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TVL - AFA
(Agricultural Crops Production NC I)
Activity Sheet Quarter 1 – C2.1-3
Undertaking Horticultural
Production Work

REGION VI – WESTERN VISAYAS

TVL- AFA (Agricultural Crops Production NC I)

Activity Sheet No. 4
First Edition, 2020

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 Quarter 1, Week 4

Learning Activity Sheets (LAS) No. 4

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TVL–AFA (AGRICULTURAL CROPs PRODUCTION NC I) ACTIVITY SHEET

Undertaking Horticultural Production Work

I. Learning Competency with Code

LO 2. Undertake horticultural production work as directed.

(TLE_AFAC9-12HC-If-j-2)
2.1. Follow and clarify instructions and directions based on authority
requirements and workplace procedures
2.2. Undertake work in a safe and environmentally sound manner
according to enterprise guidelines
2.3. Interact with other staff and customers in a positive and
professional manner as specified in the employee manual.

II. Background Information for Learners

Horticulture is the art of cultivating plants in gardens to produce food and

medicinal ingredients, or for comfort and ornamental purposes. Horticulturists are
agriculturists who grow flowers, fruits and nuts, vegetables and herbs, as well as
ornamental trees and lawns.
A horticulturist is someone who uses scientific knowledge to cultivate and
propagate plants, and then uses this knowledge to provide technical information to
fruit, vegetable and flower growers as well as farmers. A horticulturist will conduct
pest and disease investigations and experiment with improved varieties of plants with
greater resistance to disease. They will sometimes work in the field of landscaping
design to create gardens, recreational areas, and parks, with the goal of preserving
our natural resources.
Most horticulturists work outside, in greenhouses, or in labs, depending on
their specialized work. In general, working in horticulture involves a lot of hands-on
work. Whether planting, pruning, or harvesting, there is a lot of physical work
involved.
In this activity sheet you will familiarize different horticultural activities such
as land preparation, seedling management, plant management, harvesting and post-
harvest practices.

III. Accompanying DepEd Textbook and Educational Sites

Department Of Education. Public Technical-Vocational High Schools Competency-

Based Learning Material Third Year and Fourth Year Horticulture NC II.

Wikipedia. “Horticulture”. Last modified June 25, 2021.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horticulture

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 “What does a horticulturist do?”. CareerExplorer. November 14,
2019. Retrieved on July 3, 2021,
https://www.careerexplorer.com/careers/horticulturist/

IV. Activity Proper

A. Activity 1

1. Directions / Instructions
Below are activities in horticulture specifically on procedures of land
preparation, seedling management and transplanting. Analyze very well each
description and simply match column A with column B.

2. Exercises / Activities

MATCHING TYPE
A B
_____ 1. This refers to the removal of materials from A. Transplanting
the land which will obstruct or make subsequent
cultural operations difficult
_____ 2. It is the operation of stirring, breaking up, B. Blocking
and pulverizing the soil by means of plows, harrows,
cultivators, hoes, tractors, and other implements to
facilitate the growth of plants.
_____ 3. the process of subjecting the soil to heat or C. Balling/burlapping
chemicals to kill micro-organisms and other bacteria.
_____ 4. This refers to the cutting, lifting, and D. Poly bagging
turning over of soil especially in preparing a
seedbed using a carabao-drawn implement
_____ 5. This is done after plowing to pulverize and E. Roguing
level the soil to be ready for planting.
_____ 6. This is done to test the viability of the seeds. F. Thinning
A viable seed is a live seed.
_____ 7. This refers to the placing of propagating G. Pricking
materials like seeds or vegetative parts of the plants
on the soil or at the bottom of the furrows, and
covering them subsequently with soil
_____8. It is the practice of gradually exposing the H. Hardening
seedlings to full sunlight at least a week before
transplanting.
_____ 9. the transferring of young seedlings when the I. Planting/sowing
seedlings have already developed the first two true
leaves from thickly populated seed bed or seed box.
_____ 10. the process of reducing the number of J. Seed testing
seedlings in the seed box or seed bed that are thickly
populated
_____11. the removal of disease-infected seedlings to K. Harrowing
be buried in the soil to avoid the spread of the
disease.
_____12. is the process of transplanting the seedlings L. Plowing
to individual containers

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_____13. This refers to the digging of soil around the M. Soil sterilization
seedlings and wrapping with gunny sack or dry
banana leaf sheath
_____ 14. It is the process of passing a knife along a N. Tilling
row and between plants so that seedlings are
confined one week prior to transplanting
______15. This is the process of transferring the O. Clearing
seedlings from the nursery to the field where they
continually grow and develop.
P. Furrowing
Q. Spraying
R. Fertilizing

3. Guide Questions

1. What other land preparation, seedling management and transplanting

activities are you familiar with?

2. Does a worker really need to follow and clarify instructions and directions
from a supervisor before doing these activities in horticulture? Why?

3. What would likely happen if he fails to follow and clarify instructions and
directions?

B. Activity 2

1. Directions / Instructions
Below are terms regarding activities on plant care and management. Find
and place an arrow over the term in the puzzle and write it inside the boxes
in each item with the correct description.

2. Exercises / Activities

S B R O A D C A S T I N G
E O J U D I S T F O N N
D G F O T O T G H E I E I
I D G F E O N F T R H R P
C L A K - I E T U T O S P
I E E I D B F N T I H E O
T O L E D O A A K G T R R
C E E I S M S R T A I L C
E W L T N H E R R T E P R
S I D E D R E S S I N G E
N A E L Y P O I T O N E V
I R M U L C H I N G G O
G H I L L I N G - U P C

1.
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 – It is a method through which the fertilizer is applied over the surface of the land.
It may not be harrowed, plowed or disked into the soil. This method is usually
practiced in rice field, pastures, and lawns.

2. -
– Fertilizer material is placed in or in between the rows of crops like
vegetables or corn or placing around the plant or trees.

3.
– This involves dissolving the fertilizer materials in water and then apply it
with the use of sprinkler.

4.

The practice of growing special crops like legumes either alone or

intermixed with other crop for the purpose of plowing them into the soil
in a green stage when they have reached a suitable height, or before
flowering.
5.

This is the practice of growing cover

crops, especially legume crops, to protect the land from erosion, heat of the sun,
and beat of the rain.

6.
This is the practice of placing mulch materials above the soil such as
straw, paper, sawdust, leaves and the like to protect the roots of plants
from excessive heat and cold or from drought.

7. -
– a kind of cultivating by bringing the soil towards the base of the plant
to cover fertilizer and control weeds

8. -
This is cultivating the soil away from the plants.

9.
These are substances that kill insects by their chemical action.

10.
This is removing the weeds or unwanted plants that are out of place
which a crop grower has to do repeatedly after planting and before
harvesting his crop.

3. Guide Questions

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 1. What other crop or plant management activities are you familiar with?
2. Have you tried applying fertilizers or pesticides to your plants? What
examples of fertilizers or pesticides?
3. What safety measures did you undertake in handling fertilizers and
pesticides? How did you ensure protection of our environment?

C. Activity 3

1. Directions / Instructions
Below are questions related to harvesting and post-harvest practices of
vegetable crops. Select only the letter of the correct answer. Use a separate
sheet for your answer.

2. Exercises / Activities

1. ___________________ is an observable indication or sign that a particular crop is

already matured or ready for harvest.
A. Maturity B. Maturity index C. Maturation D. Harvest index
2. The following are the maturity indices of vegetable crops except ____________.
A. Color and Weight C. Shape and Size
B. Texture and Composition D. smell and odor
3. ________________ maturity is a stage in the growth of a crop that marks the
beginning of aging of the tissue. It is generally referred to as ripening.
A. Physiological B. Biological C. Physical D. Commercial
4. _______________ maturity is a stage in the development of a crop in relation to
time of harvest according to use or market demand.
A. Physiological B. Biological C. Physical D. Commercial
5. The following are the three stages of maturity except________________.
A. green mature pods C. tender seeds stage
B. vegetative stage D. ripened seed stage
6. The following are methods of determining maturity of vegetable crops except
_________________.
A. Visual Method & “Feel” Method
B. Chemical Analysis & Physical Means,
C. Computation Method
D. Trial and error method
7. _______________ is the process of gathering or picking of harvestable parts of a
plant.
A. Harvesting B. Pruning C. Roguing D. Commercial
8. The following factors should be considered in harvesting vegetables of any kind
except _________________.
A. the prevailing market price;
B. the distance to the market; and
C. the length of time they are kept prior to possible consumption.
D. the land area planted
9. The following tools could be used in harvesting vegetable crops except
_______________.
A. Scissors B. Axe C. Pruning shears D. Knives

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10. _____________ is the process of separating and grouping of commodities
according to a set of criteria according to a set of criteria recognized by the industry
or consumer
A. Sorting B. trimming C. grading D. packing
11. ______________ is the process of classifying vegetables according to size, shape,
color, and appearance
A. Sorting B. trimming C. grading D. packing
12. ___________ is done to remove undesirable and ugly parts such as damaged,
discolored, malformed parts and disease-infected parts to ensure attractiveness
and to avoid the spread of the disease during the transport or storage of the
commodity.
A. Sorting B. trimming C. grading D. packing
13. _________ is the practice of putting the produce into appropriate containers
before shipping or storing.
A. Sorting B. trimming C. grading D. packing
14. __________ is a technique of subjecting newly dug tubers or roots to
intermediately high temperature and high relative humidity to heal bruised or
wounded produce to prolong storage life.
A. curing B. trimming C. grading D. packing
15. ______________ refers to the movement of the harvested vegetables from the
farm, sorting or grading stations, packing house, trading posts, bus stores,
warehouses to the point of sale.
A. curing B. sorting C. transporting D. grading

3. Guide Questions

1. Have you tried doing harvesting of any crop with many other
companions? What particular crop?
2. What did you do as a group to make your work easier and faster?
3. Are their instances that you encounter misunderstandings or quarrels
while at work? What was the cause?
4. How important is interacting positively or professionally with other
workers? Why?

V. Reflection

Copy and complete the sentences given below. Use a separate sheet of paper
for your answer.

1. ______________ is the art of cultivating plants in gardens to produce food and

medicinal ingredients, or for comfort and ornamental purposes.

2. A _________________ is someone who uses scientific knowledge to cultivate and

propagate plants, and then uses this knowledge to provide technical
information to fruit, vegetable and flower growers as well as farmers.

3. Land preparation involves activities such as _______________________________

________________________________________________________________________.
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 4. Methods of determining maturity of vegetable crops are ___________________.

5. Post- harvest includes activities such as __________________________________.

VI. Answer Key

A. Activity 1
1.O 2. N 3.M 4.L 5.K 6. J 7.I 8.H 9.G 10.F 11.E 12.D 13.C 14.B 15.A

B. Activity 2

B R O A D C A S T I N G
E O J U D I S T F O N N
D G F O T O T W H E I E I
I D G F E O E F T R H R P
C L A K - E E T U T O S P
I E E I D B F N T I H E O
T O L I D O A A K G T R R
C E N I S M S R T A I L C
E G L T N H E R R T E P R
S I D E D R E S S I N G E
N A E L Y P O I T O N E V
I R M U L C H I N G G O
G P U - G N I L L I H C

1. Broadcasting
2. Side dressing
3. Fertigation
4. Green manuring
5. Cover cropping
6. Mulching
7. Hilling up
8. Off-barring
9. Insecticides
10. Weeding

C. Activity 3

1.B 2. D 3.A 4. D 5.B 6.D 7.A 8.D 9.B 10.A 11.C 12.B 13.D 14.C 15.C

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