Mention two crops each that can be propagated by budding, grafting, layering, and give two advantages of vegetative propagation. State four agricultural uses of land in Sierra Leone.

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b) Mention two crops each that can be propagated by:

(i) budding:

• Roses
• Citrus (e.g., oranges, lemons)

(ii) grafting:

• Mangoes
• Apples

(iii) layering:

• Guava
• Jasmine

c) Give two advantages of vegetative propagation:

(i) It produces plants that are genetically identical to the parent plant, ensuring desirable traits are maintained.

(ii) It allows for faster maturity and earlier fruiting compared to propagation by seeds.

d) State four agricultural uses of land in Sierra Leone:

(i) Cultivation of food crops (e.g., rice, cassava, maize).

(ii) Cultivation of cash crops (e.g., coffee, cocoa, palm oil).

(iii) Livestock rearing (e.g., cattle, goats, poultry).

(iv) Forestry for timber and non-timber forest products.