General agriculture pointers -27 ✓ ✓

1. The exchange of chromatin between non-sister chromatids of homologous chromosomes is known as crossing over.
2. AMF stands for Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi.
3. BHC stands for Benzene Hexachloride.
4. CAN stands for Calcium Ammonium Nitrate.
5. CFTRI stands for Central Food Technology Research Institute.
6. CGIAR stands for The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research.
7. FAO stands for Food and Agriculture Organization.
8. GIS stands for Geographical Information System.
9. INM stands for Integrated Nutrient Management.
10. IPM stands for Integrated Pest Management.
11. IRDP stands for Integrated Rural Development Programme.
12. IRMA stands for Institute of Rural Management Anand.
13. MGNREGA stands for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.
14. An example of a viviparous plant is mangrove.
15. An example of an apomictic plant is mangosteen.
16. Examples of dryland weeds include Mimosa and Sida.
17. Examples of growth inhibitors are abscisic acid and ethylene.
18. Exanthema in citrus is due to the deficiency of copper.
19. Excess ammoniacal fertilizers favor the accumulation of NO₂ in soil.
20. Excess calcium causes a deficiency of phosphorus.
21. Excess of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium causes a deficiency of copper.
22. Excess zinc in the soil leads to non-availability of iron.
23. The anticodon region is present in t-RNA.
24. Excess phosphorus reduces the availability of iron and zinc.
25. An excessive buildup of CO₂ in soil air will retard plant growth.
26. Excessive tillering is a symptom of gall midge attack in very young seedlings.
27. Eriophyid is commonly known as the coconut mite (Aceria guerreronis).
28. Erosion resulting from human activities is termed accelerated erosion.
29. Erosion that occurs naturally but very slowly is known as geologic erosion.
30. The Essential Commodities Act was formulated in the year 1955.
31. The essentiality of nitrogen (N) was established by Nicholas Theodone.
32. The Etawah Pilot Project (1948) was initiated by Albert Mayer.
33. Ethephon is a plant growth regulator.
34. Ethrel is used as a gametocide for wheat, rice, and sugar beet.
35. ETL stands for Economic Threshold Level.
36. Evaporation is measured by an evaporimeter.
37. Evapotranspiration is measured by a lysimeter.
38. Evapotranspiration can also be measured using the instrument pan evapometer.
39. The evergreen revolution is related to the reduction in wastage of food grains, fruits, and vegetables.
40. Embryos that are formed without fertilization are called apomictic embryos.
41. Emmer wheat is Triticum dicocum, a tetraploid (2n=28).
42. Endosulfan is an organo-sulfur insecticide.
43. The energy received outside the atmosphere on a unit area held lower to the solar beam is called the solar constant.
44. Precooling ensures the quality of cut flowers while transporting them to distant places.
45. The environmental lapse rate is about 6.5°C/km.
46. The enzyme discovered by Buchner in 1897.
47. The enzyme present in dried latex of papaya is pepsin.
48. An enzyme without a prosthetic group is known as an apoenzyme.
49. Enzymes that exist in multiple forms within a single species of an organism are called isoenzymes.
50. EP (Ecosystem Production) is always less than zero in the irrational zone (Stage III).
51. Epigeal germination is found in mustard, sunflower, castor, and onion.
52. The ergot disease of bajra is caused by Claviceps fusiformis.
53. Earthing-up is done in groundnut crop at 35 to 45 DAS.
54. E-chaupal was established by Indian Tobacco Company (ITC) in Madhya Pradesh.
55. The economic part of clove is the flower bud.
56. The economic part of knol khol is the extended stem.
57. The economical part of sweet potato is the adventitious roots.
58. The edible part of cabbage is the head.
59. The edible part of cauliflower is the curd.
60. The Latin word "Educare" means to bring up physically or mentally.
61. Egyptian cotton or sea island cotton is Gossypium barbadense.
62. Eichhornia crassipes is known as water hyacinth.
63. EIL stands for Economic Injury Level.
64. Ekalux is the brand name of Quinalphos.
65. The element that induces stiffness in straw is Calcium (Ca).
66. Elytra is associated with beetles.
67. An embryo originating from an unfertilized egg is referred to as parthenogenesis.
68. Ear showing honeydew symptoms is a characteristic feature of grain smut of bajra.
69. Early blight of potato is caused by Alternaria solani.
70. Early blight of tomato is caused by Alternaria solani.
71. Early leaf spot disease of groundnut is caused by Cercospora arachidicola.
72. Late leaf spot of groundnut is caused by Cercospora personata.
73. The early maturing pigeon pea is Cajanus cajan flavus.
74. Early maturing varieties of mungbean include Pusa Baisakhi, PS16, and K851.
75. The early variety of ber is Seb.
76. The Earth's gaseous envelope held by gravity is called the atmosphere.
77. The technique used in assaying monoclonal antibodies is flow cytometry.
78. Earthing up in sugarcane is done 4 months after planting.
79. Earthing-up practice is done for potato and sugarcane.
80. Earthing-up in potato is done at 30–45 DAS.
81. Drainage away water from rice fields is advocated for the control of Nymphula (Rice Case Worm).
82. Draining water from the nursery is an effective control measure against Damping off.
83. Drip irrigation is also known as Trickle irrigation.
84. Drip irrigation was discovered in Israel.
85. The drip method is suitable for wider spaced orchard crops, sugarcane, and for saline soils.
86. Droplet size from the mist blower is 50-150 microns.
87. Dry preserved flower petals with fragrance are called Potpourri.
88. The dual purpose variety of guava is Lalit.
89. Dunkel draft is related to trade policy.
90. The duration of sunlight is measured by using a Sunshine Recorder.
91. During osmosis, the movement of water takes place from lower to higher concentration of solution.
92. Dursban is the trade name of Chlorpyrifos.
93. Dust formulations are applied using a Duster.
94. Double tetrasomic is represented as 2n+2.
95. Double trisomic is represented as 2n+1+1.
96. Downy mildew of cucurbits is caused by Pseudopernospora cubensis.
97. Downy mildew (Green Ear disease) of bajra is caused by Sclerospora graminicola.
98. Downward cupping of leaves in tobacco and tea shows S deficiency.
99. Downward movement of food synthesized in leaves takes place through Phloem.
100. Downward movement of nutrients and salts from the root zone with water is known as Leaching.