General agriculture pointers -22 ✓✓ done

1. The first irrigation before sowing is called paleo.
2. The first tractor plant in India was set up by Eicher.
3. The deep ploughing depth according to CRIDA is 20-30 cm.
4. The medium ploughing depth according to CRIDA is 15-20 cm.
5. The shallow ploughing depth according to CRIDA is 5-6 cm.
6. The total depth of water required by a crop is known as delta.
7. The area irrigated by 1 cusec of water is called duty.
8. The minimum temperature for the germination of rice is 10°C.
9. The huskless variety of barley is Dolma.
10. The country with 100% cropped area under irrigation is Egypt.
11. The country with the highest irrigation efficiency is Israel.
12. Fast-growing plants and trees are known as energy farming.
13. Seed dormancy due to deep placement is known as enforced dormancy.
14. Seed dormancy due to genetics is known as innate dormancy.
15. Seed dormancy due to sudden physiological changes and waterlogging is known as induced dormancy.
16. The zone of maximum leaching is called washing out or elluvial.
17. The zone of accumulation is called washing in or illuvial.
18. The inflorescence of soybean is known as resin.
19. Iron and aluminum oxides are known as sesquioxides.
20. The angle of hydrogen bonding in water is 104.5°.
21. The study of the origin of rocks is called petrology.
22. The Fertilizer Control Order was passed in 1957.
23. The nature of humus is acidic.
24. The first irrigation commission was established in 1901.
25. The second irrigation commission was established in 1972.
26. The application of clay to sandy soil is called marling.
27. The tractor company that introduced the first air-cooled engine is Eicher.
28. The residue of a sugarcane factory is known as bagasse.
29. The A-value technique, given by Fried & Dean, is related to phosphorus.
30. The Technology Mission on Cotton started on February 21, 2000.
31. The Indian Horticulture Society was established in 1942.
32. The first president of the Indian Horticulture Society was G.S. Cheema.
33. The present president of ICAR is Mr. Narendra Singh Tomar.
34. The present DG of ICAR is Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra.
35. The plant indicator of boron deficiency is sunflower.
36. One cubic meter is equivalent to 1000 liters.
37. The highest geographical area is in Rajasthan.
38. Agronomic research conducted in the pharma field with the active participation of farmers is known as on-farm research.
39. The harvest index in pigeon pea is 19%.
40. Seedlings are ready for transplanting in the Dapog method after 11-14 days.
41. The nutrients known as blast elements are Aluminum (Al) and Silicon (Si).
42. The term pH was given by S.P.L. Sorenson.
43. Silicon is used in rice and sugarcane crops.
44. The headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is in Rome, Italy.
45. The headquarters of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is in Geneva, Switzerland.
46. Short-range weather forecasting is valid for 3 days.
47. Medium-range weather forecasting is valid for 3-10 days.
48. Long-range weather forecasting is valid for above 10 days.
49. The award given for basic research in agricultural science is the Hari Om Award.
50. Iron deficiency is common in calcareous soil.
51. Starch is the polymer of glucose.
52. The nutrient that plays a main role in gene expression and regulation is zinc.
53. According to Russian nomenclature, saline soils are called solonchaks.
54. The mustard fruit is known as siliqua.
55. Garima is a famous variety of paddy.
56. The saying, “Everyone can wait but not agriculture,” is attributed to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
57. The downward entry of water in soil is called infiltration.
58. The lateral movement of water in the soil is also known as seepage.
59. The loose smut disease of wheat is controlled by using Vitavax.
60. The herbicide used in cotton is Diuron.
61. The suitable nozzle for spraying herbicides is a flat fan nozzle.
62. The first agriculture scientist to become secretary of the Government of India was Dr. M.S. Swaminathan.
63. The oil used for increasing the use efficiency of urea is neem oil.
64. The material used for making artificial rain in warm clouds is sodium chloride.
65. The positively photoblastic crop is tobacco.
66. The rice variety that recently received geographical indicators is Gobindobhog.
67. Plant canopy temperature can be measured using an infrared thermometer.
68. The present minister of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries is Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal.
69. The first herbicide produced in the world is 2,4-D.
70. 2,4-D was discovered in 1941.
71. The effective root zone depth of the peanut (groundnut) crop is 60 cm.
72. The substance responsible for the bread-making quality of wheat is gluten.
73. The vegetative lag phase is found in rice.
74. Plants that can complete their life cycle in saline environments are known as halophytes.
75. True marigold is also known as Calendula.
76. To plant one hectare of crop, 40-45 grams of True potato seed (TPS) is enough.
77. True-to-type plants are produced through Vegetative propagation.
78. The TSS of cooking jam is measured by a Hand Refractometer.
79. Tree species suitable for alley cropping include Cassia siamea, Leucaena, and Sesbania.
80. Trees + crops + pasture/animals is referred to as Agri-silviculture.
81. Trees + crops during initial years is known as Energy plantation.
82. Trees + fishes is referred to as Aqua-forestry.
83. Trees + fruit trees + crops is called Agri-silvi-horticulture.
84. Trees on the boundary + crops is known as Boundary plantation.
85. Trees + pasture/animals is referred to as Silvi-pasture.
86. Trench layering is practiced in Apple/Plum/Cherry cultivation.
87. Triangular cuts on fronds is a symptom of attack in Coconut by the Rhinoceros beetle.
88. Trichogramma minutum is an Egg parasite.
89. Trichogramma australicum was employed to control Chilo infuscatellus.
90. The botanical name of Pointed gourd is Trichosanthus dioca.
91. Triple gene dwarf varieties of wheat include Jawahar, Jyoti, Hira, Moti, Sangam, UP-301, and UP-319.
92. Triploids are useful for Seedless fruits.
93. A machine to cut herbage and leave them in swath is called a Mower.
94. ULV sprayers require less than 5 liters of spray fluid per hectare.
95. Unconsolidated material overlying bedrock is known as Regolith.
96. If the land slope is 16-32%, the method used is bench terracing.
97. The crop having a double symbiotic relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria is dhaincha.
98. Plant cells are connected with the help of plasmodesmata.
99. The variety of sunflower suitable for all-India growing is modern.
100. Low-pressure areas near the equator are called doldrums.
101. The economical part of isabgol is the seed and husk.
102. The seed rate of isabgol is 7-8 kg/ha.
103. Montmorillonite, kaolinite, and illite are types of clay minerals.
104. The best treatment for red rot disease of sugarcane is agallol.
105. The group of microbes that increases phosphorus solubility in soil is Pseudomonas.
106. The anaerobic nitrogen-fixing bacteria is Clostridium.
107. The state with the highest productivity of groundnut is Tamil Nadu.
108. The highest productivity of sugarcane is also found in Tamil Nadu.
109. The pulse crop that does not fix atmospheric nitrogen is rajma.
110. The first intergenic cross between wheat and rye was made by Rimphu in 1890.
111. The process of using microorganisms to remove salt from the soil is called bio-remediation.