Sugar beet

  1. What is the Latin name for sugar beet?
  1. To which family does the sugar beet belong?
  1. To which company is sugar beet grown on contract?
  1. Name 3 by-products of sugar beet production.
  1. Describe a use for each of these by-products.
  1. What causes forking in sugar beet?
  1. What types of soil are suitable for sugar beet growing?
  1. What weather condition affects the sugar content of the sugar beet plant?
  1. What is the average sugar content of a sugar beet plant in Ireland?
  1. Rotation is practiced in sugar beet growing to avoid which pest?
  1. How often can a sugar beet be grown in a rotation?
  1. What families of plants should not have been sown in the field prior to sugar beet.
  1. To what dept is the seedbed ploughed for sugar beet and what machine is used?
  1. At what time of the year is sugar beet grown?
  1. What is the seeding rate per hectare? What percentages of these are expected to mature into plants?
  1. Why is sugar beet seed pelleted?
  1. What two minerals are added to sugar beet fertilizers? Why is each mineral added?
  1. How is virus yellows disease transmitted to the sugar beet plant? How can it be prevented?
  1. What is the average yield per hectare of sugar beets and tops?
  1. Describe on way of storing sugar beet?
  1. Why do sugar beet tops need to be wilted for a few days before feeding?

Chapter 19 Extent and Importance of Grassland

  1. Name the three categories of grassland.
  1. List 3 properties of rough mountain and hill grazing grass
  1. List 3 properties of permanent grassland
  1. List 3 properties of leys.
  1. What is the natural vegetation of Ireland?
  1. What advantages do increased stocking and lime and fertilizer use have on Rough Mountain and hill grazing?
  1. What advantages do increased stocking and lime and fertilizer use have on permanent grassland?
  1. List 3 species of grass you would expect to find in Rough Mountain and hill grazing.
  1. List 2 species of grass you would expect to find in permanent grassland.
  1. List 3 species of grass you would expect to find in leys.
  1. What are the three main characteristics of grass which determine agricultural importance?
  1. Explain why each of the above named characteristics are important.
  1. Explain why perennial ryegrass is considered superior to all other grasses for sowing.
  1. Explain the term tillering. Describe the farming practices that encourage this process

Chapter 20 Sowing and establishing grasslands

  1. Describe the main steps involved in the following methods of sowing grass seeds:
  • Direct sowing
  • Undersowing
  • Direct drilling
  • Stitching in
  • Slurry seeding
  1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of undersowing?

Chapter 21 Grassland Management.

  1. What are the 3 factors involved in good grassland management?
  1. What is a live stock unit (LSU)?
  1. What is rotational grazing?
  1. Using diagrams describe paddock grazing
  1. Use diagrams describe strip grazing
  1. Describe set stocking as a method of grazing
  1. Describe block grazing as a method of grazing
  1. Describe the leader-follower system of grazing. Why is this method of grazing used?