Agricultural Science SS 2 First Term Lesson Notes

FIRST TERM E-LEARNING NOTE

SUBJECT: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE                              CLASS: SS 2

SCHEME OF WORK

WEEK    TOPIC

    1    SOIL: Meaning and Types

     2. SOIL : Composition and Property (CONTINUED)

    3        Farm Machinery and Implements: Types, Description, Uses and Maintenance.

    4-5    Surveying and Planning of Farmstead; Meaning and Importance, Common Survey Equipment.

    6    Irrigation and Drainage; Meaning, Importance, Types, Advantages and Disadvantages.

    7     Environmental Factors Affecting Agricultural Production (Crops and Animals), Climatic Factors – Biotic factors – Edaphic factors.

    8 – 9    Plant Nutrient and Nutrient Cycle.

    Macro and Micro Nutrients.

    Nitrogen, Carbon and Water cycles.

    10      Factors Influencing Nutrient Availability in the Soil.

    Methods of Replenishing Soil Nutrients 

    Farming Practices

11.PLANT NUTRIENTS AND NUTRIENT CYCLES

12. Agricultural Science SS 2 First Term Examination