Syllabus content and objectives
Official JAMB Agricultural Science outline · Section B: Agronomy
Content
a. Sexual propagation: use of seeds, seed viability, viability test, seed rate and seed germination
Objective
Classify crops propagated by sexual methods; determine seed viability and seed rate; differentiate between types of seed germination; examine conditions for seed germination.
Content
b. Asexual (vegetative) propagation, e.g. cutting, budding, grafting and layering
Objective
Classify crops into different vegetative propagation methods.
Content
c. Nursery and nursery management
Objective
Determine appropriate nursery sites and types, including their advantages and disadvantages; apply techniques of transplanting seedlings.
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