AGRICULTURE EXAM PAPER FORM 2 STUDENTS

NAME:

AGRICULTURE 443 FORM TWO

(Theory)

TIME: 2

HOURS




INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
❖ Write your name and Adm. number in the spaces provided.
❖ Answer ALL the questions in the spaces provided,




FOR EXAMINERS USE ONLY

Question Maximum score Candidates score
1-29 90




This paper consists of 9 printed pages. Candidates should check the question paper to ensure that all the pages are
printed as indicated and no questions are missing.




1. What are essential nutrients ? (1Mks)

, 2. State three roles of Nitrogen in vegetable production (3 marks)


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3. A farmer was advised to apply 40kg of P205 per hectare of maize at planting time. The phosphatic fertilizer
available was single superphosphate containing 20 % P2O5.

i) Calculate the amount of Single superphosphate fertilizer the farmer would apply in two hectares
(2
marks)


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4. State two ways in which a farmer can raise the PH of the soil. (2 marks)



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5. a) Give three benefits of vegetative propagation in oranges (3 marks)



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6. Give four factors that determine the depth of planting in crops (2marks)



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