Chapter 1

Question 0

What are the two kinds of farming?

Answer 0

Kitchen-Oriented farming and

Market-oriented farming.

Question 1

Selection and Preparation of planting Materials

Answer 1

1. To select species and varieties
2. Suitability of the area for growing
3. Tolerance to pest and diseases
4. Unique traits
5. Yield quality and quantity
6. Farmers preference

Question 2

What is a Planting Material?

Answer 2

A part of a planf that can be planted to reproduce

Question 3

What are the 3 kinds of seeds and their meaning?

Answer 3

Orthodox seeds
Recalcitrant seeds
Intermediate seeds

Question 4

Direct planting/sowing

Answer 4

A. Seeds
B. cutting
C. Rhizomes
D. Bulbs
E. Roots and tubers

Question 5

What are the methods of direct planting?

Answer 5

By machine and by Hand

Question 6

What are the 3 methods of planting by hand?

Answer 6

Hill planting
Broadcasting method
Drill or line method

Question 7

To be considered in soil management of Horticultural areas in tropics:

Answer 7

A. Cropping system
B. fertilizer program
C. Erosion control
D. Soil acidity and other chemical properties

Question 8

Refers to the crop or its sequence.
Arrangement or pattern of crops in time and area.
Process of growing them.

Answer 8

Cropping system

Question 9

Planting a single crop

Answer 9

Monocropping

Question 10

Palnting two or more crop in the same land.

Answer 10

Multiple cropping

Question 11

Importance of using crop systems

Answer 11

1. Conserve or improve the nutritional status of the soil.
2. Add organic matter to improve soil structure
3. Protect the land from erosion for maximun crop growth and development
4. Ultimately, give high yield

Question 12

What are the three types of multiple Cropping?

Answer 12

1. Succesion planting
2. Relay planting
3. Intercropping

Question 13

Specific term used if there is a regular succession of such crops for two or more years

Answer 13

Crop rotation