General agriculture pointer - 66

1. Method of cultivating plants using nutrient solution without soil is known as ----------- (hydroponics)

2. Central tuber crops research institute is located at ----------- (sreekaryam, thiruvananthapuram)

3. Sesamum is grown as a -------- crop in third crop season of onattukara (catch crop)

4. Pepper research station of kerala is located at ----------- (panniyoor, kannoor)

5. Progeny orchards are a part of ----------- (agricultural nursery)

6. Identical plants developed vegetatively from one plant are ----------- (clones)

7. ----------- is the embryonic root of a plant (radicle)

8. The portion of embryo giving rise to first true leaves is ----------- (plumule)

9. ----------- plants produce seeds that germinate before detaching (viviparous plants)

10. Scarification is a method to promote ----------- (germination)

11. ----------- is the process of exposing seeds to cold & moist conditions (stratification)

12. Coconut is a ----------- crop (cross pollinated)

13. ----------- is the vegetative reproduction in rubber (budding)

14. Soft wood grafting is practiced in ----------- (cashew)

15. Identifying and removing unwanted plants is ----------- (roguing)

16. National seed corporation came into existence in ----------- (1963)

17. ----------- is used for irrigating the seed bed (rosecan)

18. ----------- is a tool used for pruning roses (secateur)

19. ----------- is a tool used for pruning & topiary (shear)

20. A building with glass walls & roof for plant cultivation is ----------- (greenhouse)

21. ----------- is a hardening structure where plants root after tissue culture (mist chamber)

22. ----------- is the structure used for hardening and acclimatization (greenhouse)

23. ----------- & ----------- are structures used for plant hardening (greenhouses & mist chambers)

24. Most attractive orchids belong to ----------- (epiphytes)

25. ----------- is a rooting hormone (iaa/naa/iba)

26. ----------- is an obligate apomict (mangosteen)

27. ----------- is a facultative apomict (mango/orange)

28. Vegetative propagation through runner occurs in ----------- (strawberry/centella)

29. Runner shoots are used for propagation in ----------- (pepper)

30. ----------- is the most effective propagation method in rubber (budding)

31. Tissue culture is a ----------- method of propagation (vegetative)

32. Vegetative propagation through bulbs is seen in ----------- (tuberose/onion)

33. ----------- is the basis of plant tissue culture (totipotency)

34. Concept of totipotency was presented by ----------- (gottlieb haberlandt, 1902)

35. Most commonly used medium in tissue culture is ----------- (murashige & skoog medium)

36. Plant part used for micropropagation is ----------- (explant)

37. In tissue culture, ‘hepa’ means ----------- (high efficiency particulate air)

38. Tissue culture techniques are performed in ----------- (laminar airflow chamber)

39. Plant hormones stimulating cell elongation are ----------- (auxin)

40. Naturally occurring auxin is ----------- (iaa)

41. ----------- are hormones promoting cell division (cytokinin)

42. ----------- is a hormone promoting stem elongation & seed germination (gibberellin)

43. ----------- is the plant stress hormone inhibiting growth (abscisic acid – aba)

44. ----------- is a gaseous plant hormone (ethylene)

45. pH scale was developed by ----------- (s.p.l sorensen)

46. ----------- is a gelling agent in culture media (agar)

47. SH medium means ----------- (schenk–hildebrandt medium)

48. Meristem culture is a method of ----------- (tissue culture)

49. Meristem culture technique was developed by ----------- (george morel)

50. ----------- can be used to produce virus-free plants (meristem culture)

51. A transgenic plant containing potato + tomato genes is ----------- (pomato)

52. Variation in plants produced via tissue culture is ----------- (somaclonal variation)

53. Plants genetically modified using rDNA are ----------- (transgenic plants)

54. ‘GMO’ means ----------- (genetically modified organism)

55. ----------- is useful in cryopreservation (liquid nitrogen)

56. Sphagnum moss is used as ----------- (growing media)

57. Perlite & vermiculite are used as ----------- (nursery growing media)

58. Term ‘hormone’ was coined by ----------- (ernest starling)

59. ----------- is an auxin herbicide (2,4-d)

60. ‘Zeatin’ is a ----------- (cytokinin)

61. ----------- regulates fruit ripening, flower opening & leaf shedding (ethylene)

62. Semi-hardwood cuttings are used in ----------- (tea/croton/hibiscus)

63. Hardwood cuttings are used in ----------- (rose/grapes/bougainvillea/mulberry)

64. Herb-softwood cuttings are used in ----------- (coleus/begonia/chrysanthemum/pepper)

65. ----------- is the vegetative propagation method in blackberry & raspberry (layering)

66. Simple layering is practiced in ----------- (rose/jasmine)

67. Serpentine layering is practiced in ----------- (wisteria/clematis)

68. Trench layering is practiced in ----------- (apple/plum/cherry)

69. Air layering is practiced in ----------- (jasmine/hibiscus/guava/cashew/sapota)

70. Approach grafting is practiced in ----------- (mango/sapota/artocarpus)

71. Side veneer grafting is practiced in ----------- (mango)

72. Splice, saddle & whip-tongue grafting are practiced in ----------- (apple/pear)

73. Cleft grafting is practiced in ----------- (apple/grapes)

74. Stone grafting is practiced in ----------- (cashew/mango)

75. Stone grafting is also known as ----------- (epicotyl grafting)

76. ‘T’ budding is also known as ----------- (shield budding)

77. ‘T’ budding is practiced in ----------- (rose/citrus)

78. Inverted ‘t’ budding is observed in ----------- (rose)

79. Patch budding & flap budding are practiced in ----------- (rubber)

80. Ring budding is practiced in ----------- (rubber/ber/cherry/cinchona)

81. Flute budding is practiced in ----------- (rubber/ber/cherry)

82. Chip budding is practiced in ----------- (grapes)

83. Root pruning is a part of ----------- (bonsai)

84. ‘Disbudding’ is practiced in ----------- (chrysanthemum)

85. ----------- is an example for cut flowers (rose/orchid/gladiolus/anthurium)

86. ‘Hybrid tea’ is a variety of ----------- (rose)

87. Polyantha, grandiflora & floribunda are types of ----------- (rose)

88. ----------- is the world’s leading exporter of roses (netherlands)

89. ----------- roses are used as hedges (floribunda)

90. ----------- is regarded as queen of flowers (rose)

91. Floribunda roses are a cross between ----------- (hybrid tea × polyantha)

92. ----------- is a cross between hybrid tea × floribunda (grandiflora rose)

93. ‘Miniature roses’ are ----------- (baby roses)

94. Dieback disease of rose is caused by ----------- (fungus)

95. Aparajitha & chandrama are varieties of ----------- (chrysanthemum)

96. ----------- is a terrestrial orchid (arandina/spathogottis)

97. ----------- is an epiphytic orchid (dendrobium/oncidium/cattleya/cymbidium/phalaenopsis)

98. ----------- is a saprophytic orchid (neotia/microstylis)

99. ----------- is a lithophytic orchid (diplomeris/geodorum)

100. ----------- is a subterranean orchid (rhizanthella)