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Term: 3rd Term

Week: 12

Class: Senior Secondary School 1

Age: 15 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:    Agriculture

Topic:-      Pasture and Forage crops

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

  1. Explain the meaning of pasture and forage crops
  2. State the uses of forage crops
  3. Discuss the types of forage crops

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher reviews the previous lesson on how to cultivate roots and tubers

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She explains the meaning of pasture and forage crops

 

She states the uses of pasture and forage crops

 

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She discusses the various types of pasture and forage crops

Students pay attention and participate

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

The teacher writes a summarized note on the board

The students copy the note in their books

 

NOTE

PASTURE AND FORAGE CROPS

Pasture is a piece of land on which forage crops grow.

Forage Crops are plants cultivated (or growing naturally) whose vegetative parts (leaves and stem) are fed on by livestock.

 

USES OF FORAGE CROPS

  1. They are used as livestock feeds
  2. They are used as cover crops which conserve soil moisture.
  3. They help in discouraging weed growth
  4. Some are leguminous in nature which enrich soil nutrient.
  5. For prevention of erosion
  6. Used as green manure
  7. Used for roofing farm steads
  8. As bedding materials

TYPES OF PASTURES

  1. Natural pasture: also called natural grassland or rangeland is piece of land on which grasses and legumes grow naturally on their own and are fed upon by farm animals

CHARACTERISTICS OR FEATURES OF NATURAL PASTURE

  1. It contains poor quality grasses and legumes.
  2. It contains soil types that are low in fertility or nutrients.
  3. It contains wide varieties of grasses and legumes, some of which may not be eaten by livestock.
  4. It has good regenerative ability.
  5. Crops here can withstand trampling.

 

  1. Artificial pastures: this is also referred to as established or sown pasture is a piece of land that is where grasses and legumes are cultivated and managed by man to be fed by livestock.

CHARACTERISTICS FEATURES OF ARTIFICIAL PASTURES

  1. It contains high quality grass and legumes
  2. It contains no weed.
  3. Selected grasses and legumes are grown in adequate proportion
  4. Have high regenerative ability
  5. Can withstand trampling by farm animals.

 

QUALITIES OF A GOOD PASTURE PLANT

  1. Ability to regenerate fast after being browsed
  2. Ability to withstand trampling
  3. It must be highly palatable
  4. It must possess high value of nutrients
  5. Ability  to withstand extreme climatic condition
  6. It should have moderate moisture content or succulent
  7. It must have high leaf to stem ratio

 

EVALUATION:   1. Explain the meaning of pasture and forage crops

  1. State the uses of forage crops
  2. Discuss the types of forage crops

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively