General agriculture pointers -7 ✓

1. A reduvid predator of the rhinoceros beetle is Platymerus.
2. A respective cultivation of an ordered succession of crops or crops and fallow in the same land is known as Crop Rotation.
3. A rice pest that can be controlled by draining water is the Case Worm.
4. A rice variety tolerant to BPH (Brown Planthopper) is Mahamaya.
5. The science of decision-making of farm is called Farm Management.
6. A seed is composed of Embryo, Endosperm, and Seed Coat.
7. A seedless variety of mango is Sindhu.
8. A seedless variety of pomegranate is Ganesh.
9. A segment of DNA that codes for specific characters is known as a Gene.
10. A self-replicating, extra-chromosomal genetic material found in plant cells is called Plastids.
11. A semi-solid transparent product prepared from pectin-containing fruit is Jelly.
12. A series of illustrated cards flashed before a group in proper sequence to tell a complete story step by step to learners is known as Flash Cards.
13. A process of estimating costs, returns, and net profit of a farm or a particular enterprise is called Farm Budgeting.
14. A process of formation of somatic embryos from callus is known as Somatic Embryogenesis.
15. A process of removal or tipping of apical buds of chickpea is termed as Nipping.
16. A process of treatment of stalks for final fiber extraction is called Retting.
17. A product prepared from strained pulp of fully ripe tomato fruits after cooking is known as Tomato Sauce/Ketchup.
18. A progeny of a single homozygous, self-pollinated crop is referred to as a Pure Line.
19. A program to provide at least 100 days of wage employment in rural areas is known as the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NAREGA, 2006).
20. A protective plantation in a certain area against strong winds, usually comprised of a few rows of trees or shrubs, is called Wind Breaks.
21. A pruning process in which a circular ring of bark measuring about 3 cm in length is removed is termed Ringing/Girdling.
22. A published material on small paper providing brief information on a subject is known as a Leaflet.
23. Haploid are developed by - Anther culture  
24. The Blue biotechnology  is a term that has been used to describe - The marine and aquatic application of to describe  
25. The biotechnology applied to agriculture process is known as -Industrial Biotechnology  
26. the first genetically modified food product was a -Tomato , which was transformed to delay its ripening 
27. M-RNA is primarily used for - Transcription of DNA 
28.  RFLP stands for - Restricting fragment length polymorphism  
29. Plant tissue culture was begun by - G. Haberlandt (German botanist ) in 1808
30.  research in the area of tissue culture was first stared in India at - Department of Botany , DU in 1960s
31.  National bureau of plant genetics resources is situated at -New Delhi 
32. The project on Indian mustard oil with higher b-carotene is initiated by - TERI  
33. A genotype developed by the process of genetic engineering is called - Transgenic  
34. what is gene cloning - A technique of genetic engineering , which is used to make several identical copies of a gene is called gene cloning  
35. which soil borne bacterium is used for developed of transgenic plants - agrobacterium tumifaciens  
36. In potato, the protein quality has been improved by - transferring serum albumin gene from human  
37. In tobacco, cold resistance power has been achieved by transfering gene from -Arabidopsis thaliana  
38. Little leaf of citrus is caused by - MLO,s 
39. Pahala blighted s.cane is caused due to deficiency of - Mn  
40. Reclamation disease is caused due to the deficiency of – Cu 
41. Late blight of potato is caused by - Phytophthora infestans (fungi) 
42. Bunchy top of banana is caused by – virus 
43. Grassy shoot disease of s.cane is caused by – mycoplasma 
44. kresek in rice is caused by - Xanthomonas oryzae 
45. heart rot of sugar beat is casued by - Deficiency of boron  
46. Most dangerous disease of potato - Late blight of potato 
47. Philology disease in plants is caused by - Mycoplasma       
48. Club root of cauliflower is caused by- Plasmodiosphora brassicae 
49. Sheath blight of rice is caused by- Rhizoctonia solani 
50. vector of leaf -curl disease in cotton is - White flies 
51. Orobanche is a parasite associated with – tobacco 
52. Akiochi disease is due to - sulphur toxicity  
53. White rust of crucifers is caused by - Albugo, candida , fungi 
54. Ufra disease in rice is caused by- Nematode 
55. Whiptail of cauliflower is due to the deficiency of - Mo. 
56. Vector of rice tungro virus is - Green leaf hopper  
57. Kresek symptom is found in - Bacterial blight 
58. Loose smut disease of wheat is a - Internally seed Borne 
59. Mantek Disease of rice is caused by - Rice root nematode 
60.  Yellow leaves of tea occur due to the deficiency of – Sulphur 
61. Die back of shoots occur due to deficiency of - Copper 
62.  Die back is the major disease of rose in India  
63. Crop showing maximum resistance to nematode is - Marigold  
64. The late blight disease destroy the potato crop of Ireland in 1845
65.  Father of pathology is - Anton de berry  
66.  Father of mycology is - P.A. Micheli  
67. Life cycle of wheat rust is given by - K.C. Mehta  
68. Top sickness of tobacco is caused by - Deficiency of boron 
69. The pathogen associated with the discovery of bordeause mixture is - Plasmosphora viticola  
70. Loose smut of wheat can be controlled by seed treatment of – Vitavax 
71. Late blight of potato was introduced in India for first-time in - Nilgiri –hills 
72. Black heart of potato is caused by - Poor ventilation in storage (lack of oxygen) 
73. The tundu disease of wheat is usually associated with nematode known as – anguina tririci.