In a tabular form, discuss cocoa, yam and millet production under the following sub-headings: (a) climatic requirement; (b) soil requirement; (c) cultural practices; (d) method of propagation.
Explanation
Discussing cocoa, yam and millet production in relation to climatic / soil requirement. cultural practices and method of propagation in a tabular form
| COCOA | YAM | MILLET | |
| (a) climatic requirement |
Temperature is 16-30°C Rainfall = 125-200 cm per annum |
Temperature is 25 – 35 °C Rainfall: 100 -170 cm per annum |
Temperature is between 25 – 38°C Rainfall is 50 – 80cm per annum |
| (b) Soil requirement | Deep. well drained loam – clay soil | well drained clayey loam soil |
well drained, lightly alkaline sandy loam |
| (c) Cultural Practices | (i) Regular weeding (ii) Prunning (iii) spray with insecticides. (iv) Nursery operations (v) application of fertilizers, Transpianting | (i) Regular weeding (ii) Mulching (iii) spray with insecticides (iv) application of fertilizers (v) staking (vi) training of vines |
(i) Regular weeding (ii) supplying (iii)thining (iv) spray with insecticides (v) application of fertilizers |
| (d) Method of propagation |
i) By seeds (ii) By budding |
(i By yam setts (ii) By yarn seeds |
By seeds |