Pasture and Forage Crops

Contents & notes: what this topic covers

Under Pasture and Forage Crops, the JAMB Agricultural Science syllabus expects you to study:

• 10. Pasture and Forage Crops a. Study of gross morphology, methods of propagation and husbandry of common pasture grasses and legumes. Establishment, maintenance, conservation and uses of pastures and forage crops.
• b. Study of natural grasslands and their distribution in West Africa c. Range management

Study notes & guidance

Study Pasture and Forage Crops 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 Pasture and Forage Crops, you should be able to:

1. Classify common grasses and legumes used as pastures and forage.
2. Differentiate between pasture and forage crops by their common and scientific names.
3. Distinguish between the various methods of conserving pastures e.g. hay- and silage- making. relate different vegetational zones to their dominant pasture species. determine range types and utilization of range resources in Nigeria.

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.