Syllabus content and objectives
Official WAEC Agricultural Science outline · Section D: Crop Production
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Scope for each crop: botanical and common names, varieties/types, climatic and soil requirements, land preparation, methods of propagation, planting date, seed rate, spacing, sowing depth and nursery requirements, cultural practices (supplying, thinning, manuring and fertilizer requirement and application, weeding, pests and disease control), harvesting, processing and storage of at least one representative crop from each grouping below
Objective
Candidates should be able to describe the husbandry of selected crops (a general knowledge of the husbandry of all crops listed is presumed)
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a. Cereals e.g. maize, rice, guinea corn, millet
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Candidates should be able to describe the husbandry of cereals
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b. Pulses (grain legumes) e.g. cowpea, soya bean, pigeon pea
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Candidates should be able to describe the husbandry of pulses
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c. Roots and tubers e.g. cassava, yam, potatoes
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Candidates should be able to describe the husbandry of roots and tubers
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d. Vegetables e.g. tomatoes, onion, amaranthus, okro, cauliflower, spinach
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Candidates should be able to describe the husbandry of vegetables
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e. Fruits e.g. citrus, banana, pineapple
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Candidates should be able to describe the husbandry of fruits
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f. Beverages e.g. cocoa, tea, coffee
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Candidates should be able to describe the husbandry of beverage crops
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g. Spices e.g. pepper, ginger
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Candidates should be able to describe the husbandry of spices
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h. Oils e.g. groundnut, sheabutter, sunflower, oil palm
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Candidates should be able to describe the husbandry of oil crops
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i. Fibres e.g. cotton, jute, sissal hemp
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Candidates should be able to describe the husbandry of fibre crops
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j. Latex e.g. rubber
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Candidates should be able to describe the husbandry of latex crops
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k. Others – sugar cane etc.
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Candidates should be able to describe the husbandry of other crops such as sugar cane
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