SS2 Agricultural Science Scheme of Work for Second Term
WEEK(S)
TOPIC(S)
CONTENT
- (a) Meaning of Ornamental Plants
- (b) Importance of Ornamental Plants
(i) Screening and delineation
(ii) Architectural beauty of buildings, etc. - (c) Common Types of Ornamental Plants
(i) Various Ornamental Plants According to their Uses
(ii) Sitings and Locations for Planting Each Type/Locations/Sitings and Types of Ornamental Plants Needed/Avenues – in front of buildings, etc.
- (a) Methods of Propagation and Planting of Ornamental Plants
(i) By seed – Raised in nurseries and transplanted
(ii) Vegetative propagation – cutting, suckers, etc. - (b) Examples of Ornamental Plants Propagated through Each of the Methods
- (c) Maintenance of Ornamental Plants
- (a) Meaning of Disease
- (b) General Effects of Disease on Crop Production
- (c) Diseases of Major Crops
(i) Cereals – smut, rice blast, etc.
(ii) Legumes – cercospora leaf spot, rosette, etc.
(iii) Beverages – cocoa black pod, coffee leaf rust etc.
(iv) Tubers – cassava mosaic, bacterial leaf blight, etc.
(v) Fruits – citrus Gummosis, Diebacks etc.
(vi) Fibers – Black arm (bacterial blight of cotton), etc.
(vii) Vegetables – root knot of tomato or okra, etc.
(viii) Stored produce – mould, etc.
- (a) Meaning of Pest
- (b) Classification of Pests
(i) Insect Pests
(ii) Non-insect Pests - (c) Classification of Insect Pests based on Mouth Parts with Examples
(i) Biting and chewing
(ii) Piercing and sucking
(iii) Boring - (d) Name and Description of Important Insect Pests of Crops
(i) Cereals – stem borer, etc.
(ii) Legume – pod borer, aphids, etc.
(iii) Beverages – cocoa myriads (capsids), etc.
(iv) Tubers – yam beetle, mealy bug, variegated grasshopper, etc.
(v) Fibres – cotton strainers, bollworms, etc.
(vi) Fruits and vegetables – grasshopper, leaf roller, leaf beetle, scale insects, etc.
- (e) Other Important Pests (Non-insects Pests) e.g. birds, rodents, etc.
- (f) Nature of Damage to Crops and Economic Importance of Each Selected Pest
- (g) Broad Outline of the Biology of Selected Insect Pests
- (h) Preventive and Control Measures – Cultural, biological, chemical, methods, quarantine methods
- (i) Side Effects of the Various Preventive and Control Methods
(i) Chemical – pollution, poisoning, etc.
(ii) Biological – misbalancing of ecosystem, etc.
(iii) Cultural Method – Harmful effect of burning, etc. - (j) Effects/Economic Importance of Pests
- (a) Meaning of Weeds
- (b) Types of Weeds – Common and Botanical Names
- (c) Effects of Weeds on Crops and the Economy
- (d) Characteristic Features of Weeds
- (e) Methods of Controlling Weeds – Cultural, biological, chemical, physical and mechanical methods
- (a) Definition of Farm Animals
- (b) Types of Farm Animals e.g. cow, goat, fowl, sheep, rabbit, fish, etc.
- (d) Classification of Farm Animals According to Habitat (Terrestrial, arboreal and aquatic, amphibians)
- (e) Classification of Farm Animals According to Uses e.g. food, protection, pet, etc.
- (a) Parts of Farm Animals e.g. fowl, goat or cow, fish, etc.
- (b) Organs of Farm Animals like heart, liver, lungs, etc.
- (c) Digestive System, Circulatory System and Respiratory System
- (a) Meaning of Reproduction
- (b) Roles of Hormones in the Reproduction of Animals
- (c) Reproductive Systems of Animals, Mammals and Poultry
- (d) Processes of Reproduction in (Mammals and Poultry)
- (e) Egg Formation in Poultry
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