WAEC Animal Husbandry 2018 Question 13

Question 13

Pasture and Forage

Which of the following forage crops is used to replenish nutrients in a rangeland?

  1. A.Panicum maximum
  2. B.Imperata cylindrica
  3. C.Axonopus compressus
  4. D.Calopogonium mucunoides
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (Calopogonium mucunoides)

Explanation

Calopogonium is a legume that fixes nitrogen, enriching the soil.