NOTEBOOK

TLE - Agriculture and Fishery Arts 6

Personal Property of
JUN ODONZO

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 Importance of Planting and Propagating Trees
and Fruit-bearing Trees

1. What are the benefits we derived from trees and fruit – bearing trees?
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2. How do trees contribute to a healthy and safe environment?
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3. What are the benefits of having a skill in planting trees?
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Put a check (/) in the column that fits you.

Practices Always Sometimes Never
1. I enjoy going to places and playground with plenty
of trees.
2. I help plant trees at home and at school.
3. I feel that planting seedlings of trees, even in the
pots and cans, is a worthwhile activity.
4. I join in beautifying our neighborhood by planting
trees/plants.
5. I help cut down a tree at home because it was
growing out of place.
6. I join a planting-tree activity in school because it is
one of our projects in TLE.
7. I help conserve trees by encouraging others to
plant.
8. I help preserve our surrounding by telling others not
to cut trees.
9. I think trees help us so we should conserve them by
taking care of them.
10. I take care of my small garden at home because
this is one way of caring for the trees.
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 A. Match box A with box B. Write the letters of the correct answer on the blank.

A B

B. True or False: Write T if the statement is true and F if it is false.

_______ 1. Trees are man’s source of food.
_______ 2. Trees give of carbon dioxide.
_______ 3. Man needs carbon dioxide to live.
_______ 4. Resin is a chemical derived from trees.
_______ 5. Too many trees cause pollution.
_______ 6. A healthy environment is an environment full or trees.
_______ 7. It is all right to cut trees for as long as they are replenished.
_______ 8. Reforestation is the process of planting new trees in place of old ones
that have been cut down.
_______ 9. When trees slow down the speed of a typhoon, they act as windbreakers.
_______ 10. Roots of trees hold the soil and water, thus, preventing soil erosion and
flood.

Conduct a Survey

Go around your school, home or community. Write down the names of trees that you see.
What uses do they give? Write your answers in your notebook.

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 Elements to be Observed in Planting Trees
and Fruit-Bearing Trees

1. What must we do to have a healthy and bountiful harvest?

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2. How can we maintain high quality seeds?
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3. How do seeds germinate?
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4. What are the processes needed in order to have high survival of seedlings?
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5. What are the steps in transferring plants? Explain each.
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Draw a happy face on practices that are good and sad face on practices that are not
good.
1. I join community projects like planting. _________
2. I wear the appropriate working clothes when planting. _________
3. Choose good quality seeds coming from a good quality mother. _________
4. Plant all types with equal distances from one another. _________
5. I prefer to use organic fertilizer as it is safe and economical. _________
6. Keep the soil moist around young trees by watering them
early morning or late afternoon. _________
7. Spray insecticide often to avoid insect infestation. _________
8. Indirect planting is a better method than direct planting
because germination is easier in boxes or plastic bags. _________
9. Study the type of tree and the kind of soil it needs
before planting. _________
10. Be scientific in planting by knowing the needs of plants and how
to take care of them. _________
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 Fill in the blanks with the correct answer.
1. _______ is the amount of space between two trees when planted.
2. _______ is the number of days before watering the plants that have been newly
planted.
3. _______ is the time of the day when planting is ideal.
4. _______ is the way wherein the seeds of the plant or part of the plant are planted
directly into the soil.
5. _______ is the amount of space allotted between two tree seedlings when planted.

Conduct a Survey

Visit a garden in your school, at home, or in the community. Observe the different
plants and trees, where they are planted and how they are planted. Interview a
gardener on how plants are cared for. Write your answers in your notebook.

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 Market Demands for Fruits

1. Describe the characteristics of fruits to be harvested to reach the market in good

condition?
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2. What are the factors to consider in harvesting fruits?

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3. What are the tips in storing fruits to keep them in good condition?
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4. Explain the market demands to be considered by farmers or sellers to ensure success in

selling fruits?
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Put a check on practices which you have experienced doing and an X mark on those you
have not experienced doing.

Practices  or X
1. Planted fruit trees
2. Picked fruits from fruit trees
3. Took care of the fruit trees
4. Stored fruits in baskets
5. Sold fruits to friend and in the market

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 A. Write T if the statement is true and F if the statement is false.
______ 1. Fruits should be harvested at the right shape and size.
______ 2. Fruits should be harvested carefully because cuts can easily lead to
rotting.
______ 3. Examples of fruits are squash, cabbage, and bitter melon.
______ 4. Cropping is the picking of fruits when ready to be sold or eaten.
______ 5. The right time to harvest depends on the demand, market, and price.
______ 6. Mangoes are harvested when they mature because this is the stage when
they are firm and fresh.
______ 7. For storing fruits, use wicker baskets.
______ 8. One who buys products and sells them to retailers is called the
middleman.
______ 9. Selling products by piece is called retailing.
______ 10. Pack fruits properly in good containers to maintain their freshness and to
avoid cuts, bruises, and blemishes.

Interview a farmer. Find out what fruit trees he plants the entire year. Ask why he
chooses those trees over the others, how he harvests them, and how he markets them.

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 Sources of Fruit Bearing Trees

1. What are the health benefits from fruit bearing trees?

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2. Where do most of our fruits come from?
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3. Give the sources of fruit – bearing trees.
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Put a check on practices which you have experienced doing and an X mark on those you
have not experienced doing.
Practices  or X
Planted fruit trees
Harvested fruits
Sold fruits
Ate fruits everyday
Took care of fruit bearing trees

Identify the following. Write your answers on the blank before each number.
________ 1. The kind of mango that has a mixed taste, both sweet and sour.
________ 2. The mango that originated in India.
________ 3. The most common sought mango variety and exported in other countries.
________ 4. The enzyme found in papaya that helps tenderize meat.
________ 5. A popularly known fruit due to its strong aroma and unique taste.
________ 6. This fruit originated from China.
________ 7. Fruits grown in Indang, Cavite.
________ 8. This fruit has plenty of health benefits.
________ 9. It is the leading fruit grown in the Philippines and a consistent top dollar earner.
________ 10. This fruit produce flowers but do not bear fruits.
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Identify the fruit trees grown in your backyard, school or community. Do they bear fruits? If
not, ask the reasons from the gardener.

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 Types of Orchard Farms

1. What are the different orchard farms?

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2. What are the factors to consider in planting fruit trees?
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3. Why is it important to conduct a survey and determine the appropriate trees for
orchard gardening based on location, climate, type of soil, and market demands?
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Identify the following:

______ 1. Is a piece of land planted with fruit trees or nut trees.
______ 2. Include any facility focused on growing tree-bearing fruits.
______ 3. Include a large variety of facilities that produce nut-bearing trees.
______ 4. Focus primarily on growing trees that produce seeds rather than nuts or fruit.
_______ 5. Orchards are small gardens where grafted trees are needed and small enough
to fit in the garden.

Conduct a survey in your school, home and community.

Which orchard farm is suited in your school, home or community? Describe your location.
Identify the fruit trees you want to plant suited to the location. Answer in your notebook.

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 Proper Way of Planting and Propagating Trees
and Fruit Bearing Trees

1. What are the ways of propagating fruit trees?

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2. What are the steps in budding, grafting and marcotting?
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3. How do we take care of seedlings?
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Analyze the puzzle and try to find five terms in plant propagation

A E I O U R P H R H
M A R C O T T I N G
R W G R N E G G E I
G S C I O N R B S G
H D B J I S A N W T
M Z J D W A F M A F
N T D X T Q T R E E
L U V C U W I L K D
B L C Z O Y N K H S
S R X A F K G P G W

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Perform different ways of propagating trees.

Way of Propagating Trees Name of Plant Date Performed

Conduct a survey in your home, school, and community on how fruit bearing trees were
planted.
Propagate fruit trees in your backyard using marcotting. Give proper care. Document the
result.

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 Layout Design for an Orchard Garden

1. How do we prepare the site for home orchard?

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2. How are fruit trees planted in the different types of orchard?
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3. Why is intercultural operations difficult in the hexagonal system layout?
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Give the meaning of the following words:

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A. Answer the following.

1. Which is the most easy and popular method of planting fruit plant?
a. square b. rectangle c. diamond d. a & b

2. Which layout system accommodates more plants in rows?

a. hexagonal b. rectangle c. diamond d. square

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 3. These plants are uprooted as soon as the main plants of the orchard resume their
proper shape.
a. shrubs b. fillers c. weeds d. stump

4. How many trees are planted in a hexagonal system?

a. 4 b. 5 c. 6 d. 3

5. Which layout system is used on hillsides, slopes, and rugged sites?

a. diamond b. square c. rectangle d. contour

B. Draw a layout design of an orchard garden of your choice. Identify the plants that
you are going to plant.

Visit an orchard in your community. Observe and describe the layout of trees. Do
they get enough sunlight? Write your answers in your notebook.

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 Propagating Trees and Fruit-bearing Trees
Using Scientific Processes

Why is it important to propagate trees and fruit-bearing trees.

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Explain the healthy and safety measures in propagating fruit trees.
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Explain the tips in performing scientific way of propagating fruit-bearing trees.
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Watch the demonstration on marcotting and grafting to be shown in a slide presentation,

film clip or actual demonstration. Write the tools used in the presentation.

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Form groups of five members each. With your teacher’s guidance, practice different
methods of propagation using the right tools.

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 Systematic and Scientific Ways of Caring Orchard Trees

How do we water plants?

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What are the methods in watering plants?
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Why do we cultivate plants?
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How do we prepare organic fertilizer?
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Describe the different kinds of fertilizer?
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What are the benefits of using organic fertilizer?
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Explain the ways to prepare compost.
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How do we prepare organic pesticide?
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What are the safety measures in preparing organic fertilizer?
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With the guidance and instruction of your teacher, undertake the following activities:
Preparation of organic fertilizer and pesticide.

Apply organic fertilizer and pesticide to your plants in the school and make a report on the
findings.

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 Marketing Fruits and Seedlings

1. What are the characteristic of marketable seedlings?

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2. How do we market and promote a product?
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Prepare flyers or brochures for promoting marketable products.

Marketing localized seedlings, fertilizer and pesticide in your school garden, home, and
community by using online marketing or preparing flyers and brochures.

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 Conducting a Survey

Do you think animal and fish farming may be done in the city? Why?
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If you are to establish your own animal and businesses, what would it be and why?
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Can you say that if done properly, animal and fish raising can be a big business
endeavor?
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What are the steps in conducting a survey?

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Prepare a survey questionnaire regarding animal /fish raising in the community.

Find out:
1. Persons in the community whose occupation is animal/fish raising
2. Kinds of four-legged animals/fish being raised in the community
3. Possible hazards that animal raising can cause to the people and community
4. Ways to prevent hazards brought about by raising animals
5. Market demands for animal/fish products and by products
6. Direct consumers or retailers
7. Benefits that can be derived from animal/fish raising
8. Stories of successful entrepreneurs in animal/fish raising

Conduct a survey in your locality using your questionnaire.

Present results and stories of successful entrepreneurs.

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 Planning for the Family’s Animal And Fish Raising Project

Identify the animals that can be raised as a source of income.

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Describe the different breeds of swine.
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What are the guidelines in swine and goat raising?
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What are the needed materials for swine and goat raising?
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How do we raise tilapia?
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What are the materials needed to start an animal raising project?
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Why do we need to do SWOT analysis?

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What are the different permits required when putting up a farm?

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What are the points in preparing a schedule of work when putting up a farm business?
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How do we take care of the environment in raising animals?
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After deciding what animal to raise, prepare a PowerPoint presentation on the following:
1. The kind of animal you want to raise
2. A list of materials you will need to start the project
3. Your possible expenses and income at the end of the project
4. List of recommendations

Implement plan on animal/fish raising

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 Implementation of Plan on Animal/Fish Raising

1. Why is keeping records in any business important?

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2. Why do we need to monitor growth and progress of the business?
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3. How can we enhance our knowledge in animal/fish raising?
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Create a monitoring form for recording growth and progress of yields.

Monitor progress of any business in your locality for one week. Use your monitoring form to
record growth and progress.

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 Marketing of Animal/Fish Raised

1. When is the best time to harvest Tilapia, Milkfish, and Catfish?

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2. Explain the ways of capturing fish.

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3. Discuss the ways of marketing farm produce.

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4. What are the by-products from pork and beef?

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Answer the following:

1. This kind of fish can be harvested after three to four months 1. _______________
of feeding. 2. _______________
2. This fish can be harvested after seven to ten months of
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feeding.
3. Fish that can be harvested between four to six months of 4. _______________
feeding. 5. _______________
4. What percentage should a pond be partially drained to 6. _______________
concentrate the fish? 7. _______________
5. They are people who buy goods from animal and fish raisers 8. _______________
and sells them to retailers or other consumers.
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6. Example of fish by-products.
7. Example of pork by-products.
8. Example of beef by-products.
9. How do we compute the net income?
10. How is harvesting fish done?

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