Crop Husbandry

Contents & notes: what this topic covers

Under Crop Husbandry, the JAMB Agricultural Science syllabus expects you to study:

• 9. Crop Husbandry Common and scientific names, gross
• morphology, anatomy of storage organs, methods of propagation, husbandry practices, harvesting, processing and storage, common diseases and pests,
• economic importance of the following groups of crops.
• iii.
• Group 1: Cereals e.g. maize, guinea corn, rice etc.
• iv.
• Group 2: Legumes e.g. cowpea, groundnut, soyabean etc.
• Group 3: Tubers e.g. yam, cassava, sweet potatoes etc.
• Group 4: Vegetables and Spices e.g.
• tomatoes, eggplant, pepper, onions, okra, cabbage, Amaranthus sp. etc.
• Group 5: Fruits e.g. citrus, pineapple, pawpaw etc.
• Group 6: Beverages e.g. cocoa, kola, coffee etc.
• Group 7: Oils e.g. oil palm, coconut, Shea butter etc.
• Group 8: Latex e.g. para rubber, gum Arabic etc.
• Group 9: Fibres e.g. jute, cotton, sisal hemp etc.
• Group 10: Sugars e.g. sugarcane, beet etc.

Study notes & guidance

Study Crop Husbandry using a recommended Agricultural Science textbook that follows the JAMB syllabus. Work through the contents listed above one by one, make brief notes in your own words, and then practise as many questions on this topic as you can — in Agricultural Science, understanding and steady practice matter far more than memorising. Use the objectives below as a checklist: if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Objectives — candidates should be able to

After studying Crop Husbandry, you should be able to:

1. Apply the different methods of crop propagation, husbandry, harvesting, processing and storage for each crop. identify common diseases and pests and their effects on crop yield. determine the economic importance of each of the crops. relate their importance to national economic development. Agriculture

These objectives are from the official JAMB syllabus. Use them as a checklist — if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Source: official JAMB UTME Agricultural Science syllabus (IBASS, jamb.gov.ng). Reproduced for study use. Last checked: 17 Sept 2026. Always confirm the current syllabus on the official portal.