![]() | Primary School Agriculture: Volume I: Pedagogy (GTZ, 1985, 144 p.) |
![]() | ![]() | Part III: Examples for practical use |
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1. Form Used in an Experiment with Pineapples
Fruit Development on Pineapple Plants
Date of Observation:............
Hour of
Observation:............
Row No. |
No. of Plants Harvested |
No. of Plants with Unripe Fruit |
No. of Plants without any Fruit |
Total No. of Plants in Row |
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2. Form Used for Observation of Yams
The Growth of Yams on Our School Farm
Present State for Plant
Development
Date of Observation:............
Hour of
Observation:............
Row No. | |
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No. of Germinated Yams: | | |
No. of Germinated Yams | | |
without Leaves: |
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No. of Yams with Spotted | | |
Yams: | | |
No. of Yams with |
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Folded Leaves: |
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No. of Yams with |
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Dead Vines: |
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No. of Yams with |
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Damaged Vines |
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No. of Yams with Vines | | |
not Trained |
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No. of Yams well Mulched | | |
No. of Yams Poorly Mulched | | |
3. Form Used for the Observation of Maize
Date of Observation:............
Hour of
Observation:............
Row No......................... | |||||
Stand No. |
Plant No. |
Height in cm. |
Colour of Leaves |
Tassels |
General State of Plant |
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Remarks:
- Observe up to three plants per stand,
- measure the height
from the soil up to the node of the uppermost leaf,
- with reference to
colours, distinguish between dark green, green, pale,
- with reference to
tassels, write yes or no,
- with reference to "general state of plant" write
down whether you think it is: "healthy" or "poor".
4. Form Used to Observe an Experiment on Weed Control before the Harvest
Maize Growth with Different Methods of Weed Control
Date of Observation:............
Hour of
Observation:............
No. of Week after Planting:............
Experimental Block No. |
Height of Maize Plants1 |
No. of Cobs2 |
Weed Growth3 |
General Remarks on Maize Growth |
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Remarks:
1 Sample 20 maize plants in each block and measure
them
2 count all the cobs growing in each block,
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indicate whether the weeds are dense, high, healthy.
Each team should observe at least two of the four experimental blocks that make up the experiment.