Agricultural Science

Grade 9

This is the information you should have in your notebooks

1. Topic: Growing Crops in the Open Field or in a Controlled Environment Using

Integrated Pest Control Methods

2. Diagram of the structure of the earth (3 concentric circles) showing the CORE,
MANTLE and CRUST

3. Definition of soil:

The outermost layer of the earth’s crust which is capable of supporting life

4. Pie chart showing the composition of a typical loam soil

25% AIR
25% WATER
45% INORGANIC/MINERAL MATTER (Derived from the weathering of rocks)
5% ORGANIC MATTER (Derived from plant and animal materials)

5. Table showing comparison of SAND, CLAY and LOAM

(Particle size, pore size, drainage, water holding capacity, nutrient content)

6. Definition of drainage
Removal of excess water from the soil

7. Plant density
Number of plants per unit area of land eg. 1,000 plants/hectare or 10 plants/m2

This gives an indication of how close the plants are to each other