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3 marksHarvesting and Post Production Management

CSEC Agricultural Science · May/June 2016 · Paper 2 · Question 8(a)(ii)

Farmer Anne receives complaints about poor flower quality: wilted, brown, short stems with crushed ends.

Advise Farmer Anne on THREE postharvest practices to improve anthurium flower quality.

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  1. 8(a)(i)Suggest THREE harvesting practices that may have resulted in the poor quality of the anthurium flowers.[3 marks]
  2. 8(b)Explain THREE ways in which growing sweet peppers under 50% shade saran netting is likely to affect plant growth and development.[6 marks]

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