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Agriculture for Secondary Schools
Slaughter Staking
to kill an animal for meat supporting climbing plants, e.g.,
climbing garden peas or beans, with
Smut sticks to help them grow upright
a fungal disease that turns cereal
grains into black powder Staple food
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a basic food that is eaten regularly
Soil additives and forms a large part of the diet,
materials that are added to the soil such as maize, rice or wheat
to improve its quality and fertility;
these can include things such as lime, Steaming up
compost or organic matter, which extra feeding of pregnant cows
help improve the soil’s structure, before calving to prepare for milk
water retention, and nutrient levels production
for better crop growth
Steer
Soil fertility castrated male cattle
the ability of the soil to supply
nutrient elements in the amounts, Stem borer
forms, and proportions needed for an insect that makes holes in crop
maximum plant growth stems, making plants weak
Soil Stem
the unconsolidated mineral matter on the main support structure of the
the surface of the earth that serves as aboveground part of a plant from
a natural medium for growth of plants which leaves, tillers or branches,
flowers, and fruits develop
Soil-borne pests
pests that live in the soil and attack Stiff porridge
plants a thick porridge made from flour
Sorting Stocking density
separating good and bad produce the number of animals that are kept
after harvest on a given unit of an area
Spacing Stooking
the distance between plants and rows the process of gathering and
in the field arranging cut maize stalks into small
upright bundles, known as stooks,
Spacing to dry before further processing.
the distance within and between rows This traditional method helps to
in the crop field naturally dry the maize in the field
by improving air circulation and
Spores protecting it from moisture and pests
tiny reproductive cells of fungi
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