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JSS2: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE - 3RD TERM

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  1. Fishery & Fishing Tools | Week 1
    3 Topics
  2. Classification of Fishes | Week 2
    2 Topics
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    1 Quiz
  3. Conditions Necessary for Siting a Fish Pond | Week 3
    9 Topics
  4. Processing and Preservation of Fish | Week 4
    3 Topics
  5. Risk factors in Water and Fish Farming | Week 5
    4 Topics
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    1 Quiz
  6. Forest & Forest Uses | Week 6
    3 Topics
  7. Forests and Forest Uses II | Week 7
    3 Topics
  8. Forest Resources | Week 8
    3 Topics
  9. Effect of Forest on the Environment | Week 9
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    1 Quiz
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  • Features of a Standard Fish Pond
    • Dyke, Core trench, Monk, Spillway, etc.
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fish pond 1

A standard fish pond has the following features or characteristics:

1. Dyke:

Dykes form the boundary of the entire pond system. The function of dykes is to retain water for use in the fish farming operationIt. It ensures the availability of water in the pond.

2. Core or Cut-off Trench:

This is the excavated portion of the fish pond. It is constructed as a seal to hold water and a barrier to foreign objects like grass, tree roots and other debris.

3. Distribution Channel:

This is the area which helps introduce water into the pond. Water is distributed to all the sections of the pond until it gets to a particular volume.

 

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