It is the systematic raising of useful plants and livestock under the management of man.

It is the branch of engineering involved with the design of farm machinery, soil management, land development, mechanization and automation of livestock farming, and the efficient planting, harvesting, storage, and processing of farm commodities

It is the branch of agriculture that deals with field crop production and soil management.

Another term for Livestock Production

Philippines is chiefly an agricultural country

Agriculture, which is made up of four sub-sectors (crops, livestock, poultry, and fisheries), is the main source of livelihood for 10-15 percent of the labor force.

Agriculture contributes about 50 percent to the gross national product.

Identify one leading crop in the country.

Type of crop that is raised, cultivated, and harvested for human consumption. Field crops and root/tuber crops are two sub-categories

Type of crop that are grown for their fibers, which are traditionally used to make paper, cloth, or rope

These crops contain nutrients that animals need to develop. They are grown in agricultural fields but can also be found in natural meadows and pastures.

These are produced with the purpose of beautifying, decorating, or enhancing the environment, and exclude plants intended for commercial food production such as vegetables and fruits

Given the following nursery tasks, choose the best tools to be used.

Marites want to water the seedlings.

Given the following nursery tasks, choose the best tools to be used.

1.Harold performs marcotting of guava and lemon on the next day.

Which of these is an advantage of raising seedlings in the nursery?

In preparing a nursery area, the following are the factors to be considered choosing a nursery site. Which of these is NOT?

In preparing a media for propagating nursery plants, what are the thing/s to be considered?

It is the dehydrated young residue or living portion of acid-bog plants in the genus Sphagnum such as S. papilliosum, S. capillacemand S. palustre. It is generally collected from the tree trunks of the forest species in south Indian hills above 1500m above M.S.L. during rainy period. It is relatively sterile, light in with and has a very high water-holding capacity. It is the commonly used medium in air layering.

It is very light in weight and able to absorb large quantities of water. This can be used as a rooting medium for air layering and also in pots for raising certain plants.

It consists of the remains of aquatic marsh, bog or swamp vegetation which has been preserved under water in a partially decomposed state.

This is the most commonly employed medium for pot plants. It usually consists of red earth, well-decomposed cattle manure, leaf mold, river sand and also charcoal in some cases.

What is the preferable soil depth in nursery?

What is the advantage of having a raised nursery bed?

The following are the main functions of growing a medium, which one is NOT?

It is a managed site, designed to produce seedlings grown under favorable conditions until they are ready for planting.

It is the most satisfactory medium for rooting of cuttings

It is an embryo, a living organism embedded in the supporting or the food storage tissue.

It is the cleanliness of seed from other seeds, debris, inert matter, diseased seed and insect damaged seed.

It is the true-to-type nature of the seed. i.e., the seedling / plant / tree fromthe seed should resemble its mother in all aspects.

Type of seed that is produced by PhilRice from uniform panicles (nucleus seeds).