General agriculture pointer - 108

  

1. Bonsai originated in China and was popularized in Japan.
2. Bordeaux mixture acts as a repellent against chrysomelid beetles and leaf hoppers.
3. Bordeaux mixture is mainly used for foliar application.
4. Bordeaux paste is mainly used for wound dressing.
5. Botanical name of Bottle gourd: Lagenaria siceraria.
6. Botanical name of Desi/Brown Chickpea: Cicer arietinum.
7. Complete interveinal chlorosis occurs due to manganese (Mn) deficiency.
8. Conversion factor for % P: % P = % P2O5 x 0.43.
9. Conversion factor for % P2O5: % P2O5 = % P x 2.29.
10. Conversion values for % K: % K = % K2O x 0.83.
11. Conversion values for % K2O: % K2O = % K x 1.20.
12. Cotton consumes the maximum quantity of plant protection chemicals in India.
13. Cotton crop water requirement is 70-130 cm.
14. Cotton jassid (Amrasca bigutulla) causes hopper burn in cotton.
15. CPE value at 0.8 IW/CPE with 6.0 cm depth of irrigation water is 7.5 cm or 75 mm.
16. CRD is applied when experimental material is limited and homogeneous.
17. Crops grown along farm roads and fences are called avenue crops.
18. Crops that supplement the yield of main crops are called augmenting crops (e.g., mustard with berseem).
19. Cross pollination occurs when pollen from one plant's flower transfers to another's stigma.
20. CSH 13 and CSV 15 are suitable for grain and fodder.
21. Cytoplasmic Male Sterility (CMS) is when pollen sterility is caused by cytoplasmic genes.
22. Delta is the total depth of water required by a crop in the field.
23. Desi cotton is known as Gossypium arboretum.
24. Development of seed by self-pollination is referred to as autogamy.
25. Dichogamy occurs when male and female flowers of a hermaphrodite flower mature at different times.
26. Dieback of citrus occurs due to copper (Cu) deficiency.
27. Dioecious plants have male and female flowers on different plants.
28. DNA controls all cellular activities.
29. Double Zero variety “00” (Canola) contains <3% erucic acid and <30 µmol/g glucosinolates.
30. Drainage coefficient refers to the depth of water (cm) to be drained in 24 hours from the drainage area.
31. Drosometer measures dew.
32. Duty of water is calculated as 8.64 x base/delta.
33. Duty of water refers to the volume needed for irrigation to mature a crop.
34. Early varieties of ber include Gola and Seb.
35. Earthworms act as natural tillers of soil.
36. Economic heterosis refers to the superiority of a hybrid over a standard commercial check variety.
37. Embryo development without fertilization is called apomixis.
38. Equilibrium price is when demand and price are equal.
39. Ethoxy sulfuron's trade name is Sunrise.
40. Examples of in situ green manuring include sunhemp, dhaicha, and cluster beans.
41. Examples of often cross-pollinated crops include cotton, sorghum, and pea.
42. Excess vegetative growth is due to a high supply of nitrogen (N).
43. Explosive fertilizer is ammonium nitrate.
44. Factorial RBD provides main effects and interactions.
45. Failure of terminal bud and root tip is due to calcium (Ca) deficiency.
46. Feni is prepared from cashew apple and coconut.
47. Flared square symptoms in cotton are due to the spotted bollworm.
48. For transplanted rice, the critical period of crop-weed competition is 30-45 DAS.
49. For upland rice, the critical period of crop-weed competition is the entire growth period.
50. Fungi do not have photosynthesizing capability.
51. Glycogen is not found in plant cells.
52. Glyphosate is a non-selective herbicide.
53. Glyphosate is marketed as Roundup.
54. Gneiss is a type of metamorphic rock.
55. Grasserie is a viral disease affecting silkworms.
56. Grasses used for grassed waterways include Panicum repens, Paspalum notatum, Cynodon dactylon, and Brachiaria mutica.
57. Grey speck of oat and Phala blight of sugarcane are caused by manganese (Mn) deficiency.
58. Growing green manure crops and decomposing them in the same field is called in situ green manuring.
59. Shelling % of Pea is 49  
60. Harvest index of arhar is  19 % 
61. Origin of arhar is from – Africa 
62. Queen of cereals is called Maize  
63. The composite cultivars of maize are - Kisan , jawahar ,Amber ,Vijay , Sona , Vikaram, etc. 
64. Maize is a C4 Plant  
65. In India the rank first state in area and production of maize is UP. 
66. The maize Protein is called- Zein 
67. Male inflorescence of maize is called –Tassel 
68. The critical stage for water application in maize is - Tasseling and silking stage  
69. Which Indian scientist shared world food prize for miracle maize - Dr.Sruinder K.Vasal(2000)
70. Origin of maize from - Mexico  
71. All India Coordinated Maize Improvement Project was started in -1957 at New Delhi 
72. Double cross technique for hybrid seed production was developed by - D.F. Jones (1920) 
73. The idea of hybrid maize was first conceived by : E.M. east and G.H. Shull (1910) 
74. The criteria for harvesting of sugarcane - withering of lower leaves ,brix 20 % , sucrose 15 % 
75. Algin planting method of sugarcane is evolved by - Allahabad agriculture institute , Allahabad ,UP 
76. Adsali sugarcane is common in Maharashtra 
77. sugarcane is planted in furrows because - it reduce lodging  
78. Inflorescence of sugarcane is generally called - Arrow or open panicle. 
79.  Sucrose content in cane is - 13-14 %  
80.  Hand refractometer reading for sugarcane maturity is 20 
81. Sugarcane breeding Institute is situated at - Coimbatore  
82. Adhsali Sugar cane crop mature in 18 months 
83. Father of hybrid rice is - Yuan Long Ping.
84. India’s first dwarf variety released during 1968 was Jaya. 
85. World’s first high yielding semi dwarf basmati rice variety is - Pusa Basmati - 1  
86. World’s first super rice variety for saline / alkaline soil – Lunishree 
87. Harvesting of paddy is done at moisture content - 21-23 % 
88. First mutant variety of rice is Jagannath ( gamma ray irradiation of T-141) 
89. Which gas is released from field of paddy - Methane (CH4) 
90. SRI technique  was originated in Madagascar in 1987 by prof. Henry De Laulanie 
91. First super fine aromatic basmati hybrid is - Pusa RH-10 
92. Oilseed production programme was started during - 1990-91 
93. Technology mission on oilseed was est. 1986 
94. National Research Centre for groundnut was est.at Junagarh (Gujarat) 
95. Indian central Oilseed Committee was est. 1947 
96. All India Coordinated Project on Oilseeds was est. during 1967 
97. Main adulteration in mustered - argemone mexicana oil  
98. Mustard fruit is known as - siliqua  
99. Pungency of mustard is done to - isothiocynate  
100. National seed corporation was established in March – 1963