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Agriculture for Secondary Schools
Fermentation Fungi
a natural process where bacteria turn small organisms, such as moulds and
milk into sour milk or yoghurt mushrooms, some of which cause
diseases
Fertile land Furrow
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a land that is rich in nutrients and a narrow, shallow trench in the soil
minerals, making it suitable for where seeds are planted
growing healthy crops; it has the right
conditions for crops to grow well and
produce good yields Fusarium wilt
a common fungal disease in pigeon
pea that causes yellowing, wilting,
Fertiliser and sudden death of plants
a substance (organic or inorganic)
added to soil to provide nutrients for
better plant growth Garden pea (green pea)
a type of common pea grown for
its green, tender seeds used as a
Field pea vegetables
a type of common pea grown mainly
for dry grain (dry seeds)
Germination
the process by which a seed begins
Flocks to grow into a plant
large groups of birds
Grading
Flushing sorting produce based on size,
giving animals more or better feed quality, or appearance to make it
before mating to improve their body more attractive for selling
condition and increase chances of Grain filling
pregnancy refers to the stage of kernel
development when the maize kernels
Fodder accumulate dry matter, starch, and
food for animals, such as dried cereal nutrients, leading to their final size
stalks and leaves, hay and silage and weight
Grain sorghum
Forage the most common type of sorghum,
a plant or edible parts of plants other used for making food
than separated grain, mainly plant
leaves, for feeding animals Gramineae/Poaceae family
a family of plants that includes cereal
Forage sorghum crops like maize, wheat, and rice.
a tall type of sorghum grown for These plants typically grow tall and
feeding animals produce seeds used for food
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