Agriculture · PSLE / Soil and soil fertility
StructuredPast exam questionStandard 7 · PSLE
The soil in Mr Kopo's farm has a fine texture. He planted spinach in it. He later noticed that the spinach was short and the leaves were yellow.
- aName the type of soil that is likely to be found in Mr Kopo's farm. [1]
- bState any three factors that could have made the spinach to be short. [3]
- cState one way in which the soil in Mr Kopo's farm can be improved for crop production. [1]
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Source: BEC PSLE Agriculture 2018, Paper 1, Question 17
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