Grade 8 Agriculture Section B Review

VOCABULARY flashcards based on the Grade 8 Agriculture lecture notes covering weed control, soil pollution, water harvesting, kitchen gardening, and cooking methods.

Physical weed control methods

Methods used to control weeds such as hand picking (uprooting), slashing, and using a jem be or rake.

Causes of soil pollution

Inproper dumping of chemical, throwing uncomposable waste, pouring waste water into the soil, and littering in the farm.

Methods of storing harvested water

Techniques including the use of gallers, water ponds, or tanks.

Trash line

Vegetative materials laid along a contour consisting of crop residues like Maize shark, Banana Leaves, and Plant Leaves.

Innovative kitchen gardens

Gardening structures such as horizontal innovative kitchen gardens, vertical innovative gardens, and sack and container innovative gardens.

Grilling

A method of cooking that involves exposing food direct to heat.

Benefits of grilling

It removes meat fat, cooks the food fast, doesn't involve clut work, and flavors the food.