General Agriculture

Agricultural research began in 1890.

Dr. J. A. Voelcker pioneered agricultural research.

Lord Linlithgow was the first chairman of the Royal Commission of Agriculture.

The Great Bengal Famine struck in 1943.

Balwant Rai Mehta proposed the three-tier Panchayat Raj system.

India’s first agricultural university followed the U.S. land grant model.

Dr. Ralph W. Cummings prepared the blueprint for State Agricultural Universities.

MFLAP stands for Marginal Farmers and Agriculture Labourer Program.

ARS (Agricultural Research Service) began in 1973.

ASRB (Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board) started in 1975.

Gajendra Gadkar Committee recommended establishing ASRB.

The Food for Work Program launched in 1977.

Ashok Mehta Committee proposed Panchayat Raj System.

Crop Insurance Scheme launched in 1985.

First hybrid pigeon pea variety released in 1991.

National Agriculture Insurance Scheme began in 1999.

"Agriculture Statistics at a Glance" is published by the Ministry of Agriculture.

Red soils are prominent in Tamil Nadu.

Black soils are abundant in Maharashtra.

Die-back in citrus is due to copper deficiency.

Zinc deficiency causes white tip in maize.

Phosphorus deficiency causes sickle leaf disease.

Molybdenum deficiency leads to whiptail in cauliflower.

Alluvial soils are widespread in Uttar Pradesh.

Monsanto holds the patent for Bt cotton.

Vitamin K deficiency leads to prolonged blood clotting.

Cresography measures plant growth.

Glucose is a monosaccharide sugar.

Sucrose is a non-reducing sugar.

Wigglesworth is the father of insect physiology.

James Stuart is known as the father of extension education.

K. N. Singh is the father of extension in India.