General agriculture pointers 28 ✓

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1.  India is the only country to have developed and grown hybrid cotton commercially.
2. Karnataka is the largest producer of coffee in the country.
3. China is the largest producing and consuming country of tobacco in the world, whereas India holds the third position in production of tobacco.
4. Phenyl mercuric acid (PMA) is a chemical used in agriculture crops to reduce transpiration.
5. Jowar is known as the Camel crop and King of coarse grains.
6. India is the second country after China to have commercialized hybrid rice technology.
7. The edible part of cauliflower is: Curd.
8. Blanching is an important process for cauliflower.
9. Whiptail of cauliflower is due to Molybdenum (MO) deficiency.
10. Pusa ruby is a variety of Tomato.
11. Swaran roopa is an early variety of Litchi.
12. Pajaro is a variety of Strawberry.
13. Bolero is a variety of Marigold.
14. The richest source of vitamin C is Barbados cherry.
15. Germany is the largest importer of cut flowers in the world.
16. The dwarf variety of mango is Amrapali.
17. California Papershell is a variety of Almond.
18. The fruit of a rose is known as Hips.
19. The fruit of okra is a Capsule.
20. Coconut fat is a rich source of Lauric acid.
21. Coconut is propagated by Seeds.
22. Mango is mostly propagated through Veneer grafting.
23. The inflorescence of cabbage is known as Catkin.
24. Black heart of potato is due to Oxygen (O2) deficiency.
25. Pusa snowball is a variety of Cauliflower.
26. India's share in world fruit production is 10%.
27. Development of fruits without fertilization is called Parthenocarpy.
28. Development of an embryo without fertilization is known as Apomixis.
29. Oleoresin is an important product of Chilli seeds.
30. Kesar (saffron) belongs to the family Iridaceae.
31. The concentration of sugar used for preservation is 60-70%.
32. The mango variety suitable for high-density planting is Amrapali.
33. The most salt-tolerant fruit crop is Date Palm.
34. The fruit ripening hormone is Ethylene.
35. A form of low pruning up to 2 m height of stem is called Pollarding.
36. The early variety of ber is Gola, Seb. The planting season for deciduous plants is Jan-Feb.
37. The variety of date-palm used for dry dates (Chhuhara) is Halawi.
38. Generally, fruits are acidic in nature.
39. Baradari is an important feature of Mughal gardens.
40. The fruit of pineapple is known as Sorosis.
41. Garlic is propagated by means of bulbils (cloves).
42. The edible banana fruit is seedless due to embryo abortion (vegetative parthenocarpy).
43. Multistoried cropping is popular in coconut plantations.
44. The late ripening cultivar of ber is Umran.
45. The exclusion of microorganisms is known as Asepsis.
46. Banana initiates flowering 9-12 months after planting.
47. Papaya is native to tropical America.
48. The yellow pigment in papaya is caricaxanthin.
49. Papaya is the richest source of vitamin A after mango, containing 2020 IU per 100g.
50. Apple is known as the king of temperate fruits.
51. The family of apple is Rosaceae.
52. Red Delicious is the mother of all delicious group of apple cultivars.
53. Ber is known as the king of arid fruits.
54. The commercial propagation method of grape is hard wood cutting.
55. In India, black soil is mostly found in Maharashtra.
56. Red soil is mostly found in Tamil Nadu.
57. Sandy loam soil is most suitable for most crops.
58. Red soil color is due to various oxides of iron.
59. The vertical section of soil showing layers from surface to parent material is called soil profile.
60. The arrangement of soil particles into aggregates is called soil structure.
61. Particle density of soil is also known as true density.
62. The particle density of normal soil is 2.65 g/cm³.
63. The bulk density of normal soil is 1.33 g/cm³.
64. Formula of porosity of soil is: Porosity = (1 - Bulk Density / Particle Density) x 100.
65. Cation exchange capacity (CEC) of montmorillonite is 60-100 me/100g.
66. The first soil classification system was developed by Russian scientist Dokuchaev in 1880.
67. In the U.S. classification system, there are 10 soil orders.
68. Formula of bulk density: Bulk Density = Weight of Soil / Volume of Solids and Pores.
69. Law of Minimum was given by Von Liebig in 1840.
70. The topmost mineral horizon is the A horizon.
71. Exchangeable sodium percentage is also known as soluble percentage.
72. The term pH was introduced by Sorensen in 1909.
73. Energy exchange elements are hydrogen (H) and oxygen (O).
74. Potassium (K) and sodium (Na) are determined by flame photometer.
75. Micronutrients are also known as trace elements, oligo-elements, or spur elements.
76. Crop logging technique was given by H. F. Clements.
77. Metal nutrients include K, Fe, Ca, Mg, Mn, Zn, Cu.
78. Highly mobile nutrients are nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K).
79. Criteria of essentiality was proposed by Arnon & Stout in 1939.
80. The term "functional nutrient" was proposed by Nicholas in 1961.
81. Zinc (Zn) is a moderately mobile nutrient.
82. Farmyard manure (FYM) contains 0.5% nitrogen (N), 0.2% phosphorus (P₂O₅), and 0.5% potassium (K₂O).
83. India is the only country to have developed and grown hybrid cotton commercially.
84. Karnataka is the largest producer of coffee in India.
85. China is the largest producer and consumer of tobacco, while India ranks third in production.
86. Phenyl mercuric acid (PMA) is used in agriculture to reduce transpiration.
87. Jowar is known as the camel crop and king of coarse grains.
88. India is the second country after China to commercialize hybrid rice technology.
89. The edible part of cauliflower is the curd.
90. Blanching is an important process for cauliflower.
91. Whiptail of cauliflower is caused by molybdenum (Mo) deficiency.
92. Pusa Ruby is a variety of tomato.
93. Swaran Roopa is an early variety of litchi.
94. Pajaro is a variety of strawberry.
95. Bolero is a variety of marigold.
96. The richest source of vitamin C is Barbados cherry.
97. Germany is the largest importer of cut flowers in the world.
98. The dwarf variety of mango is Amrapali.
99. California Papershell is a variety of almond.
100. The fruit of rose is known as hips.