CROP PRODUCTION III (NURSERY PRACTICES)

Establishing a nursery.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

To differentiate between a nursery and a seedbed.

To explain the importance of a nursery in crop propagation.
To enumerate factors considered when siting a nursery.

Q/A and explanations.
Activity- Establishing a (vegetative) nursery / tea sleeves / sugarcane setts.

School farm.

KLB BK II Pg 46-48

CROP PRODUCTION III (NURSERY PRACTICES)

Establishing a nursery.
Nursery management practices.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

To differentiate between a nursery and a seedbed.

To explain the importance of a nursery in crop propagation.
To enumerate factors considered when siting a nursery.

To identify important nursery management practices and state their significance.

Q/A and explanations.
Activity- Establishing a (vegetative) nursery / tea sleeves / sugarcane setts.
Q/A and explanations.
Expose new concepts e.g. hardening off.

School farm.

KLB BK II Pg 46-48
KLB BK II Pg 48-50

CROP PRODUCTION III (NURSERY PRACTICES)

Grafting.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:




To define grafting.
To describe methods of grafting.

Teacher demonstration/ illustration of whip grafting, side grafting, bark grafting.
Out - door activity: Students practise grafting.

Grafting tools.

KKLB BK II LB BK II
Pg 53-55

CROP PRODUCTION III (NURSERY PRACTICES)

Budding.
Layering.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To define budding.
To describe methods of budding.
To explain importance of grafting and budding.

To define layering.
To identify appropriate crops for layering.
To describe methods / types of layering.

Teacher demonstrations/ illustrations/ drawing diagrams.
Discussion: Types of budding.
Teacher demonstrations/ Illustrations/ Drawing diagrams.
Out-door activity: Carrying out layering.

budding tools
school farm

KLB BK II Pg 55-58
KLB BK II Pg 58-60

CROP PRODUCTION III (NURSERY PRACTICES)

Tissue culture for crop propagation.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To define tissue culture.
To describe the process of tissue culture.
To explain importance of tissue culture in crop propagation.

Teacher exposes new concepts.

Brief discussion on tissue culture.

Suitable crops.

KLB BK II Pg 60-63

CROP PRODUCTION III (NURSERY PRACTICES)

Tissue culture for crop propagation.
Transplanting crop seedlings.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To define tissue culture.
To describe the process of tissue culture.
To explain importance of tissue culture in crop propagation.

To describe the process of transferring seedlings from the nursery to the field.
To explain management practices before, during and after transplanting crop seedlings.

Teacher exposes new concepts.

Brief discussion on tissue culture.
Q/A, Explanations and brief discussion.
Activity: Transplanting crop seedlings.

Suitable crops.

KLB BK II Pg 60-63
KLB BK II Pg 61-62

CROP PRODUCTION III (NURSERY PRACTICES)

Transplanting tree seedlings.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To explain management practices before, during and after transplanting tree seedlings.

Q/A, Explanations and brief discussion.
Activity: Transplanting tree seedlings.

Suitable seedlings.

KLB BK II Pg 63

CROP PRODUCTION IV (FIELD PRACTICES)

Crop rotation.
Importance of crop rotation.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


To give the meaning of crop rotation.
To give examples of crop rotation cycles.

To explain the importance of crop rotation.
To give examples of rotational programmes.

Q/A, brief illustrations of cycles of crop production.
Brief discussion; with reference to rotational programmes.

Illustrative charts.

KLB BK II Pg 67
KLB BK II Pg 68-70

CROP PRODUCTION IV (FIELD PRACTICES)

Mulching.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To define mulching.
To state advantages and disadvantages of mulching.

Q/A
Brief discussion.

school farm

KLB BK II Pg 71-72

CROP PRODUCTION IV (FIELD PRACTICES)

Thinning, Gapping and Rouging.
Pruning.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To explain importance of thinning, gapping and rouging.
To define pruning.
To give reasons for pruning.
To identify methods for pruning.
To identify tools used in pruning.

Brief discussion.
Q/A
Detailed discussion.
Teacher demonstration: Correct and incorrect ways of pruning.

school farm
Secateurs, twigs, pruning saw, shears, e.t.c.

KLB BK IIPg 73
KLB BK II Pg 74-75

CROP PRODUCTION IV (FIELD PRACTICES)

Pruning tea.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe methods of pruning tea.

Teacher demonstration of formative pruning, pegging method, use of rings and pegs, use of fitos, tipping.
Probing questions and detailed discussion.

Tea bushes, fitos, pegs.

KLB BK II Pg 76-80

CROP PRODUCTION IV (FIELD PRACTICES)

Pruning coffee.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To identify specific aims of pruning coffee.
To describe various methods of pruning coffee.

Illustrative diagrams / Demonstrations on: single / multiple stem pruning, capping and de-suckering of coffee.
Probing questions and detailed discussion.

school farm

KLB BK II Pg 80-84

CROP PRODUCTION IV (FIELD PRACTICES)

Pruning coffee.
Training.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To identify specific aims of pruning coffee.
To describe various methods of pruning coffee.

Illustrative diagrams / Demonstrations on: single / multiple stem pruning, capping and de-suckering of coffee.
Probing questions and detailed discussion.

school farm

KLB BK II Pg 80-84

CROP PRODUCTION IV (FIELD PRACTICES)

Weeds, crop pests and diseases.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To define a weed, a pest, a disease, giving examples.
To identify causative agents of plant diseases.
To explain the importance of timely control of weeds, pests and diseases.

Brief discussion.

Q/A and detailed discussion.
on importance of timely control of weeds, pests and diseases.

school farm

KLB BK II Pg 87

CROP PRODUCTION IV (FIELD PRACTICES)

Timing of harvesting.
Methods of harvesting.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To explain the stage and timing of harvesting of a crop.
To briefly describe methods of harvesting of specific crops.
To enumerate precautions observed during harvesting.

Discussion on factors considered when timing harvesting.
Give specific examples of methods and precautions observed.

education trip

KLB BK II Pg 88-89
KLB BK II Pg 89

CROP PRODUCTION IV (FIELD PRACTICES)

Post-harvest practices. Storage.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe various post-harvest practices and their importance.
To give characteristics of a good grain store (traditional / modern).

Probing questions and detailed discussion.

video

KLB BK II Pg 90-94

CROP PRODUCTION V (VEGETABLES)

Tomatoes Ecological requirement and varieties.
Nursery and field management.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:




To describe ecological requirements and varieties of tomatoes.
To identify tomato varieties.
To describe nursery management practices for establishment of tomato seedlings.
To describe field management practices for tomatoes.

Brief discussion and exposition.
Q/A and detailed discussion.

tomatoes
school farm

KLB BK II Pg 96-100
KLB BK II Pg 101-104

CROP PRODUCTION V (VEGETABLES)

Tomato pests and diseases.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To identify tomato pests and diseases and methods of their control.

Detailed discussion of tomato pests and their economic importance.

Tomatoes attacked by various pests and diseases.

KLB BK II Pg 104-106

CROP PRODUCTION V (VEGETABLES)

Cabbages Ecology and varieties.
Cabbages Establishment and management.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe ecological requirements for cabbages.
To identify cabbage varieties.

To describe nursery management practices.
To describe field management practices for proper cabbage growth.

Brief discussion and questioning.
Exposition.
Discuss importance of topdressing, weeding, controlling pests and diseases.

Cabbages attacked by some pests and diseases.

KLB BK II pg 107
KLB BK II Pg 107-9

CROP PRODUCTION V (VEGETABLES)

Carrots Ecology and varieties. Establishment and management.
Onions Ecology and varieties.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe ecological requirements for carrots.
To describe nursery management practices.
To describe field management practices for proper carrots establishment..

Brief discussion and questioning.
Exposition.

Discuss importance of topdressing, weeding, controlling pests and diseases.

Carrots attacked by some pests and diseases.

KLB BK II Pg 110-111

CROP PRODUCTION V (VEGETABLES)

Establishment and management.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe nursery management practices.
To describe field management practices for proper onions growth.

Discuss important nursery and field practices.

Onions attacked by some pests and diseases.

CROP PRODUCTION V (VEGETABLES)

Establishment and management.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe nursery management practices.
To describe field management practices for proper onions growth.

Discuss important nursery and field practices.

Onions attacked by some pests and diseases.