Agricultural Crops Production Q2M2

It is a fertilized and ripened ovule which may develop into a plant by germination.

• flower

• seed

• fruit

• stem

Which of the following is NOT the characteristics of good quality seeds?

• free from oxygen

• free from damages

• free from seed-borne diseases

• matured and plum

(a)   grower must be knowledgeable about seeds specially for planting purposes.

Mr. X tested 125 seeds of hybrid tomato and 105 germinated. What is the percentage germination of the tomato seeds?

• 81

• 82

• 83

• 84

You needed 200 seedlings to plant your garden. You found out that your seeds have only 75% germination. How many seeds will you sow?

• 267 seeds

• 266 seeds

• 265 seeds

• 264 seeds

This method is practiced with seeds that have a hard seed coat which impermeable to water and oxygen.

• germination test

• winnowing

• breaking the seed coat

• floating in water

The following are the reasons why some seed sown fail to germinate except one.

• The seeds are in their dormant stage.

• The seed coat is thick and hard.

• The seeds are mature.

• The ground is too dry.

Vegetable seeds for transplanting purposes could be grown using different materials. What is the best thing to use without money involve?

• seed beds

• seed trays

• seed boxes

• used plastic cups/tin cans

It is the first part to emerge when the seeds germinate.

• radicle

• seed coat

• plumule

• none of these

Mr. Juan received free seeds of okra from a friend who is a vegetable grower in his community. To determine if the seeds are viable, he sowed 100 seeds using a 100-hole-seed tray. After a week he found out that only 80 seeds germinated. What is the percentage germination of the okra seeds he tested?

(a)