CROP PRODUCTION

CROP ECOLOGY

Specific Objective

At the end of the topic, the trainee should be able to:

a. Define crop ecology

b. State the biotic and abiotic factors that affect crop production

c. List various agro ecological zones in Kenya

d. List the crops grown in each agroecological zone

1. CROP ECOLOGY

Definition-A branch of Biology dealing with the relationship of organisms with their environment and with

each other. OR

The study of various phenomena within the crop field e.g., Predator/prey relationship or crop/weed

competition