Selected Crop Management Practices

Syllabus tag: Kenya CBC | Grade 7 Agriculture and Nutrition | Strand 2.0 Food Production Processes | Sub-Strand 2.2 Selected Crop Management Practices (8 lessons)

Lesson objectives

By the end of this topic, you will be able to:

• Explain management practices carried out on crops
• Carry out management practices in crop production
• Appreciate the importance of various management practices in crop production

Summary

Getting a crop into the ground is only the beginning -- crop management practices are the ongoing actions that help a crop actually grow well. This topic covers four specific practices: gapping, thinning, weeding, and earthing-up.