulture
  • Advantages of organic farming
  • Importance of decomposers in agriculture
  • Basic economic concepts
  • Land tenure systems (Concession companies and individual tenure)
  • Soil erosion and mass wasting (Solifluction vs. Landslides)
  • Control measures for Blossom-end-rot disease
  • Classification of crop pests by feeding mode
  • Effects of diseases on crops and weeds in pastures
  • Classification of herbicides
  • Factors considered in grading tomatoes
  • Root swelling in legumes (Nitrogen fixation)
  • Companion cropping
  • Methods of pruning
  • Functions of mulching materials (Polythene sheets)
  • Factors influencing seed rates
  • Vegetative propagation in Pineapples (Identification of Crown, Slip, and Sucker)
  • Compost manure preparation (Layering and site selection)
  • Fertilizer application calculations (CAN) and characteristics of nitrogenous fertilizers
  • Soil sampling methods
  • Importance of crop rotation
  • Factors determining crop harvesting
  • Water treatment processes (Chemical treatment system)
  • Methods of land clearing
  • Harmful effects of weeds
  • Cultural methods of pest control
• File Size:

  205.96 KB
• Length:

  6 pages
• Category:

  Exams
• Level:

  Form 4
• Subject:

  AGRICULTURE
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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