Syllabus content and objectives
Official WAEC Agricultural Science outline · Practical Agricultural Science
Content
1. Seeds, seedlings, fruits and storage organs of crops
Objective
Candidates should be able to identify seeds, seedlings, fruits, storage organs and essential parts of common crop plants, pasture grasses and legumes
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2. Main pests and diseases of crops
Objective
Candidates should be able to identify main field and storage pests (e.g. cotton stainer, yam beetles, weevils) and the damage they cause, and main crop diseases, their causal agents, symptoms, prevention and control
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3. Planting dates, seed rates, plant population and seed quality tests of the more common local crop plants
Objective
Candidates should be able to determine planting dates, seed rates, plant population and carry out seed quality tests
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4. Preparation of seedbeds, fertilizer application, mulching, use of pesticides, watering, vegetative propagation, germination tests etc.
Objective
Candidates should be able to perform these operations, including propagation methods: direct sowing, transplanting, layering, grafting and budding
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5. Forest products and by-products
Objective
Candidates should be able to identify forest products and by-products
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6. Methods of propagation of horticultural plants
Objective
Candidates should be able to describe methods of propagation of horticultural plants
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7. Common weeds
Objective
Candidates should be able to identify common weeds, their external features, mode of dispersal and methods of control on the farm
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