SS3 Agriculture Science

Environmental Factors affecting Agricultural production

Overview

State the environmental factors that affecting agricultural productivity. Explain inter- relationships among living things.

What you'll learn
  • Environmental factors affecting crops and animal distribution and production:
  • Climatic factors e.g. rainfall, temperature, light, wind etc.,
  • Biotic factors e.g. predators, parasites, soil micro-organisms, etc. interrelationship such as competition, parasitism, mutualism(symbiosis) etc.,
  • Edaphic factors: Soil pH, soil texture, soil structure, soil type, etc.