General agriculture pointer - 63

 

1. Expand ‘cftri’? (central food technology research institute)

2. ‘alleppey’ is a variety of – (turmeric)

3. ----------- is a variety of turmeric (tekurpetta/kanthi/sobha/varna/sona/prabha/prathibha/suvarna/suguna/sugantham/duggirala/kodur/armoor)

4. ----------- is a tree belonging to spices & condiments (tamarind)

5. ‘mohitnagar’ is a variety of – (arecanut)

6. ----------- is a variety of arecanut (mangala/sumangala/sreemangala)

7. ‘pramuttan’ is a variety of – (betel vine)

8. ----------- is a variety of betel vine (thulasi/venmani/arikodi/kalkodi/karilanchi/karpuram/chelanthikarpuram/perumkodi/amaravila/koottak-kodinandan)

9. ----------- is a beverage crop (betel vine/cocoa/tea/coffee/tobacco/arecanut)

10. Criollo, forastero & trinitario are varietal types of – (cocoa)

11. CCRP-1 is an improved clone of – (forastero variety of cocoa)

12. Red bore is a pest of – (cocoa)

13. ‘vascular streak dieback (vsd)’ affects – (cocoa)

14. Arabica & robusta are varieties of – (coffee)

15. Coffee leaf rust is caused by – (fungus)

16. ‘upasi-2’ is a variety of – (tea)

17. ----------- is a variety/clone of tea (upasi-8/upasi-9/upasi-17/tri-2025/trf-1)

18. Expand ‘upasi’? (united planters association of south india)

19. ‘tipping, centering & plucking’ are terms in – (tea cultivation)

20. ‘pollarding’ is a term in – (tea cultivation)

21. Upasi tea research foundation is at – (coonoor)

22. ‘blister blight’ is a disease of – (tea)

23. In Kerala, tobacco is cultivated in – (kasargode)

24. Kannara local, arun & mohini are varieties of – (amaranth)

25. ----------- is a variety of okra/bhindi (salkeerthi/kiran/susthira)

26. ----------- is a yellow vein mosaic resistant okra variety (arka anamika/arka abhay/susthira)

27. Priya, preethi, priyanka & arka harith are high-yielding varieties of – (bitter gourd)

28. Kaumudi, baby & manusree are varieties of – (snake gourd)

29. ‘mudicode’ is a variety of – (oriental pickling melon)

30. ‘pusa seethal’ is a variety of – (cucumber)

31. Sugar baby & arka jyothi are varieties of – (watermelon)

32. Pusa summer prolific & arka bahar are varieties of – (bottle gourd)

33. ----------- is a pumpkin variety (ambili/suvarna/saras/sooraj)

34. ‘indu’ is a variety of – (ash gourd)

35. ----------- is a bacterial wilt–resistant f1 hybrid brinjal variety (neelima)

36. ----------- is a brinjal variety (surya/swetha/haritha/pusa purple cluster)

37. ----------- is a solanaceous vegetable crop (brinjal/chilli/tomato)

38. Jwalamukhi & jwalasakhi are varieties of – (chilli)

39. Sakthi, mukthi & anagha are varieties of – (tomato)

40. ‘september’ & ‘pusa drum head’ are varieties of – (cabbage)

41. ‘himani’ is a variety of – (cauliflower)

42. ‘pusa kesar’ is a variety of – (carrot)

43. ‘imperator’ is a variety of – (beet root)

44. ‘pusa chethki’ is a variety of – (radish)

45. Kufri jyothi & kufri muthu are varieties of – (potato)

46. Potato is successfully cultivated in – (high ranges)

47. ‘ooty-1’ is a variety of – (garlic)

48. Ridge gourd is a – (minor vegetable)

49. Murraya koenigii is – (curry leaf)

50. Moringa oleifera is – (drumstick)

51. ----------- is a table banana variety (robusta/njalipoovan/palayankodan)

52. ----------- is a culinary banana variety (monthan/batheesa/kanchekela/nendrapadathy)

53. ----------- is a banana variety recommended for high ranges (boldles altafort)

54. ----------- are planting materials for banana (sword suckers)

55. ‘desuckering’ is practiced in – (banana)

56. Allahabad safeda & lucknow-49 are varieties of – (guava)

57. ‘chambakad large’ is a variety of – (indian gooseberry – nelli)

58. ‘muttom varikka’ & srilanka/singapore are varieties of – (jack)

59. ----------- is a subtropical fruit crop grown in high ranges (mandarin orange)

60. Neelum, kalapady, benishan, mulgoa & suvarnarekha are varieties of – (mango)

61. Washington & honey dew are varieties of – (papaya)

62. Kew, amrutha & mauritius are varieties of – (pineapple)

63. ----------- pineapple variety recommended for commercial cultivation (kew)

64. ----------- are planting materials of pineapple (suckers)

65. ‘cricket ball’ & ‘oval’ are varieties of – (sapota)

66. ----------- is a variety of sapota (pala/calcutta round)

67. ----------- is the best sapota rootstock for inarching (khirni)

68. ----------- is the richest source of vitamin c (west indian cherry)

69. Whip grafting & shield budding are practiced in – (apple)

70. Lima white & agnihotri are varieties of – (anthurium)

71. Soniya 17 & emma white are famous varieties of – (orchids)

72. ----------- is a popular orchid genera in Kerala (arachnis/aranthera/vanda/phalaenopsis/aranda/dendrobium/oncidium/cattleya)

73. ----------- are the economic parts of orchids (spikes)

74. Gundumalli, ramabanam & madanabanam are varieties of – (jasmine)

75. ‘sapna’ is a variety of – (gladiolus)

76. ----------- is an ornamental bulbous plant (tuberose)

77. ‘delhi’ is a variety of – (crossandra)

78. ----------- is a popular annual flowering plant (marigold)

79. ‘star of india’ is a variety of – (french marigold)

80. ‘kamini’ is a variety of – (china aster)

81. Palmarosa is otherwise known as – (rosha grass)

82. ‘vetiver’ is a – (perennial grass)

83. ‘vetiver’ is commonly known as – (khus plant)

84. ‘khuskhus oil’ is extracted from roots of – (vetiver)

85. ----------- is a medicinal plant improving hair growth (neela amari – nili)

86. ‘viswam’ is a variety of – (thippali)

87. Haritha & marathakam are varieties of – (guinea grass)

88. Gamba grass is otherwise known as – (sadabahar)

89. Nandi, narok & kazungula are varieties of – (setaria grass)

90. Napier grass is otherwise known as – (elephant grass)

91. ‘gajraj’ is a hybrid variety of – (hybrid napier grass)

92. Para grass is also known as – (buffalo grass/water grass/angola grass/mauritius grass)

93. ----------- can be grown as an intercrop in coconut (congosignal grass)

94. Subabul is otherwise known as – (leucaena/ipil-ipil)

95. Hawaiian, salvador, peru & cunningham are types of – (subabul)

96. ----------- is a fodder tree (subabul/hedge lucerne/agathi/shevri)

97. ----------- is a fodder legume (fodder cowpea/stylo)

98. Brazilian, carribbean, townsville & shrubby are types of – (stylosanthes)

99. ----------- is a fodder cereal (fodder maize/fodder sorghum)

100. ----------- is a green manure crop (sunn hemp/daincha/wild indigo/indigo)

101. ----------- is a green leaf manure crop (glyricidia/subabul/cassia)

102. Examples of agroforestry trees – (ailanthus/casuarina/eucalyptus/mangium/teak/rosewood/sandal/mahogony)