Environmental Factors Affecting Agricultural Production

GENERAL EVALUATION

1. What is irrigation?
2. List four importance of irrigation in crop production.
3. List the three types of irrigation system.
4. What is farm machinery?
5. List five tractor couple implements.

READING ASIGNMENT

Essential Agricultural Science for Senior Secondary Schools by O.A. Iwena, Chapter 19, pages 204 – 208

WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT

1. Artificial application of water to the farmland is _____ (a) irrigation (b) wetting

(c) drainage (d) harvesting

• Excess water is conducted away from the soil through ____ (a) irrigation  (b) wetting (c) drainage (d) planting
• The type of irrigation which can be done on a gentle slope is ____ (a) surface irrigation (b) subsurface irrigation (c) overhead irrigation (d) Sprinkler
• The machine which is used to hatch eggs is ____ (a) tractor (b) incubator (c) milking machine (d) plough
• The tool used in transplanting is ______ (a) cutlass (b) hoe (c) hand trowel (d) tractor

SECTION B

1. (a)  Define the term irrigation?

            (b) Discuss six problems associated with irrigation.

2.         State and explain the two systems of drainage.