General agriculture pointer - 62

 

1. The newly proposed seed act of india was introduced in – (2004)

2. ---------- is a sowing method (broadcasting/dibbling/transplanting)

3. ‘Gm’ seeds means – (genetically modified seeds)

4. The gm crop which was recently at the centre of a controversy in india – (bt brinjal)

5. What does ‘geac’ mean? (genetic engineering approval committee)

6. In seed technology, ‘pls’ means – (pure live seed)

7. An agro-machinery used for sowing operations? (seed drill)

8. -------- is the instrument used to measure moisture percentage of seeds (moisture meter)

9. Optimum moisture percentage for storage of seeds of amaranthus – (8%)

10. Minimum germination percentage required for certified seeds of amaranthus – (70%)

11. ------- no. of seeds used in rag doll method – (100 nos.)

12. ------- is the capability of seeds to show living properties (viability)

13. State seed testing laboratory of Kerala is located in – (alappuzha)

14. Chemical used to test seed viability – (2,3,5 triphenyl tetrazolium chloride)

15. ‘Icia’ means – (international crop improvement association)

16. National seeds corporation (NSC) functions as producer of – (foundation class seed)

17. Breeder’s seed is otherwise known as – (nucleus seed)

18. Foundation seed is otherwise known as – (mother seed)

19. Physical purity × germination % / 100 = (pls – pure live seed)

20. Isolation distance for rice certified seeds – (3 m)

21. Genetic purity of breeder seed – (100%)

22. Minimum genetic purity for foundation seed – (99%)

23. Minimum genetic purity for certified seed – (98%)

24. Ideal pH range for rice – (5 to 8)

25. ------- is a rice growing season in high ranges (nancha)

26. ------- is an extra short duration rice variety (hraswa)

27. ------- is a fungicide used for rice seed treatment (fongorene/bavistin)

28. Nursery area required for 1 ha – (1000 square metre)

29. ‘Kole’ land is in – (thrissur)

30. In ‘koottumundakan’ virippu : mundakan ratio – (70:30)

31. Upland rice crop is known as – (modan cultivation)

32. Fertilizer recommendation for short-duration HYV in wetlands – (70:35:35)

33. Fertilizer recommendation for medium-duration HYV in wetlands – (90:45:45)

34. ‘Xanthopimpla sp’ is a – (larval parasite)

35. -------- is a variety of maize (ganga hybrid-1)

36. -------- is a variety of black gram (syama/sumanjana)

37. -------- is a vegetable-type cowpea variety (sharika/malika/vylathur local/manjeri local/vyjayanthi)

38. -------- is a grain-type cowpea variety (krishnamony/pusa do fasli/pusa phalguni)

39. -------- is a dual-purpose cowpea variety (kanakamony)

40. Most widely cultivated pulse crop of Kerala – (cowpea)

41. Cowpea seeds are inoculated with – (rhizobium)

42. ‘Philippines’ is a variety of – (green gram)

43. ‘Pattambi local’ is a variety of – (horse gram)

44. ‘SA-1’ is a variety of – (red gram)

45. ‘Bragg’ is a variety of – (soybean)

46. ‘Sree padma’ is a variety of – (amorphophallus)

47. -------- is a variety of colocasia (sree rashmi/sree pallavi/sree kiran)

48. ‘Sree subhra’ is a variety of – (white yam)

49. -------- is a variety of sweet potato (sree nandini/sree vardhini/sree retna)

50. Major pest of sweet potato – (sweet potato weevil)

51. -------- is a tapioca variety with 5–6 months duration (vellayani hraswa)

52. -------- is a non-branching tapioca variety (m-4)

53. -------- is commonly intercropped with tapioca (groundnut)

54. ‘Nidhi’ & ‘sreedhara’ are varieties of – (coleus)

55. Anakkayam-1, madakkathara-1, kanaka, dhana are varieties of – (cashew)

56. Most profitable intercrop in early cashew plantations – (pineapple)

57. ‘Hdp’ in cashew means – (high density planting)

58. Technique to rejuvenate senile cashew trees – (top working)

59. Minimum TSS % in squash – (40%)

60. Minimum TSS % in syrup – (65%)

61. Maximum acidity allowed in squash & syrup – (3.5%)

62. RRII 105, PB 260 are clones of – (natural rubber)

63. Sree roopa & sree keerthi are varieties of – (greater yam)

64. Sree latha & sree kala are varieties of – (lesser yam)

65. Cover crops for rubber – (pueraria phaseoloides & mucuna bracteata)

66. -------- is a high-yielding rubber clone (RRII 105)

67. Powdery mildew of rubber is caused by – (fungus)

68. Rubber research institute of India is in – (kottayam, Kerala)

69. Planting material of sugarcane – (setts)

70. Madhuri, madhurima, thirumadhuram, madhumathi are – (sugarcane varieties)

71. Major disease of sugarcane – (red rot)

72. Ratoon cropping widely practiced in – (sugarcane)

73. -------- is a hybrid variety of coconut (lakshaganga/anandaganga/kerasankara etc.)

74. ‘Chowghat green dwarf’ is a variety of – (coconut)

75. Root wilt–area recommended hybrid coconut – (chandrasankara)

76. Good coconut seedling collar girth – (10–12 cm)

77. ‘Husk burial for moisture conservation’ practiced in – (coconut)

78. NPK recommendation for coconut – (0.34:0.17:0.68 kg/palm/year)

79. Sneha, snigtha, spanish improved are varieties of – (groundnut)

80. ‘Tikka leaf spot’ affects – (groundnut)

81. ‘Tenera’ is a hybrid of – (oil palm)

82. ‘Tenera’ hybrid parents – (dura × pisifera)

83. -------- is a cross-pollinated crop (oil palm)

84. -------- is a sesame variety (thilothama/soma/surya/thilak/thilathara/thilarani)

85. -------- area of Kerala known for sesame – (onattukara)

86. -------- is a variety of cardamom (ICRI-1/ICRI-2/PV-1/PV-2)

87. Malabar, Mysore & Vazhukka are cultivars of – (cardamom)

88. Cardamom propagated by – (rhizomes)

89. Navasree, nithyasree & sugandhi are varieties of – (cinnamon)

90. -------- is a tropical orchid spice (vanilla)

91. ‘Sweating’ is a processing step of – (vanilla beans)

92. -------- is a dry ginger variety (maran/wayanad/valluvanad/kuruppampady)

93. IISR-varada, IISR-rejatha & IISR-mahima are varieties of – (dry ginger)

94. -------- is a green ginger variety (rio-de-janeiro/china/wayanad local/tefengiya)

95. Mango-ginger is a – (spice crop)

96. -------- is a variety of nutmeg (IISR-viswashree)

97. Karimunda & balankotta are varieties of – (pepper)

98. Kuthiravally & kalluvally are varieties of – (pepper)

99. Suitable standard for pepper – (erythrina/ailanthus/subabul/kilingil)

100. NPK recommendation for pepper – (50:50:150 gm/vine/year)

101. ‘Top shoot borer’ is a pest of – (pepper)