The weaknesses exhibited by the candidates include their inability to:

• describe how the experiment is carried out and state their observations;.
• state ways in which the soil characteristic determined in the experiment is important in agriculture;
• name the equipment illustrated by the diagrams (Disbudding iron, Hypodermic syringe and needle, Burdizzo, Chisel and Knapsack sprayer)and state one use of each;
• describe how knapsack sprayer is used;
• describe the life cycle of the pest;
• state which of the feeds has a higher· energy, prot1ein and fibre content
• state functions of wheat bran and salt in the feeds.