Lebanese University Faculty of Agronomy Entrance Examination case studies
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The LU Faculty of Agronomy entrance exam is the competitive admission test for applicants seeking a place at the Faculty of Agronomy of the Lebanese University, the public institution that trains agronomists and the entry point to careers in crop production, plant protection, animal science, food technology and rural development. It targets holders of the Lebanese baccalaureate, or an equivalent diploma, with a science background, and it rewards breadth rather than narrow specialisation. The Lebanese University Faculty of Agronomy Entrance Examination case studies are 5 cases and about 2,469 words.
1Blossom-end rot in a saline greenhouse tomato crop
A 0.25-ha plastic greenhouse near Tripoli grows tomato cv. Ikram for the spring market.
496 words, about 2 min2Free fatty acid titration of a farm olive oil sample
An olive cooperative receives a 5.00 g sample of oil that the producer wants to sell as extra virgin. The oil is dissolved in neutralized ethanol/ether and titrated with 0.100 M KOH to a phenolphthalein endpoint.
438 words, about 2 min3Testing a seed lot's germination claim and a farmer's 25-seed rule
A seed company states that a tomato lot has 92% germination. A public laboratory randomly draws 400 seeds, sows them under standard conditions, and obtains 352 germinated seedlings.
444 words, about 2 min4Energy cost of a drip irrigation pump with a clogging filter
A 0.5-ha drip-irrigated orchard pumps water from a reservoir whose surface is 12 m below the drip-line inlet. At a flow of 8.0 m3/h, the pipe and filter cause 3.5 m of head loss, and the drip system requires 1.0 bar (10.2 m of water) at the filter outlet.
470 words, about 2 min5Nitrogen budget and leaching risk after compost application
A 1.0-ha field of sandy loam will be planted to lettuce with a recommended N requirement of 120 kg N/ha. Soil organic matter is 1.2%, and the expected soil N supply is 20 kg N/ha.
621 words, about 3 min