Summary

• Description:

  The PDF document comprises Grade 10 Applied Agriculture Strand 1 Notes. The MS Word version is also available upon your request.

  Strand 1.0: Crop Production

  • Sub-strand 1.1: Agricultural Land
    • Ways of Accessing Land for Agricultural Use (Inheritance, Buying/Purchase, Leasing/Renting, Donation/Gift)
    • Utility of Land for Agricultural Production (Crop Production, Livestock Production, Mixed Farming)
    • Natural Factors Determining Productivity of Land (Climate, Soil Factors, Topography, Biotic Factors)
  • Sub-strand 1.2: Properties of Soil
    • Physical Properties of Soil (Soil Texture, Soil Structure, Porosity, Color)
    • Chemical Properties of Soil (Soil pH/Acidity or Alkalinity)
    • Biological Properties of Soil (Soil Organisms, Humus Content)
    • The Soil Profile (Horizon A, Horizon B, Horizon C, Horizon D)
  • Sub-strand 1.3: Land Preparation
    • Activities on Fallow Land (Land Clearing, Primary Cultivation/Ploughing, Secondary Cultivation/Harrowing, Tertiary Operations)
    • Conservation Tillage (Minimum Tillage, Zero Tillage/No-Till)
  • Sub-strand 1.4: Field Management Practices
    • Pruning (Vegetables, Perennials)
    • Top Dressing (Purpose, Timing, Methods, Common Fertilizers)
  • Sub-strand 1.5: Growing Selected Crops
    • Nursery Bed Establishment (Site Selection, Importance)
    • Nursery Management Practices (Mulching, Watering, Shading, Hardening Off)
    • Crop Establishment/Transplanting (Timing, Procedure)
    • Field Management of Selected Crop (Weeding, Pest/Disease Control, Watering)
  • Sub-strand 1.6: Crop Protection (Weeds)
    • Economic Importance of Weeds (Negative Effects, Positive Effects)
    • Classification of Weeds (Based on Life Cycle, Based on Morphology)
    • Methods of Weed Control (Physical/Mechanical, Cultural, Chemical, Biological, Legislative, Integrated Weed Management)
  • Sub-strand 1.7: General Crop Harvesting
    • Factors Determining Harvesting (Stage of Maturity, Moisture Content, Market Demand, Weather, Purpose of Crop)
    • Harvesting Processes (Tubers, Cereals)
    • Post-Harvest Practices (Threshing/Shelling, Drying, Cleaning/Winnowing, Sorting and Grading, Dusting, Storage)
• File Size:

  632.08 KB
• Length:

  28 pages
• Category:

  Lesson Notes
• Level:

  Grade 10
• Subject:

  APPLIED AGRICULTURE
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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