• India’s first fully organic state is Sikkim.
  • Alley cropping was developed by B.T. Kang.
  • The Farmer Rights Act was passed in 2001.
  • The Forest Research Institute was established at Dehradun in 1906.
  • The bioherbicide used in rice is Collego.
  • The age of plants is determined by annual rings.
  • The Handbook of Agriculture is published by ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research).
  • Pheromone traps attract male moths.
  • India’s lowest horsepower (HP) tractor is the 15 HP tractor.
  • The first tractor brought to India was in 1914.
  • The plough that makes a ‘V’ shaped furrow is the desi plough.
  • Disk ploughs are used when the soil is tough.
  • The power tiller is most suitable for the cultivation of paddy.
  • The length of the Guntur chain is 66 feet.
  • Luxury consumption is generally associated with potassium.
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  • The SRI (System of Rice Intensification) system of paddy was started first in Madagascar.
  • The Rice Gene Bank is situated in the Philippines.
  • Parboiling in rice conserves Vitamin B.
  • Bacteria, actinomycetes, fungi, and algae come under the group of organisms known as micro-flora.
  • The sowing pattern used in dryland areas is broadcasting.
  • A ‘V’ shaped pattern of yellowing in leaves indicates nitrogen deficiency.
  • An infrared thermometer is used to measure crop canopy temperature.
  • Baking quality in wheat is due to gluten.
  • The pulse that doesn’t fix atmospheric nitrogen is rajma (kidney bean).
  • The first fisheries university was CIEF, Mumbai.
  • The maximum allowed biurate content of urea is 1.5%.
  • The ripening hormone for crops and fruits is ethylene.
  • Stomata open in plants during the night in CAM plants (Crassulacean Acid Metabolism).
  • Yellow-colored fruits are rich in Vitamin A.
  • The potato tuber is modified from a stem.
  • Bakanae disease (Foolish Seedling) in rice plants is caused by the fungus Gibberella fujikuroi.
  • The most irrigated state in India is Haryana.
  • The Gurgaon project is associated with F.L. Brain.
  • Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) is also known as Farm Science Centers.
  • The father of modern plant pathology and Indian mycology is Edwin John Butler.
  • Blossom End Rot (BER) disease in tomato is due to calcium deficiency.
  • Earthing up in potato is done 40 days after sowing.
  • Dormancy breakdown in potato is done by using 1% thiourea + 1 ppm GA3.
  • The bicolor variety of brinjal is Vaishali.
  • Silicon is essential for rice and maize.
  • Browning in cauliflower is due to boron deficiency.
  • Khaira disease of rice can be controlled by spraying zinc sulphate.
  • The growth hormone that overcomes genetic dwarfism in certain plants is gibberellins.
  • Mycorrhizal association is found in the fruit Lithci.
  • Powdery mildew disease is a serious problem in the vegetable crop pea.
  • Cleistogamy encourages self-pollination.
  • The double cross hybrid in maize was first suggested by Jones.
  • A refractometer is used to identify TSS (Total Soluble Solids).
  • Black soils absorb more solar radiation.
  • The Indian village scheme was given by S.N. Gupta.
  • The National Demonstration scheme was given by Kalwar and Subhramanyam.
  • The law of minimum was given by Liebig in 1840.
  • The term vernalization was given by T.D. Lysenko in 1920.
  • The precursor of abscisic acid is violaxanthin.
  • The term photoperiodism was given by Garner and Allard in 1920.
  • Whiptail in cauliflower is due to molybdenum deficiency.
  • A weed that spreads asthma is parthenium.
  • The rice crop should be transplanted at a depth of 4 cm.
  • The hen and chicken disorder is commonly found in the fruit crop grapes.
  • Pomato (a hybrid of tomato and potato) is produced by cytoplasmic fusion.
  • The alternate host of bajra rust is brinjal.
  • Domestic quarantine exists in India for potato wart.
  • The fungicide recommended for control of Phytophthora blight of sesame is Ridomil MZ.
  • The concept of minimum tillage was started in the USA.
  • The organism that fixes nitrogen under anaerobic conditions is blue-green algae.
  • Potassium deficiency symptoms in plants first appear in the lower most leaves.
  • The Dapog method of crop raising is associated with nursery raising.
  • The clay mineral with the highest phosphate-absorbing capacity is kaolinite.
  • Soils having more than 30% organic matter are classified as histosols.
  • The indicator used in the determination of organic carbon from soil is diphenylamine.
  • The electric conductivity of the saturation extract of saline-sodic soil is more than 4.0 m mhos/cm.
  • The ideal age of a broiler is 8-12 weeks.
  • The stage when an animal comes into heat is called pro-estrus.
  • The state meteorological center in Gujarat is situated at Ahmedabad.
  • The Ukai Kakrapara project is on the river Tapi.
  • Sugar works as a preservative on the principle of osmosis.
  • The ideal stage of harvesting cut flowers is the full open stage.
  • The most common herbicide used for controlling weeds in pulse crops is Basalin.
  • A non-selective herbicide is paraquat.
  • The gas released from paddy fields is CH₄ (methane).
  • Rice is classified as a short-day plant.
  • The most widely used method for soil moisture determination is the gravimetric method.
  • The area under dry land agriculture in India is approximately 60%.
  • Golden rice is a rich source of vitamin A.
  • A nitrogenous fertilizer of the amide group is urea.
  • The tomato leaf curl virus is transmitted by the whitefly.
  • The lateral side of the thorax is called the pleura.
  • The fruit fly destroys guava fruit by laying eggs inside the fruit.
  • The ICAR was established based on the recommendation of the Royal Commission.
  • The NPK proportion in balanced fertilizer is 4:1:1.
  • Variable cost is also known as overhead cost, prime cost, or alternate cost.
  • The number of eggs produced by a honey bee queen per day is 2-3 thousand.
  • The observation recorded from an open area of 2 meters of soil surface is called microclimate.
  • The certified seed of cotton should have a minimum germination of 60%.
  • The cultivation practices based on GIS, GPS, and RSS are called precision farming.
  • The ratio of grain to stalk in pigeon pea is 1:3.
  • The nicotine content in bidi tobacco is 1-2%.
  • Growing two or more crops simultaneously with no distinct row arrangement is called mixed cropping.
  • The science that deals with adult learning is called andragogy.
  • India occupies the second position in the world for onion production.
  • To separate mustard from wheat, the recommended separator is a spiral separator.
  • The least effective vegetation for protecting the soil from erosion is grain crops.
  • Farm ponds are designed based on considerations of greater water depth and lesser open surface area.
  • Counter cultivation is most effective on slopes of 3-8%.
  • The mango mealy bug is classified as Drosicha spp..
  • The modification of floral parts into leafy structures due to pathogenic infection is called phyllody.
  • Measurement of sunlight intensity is expressed in lux units.
  • The NABARD act was passed in 1981.
  • The pilot seed crop insurance scheme was introduced from the Rabi season 1999-2000.
  • The Agriculture Clinic and Agriculture Business Centres scheme was launched in the year 2002.
  • The Kisan Call Centre answers farmers' queries from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. (all 7 days of the week).
  • About 85% of the raw silk produced in India comes from Karnataka.
  • A puppet show in the village as a method for transfer of technology is an example of group media.
  • The site useful for the insertion of foreign DNA is the cleavage site.
  • In tomatoes, the antifreeze gene has been transferred from fish.
  • The process of differentiation of root and shoot from somatic embryos in culture medium is called organogenesis.
  • A new variety to be registered under the PVP Act is called a candidate variety.
  • The yellow vein mosaic of okra is caused by a gemini virus.
  • Ratooning is routinely practiced in sugarcane and Napier grass.
  • Tuberization in potatoes can be achieved by ABA (Abscisic Acid).
  • Credit taken for land development is classified as long-term credit.
  • The longest area under drip irrigation in the world is in the USA.
  • Bordeaux mixture consists of copper sulfate + calcium hydroxide.
  • Bt-Cotton is a GM crop having an insecticidal gene.
  • The cation ladder theory of active absorption in plants was postulated by Middleton & Russel.
  • The mineral constituent of the cell wall is calcium.
  • In roots, the active uptake of minerals mainly depends upon the availability of oxygen.
  • Ion carriers are located in the cell membrane.
  • The uptake of nitrogen from the soil by most plants takes place in the form of nitrate.
  • The role of carrier protein is in active transport.
  • The diffusion of mineral ions into the root cells of plants is known as passive absorption.
  • The formula for the balanced salt solution of mineral elements for plant growth was given by Knop.
  • According to Stiles and Kidd (1919), the ratio of internal concentration to external concentration of anions is known as the absorption ratio.
  • The prevention of entry of one ion by another when two are present in almost equal concentration is known as competition.
  • In the absence of calcium, the absorption of potassium and bromine is reduced, while the same increases in the presence of calcium. This phenomenon is called antagonism.
  • The father of plant physiology is Stephan Hales.
  • The technique of growing plants without soil is known as hydroponics.
  • The uptake of zinc by plants takes place in the form of Zn²⁺.
  • Inorganic nutrients are present in the soil as electrically charged ions.
  • During photosynthesis, bulk fixation of carbon takes place in the oceans.
  • Photolysis of water is linked with PS-I (Photosystem I).
  • During photosynthesis, the light reaction takes place in the thylakoids.
  • The C4 pathway for CO₂ fixation was first reported by Hatch & Slack.
  • The chief source of sugar in most parts of the world is sugarcane.
  • The pulse that is a rich source of phosphorus along with protein is urdbean.
  • The second most important pulse crop of India grown in the kharif season is arhar.
  • The Central Sugarcane Breeding Research Institute is located at Lucknow.
  • A crop that cannot survive in the wild and depends completely on human beings for its survival is called pampered corn.
  • The world's major food crops belong to the family Gramineae.
  • The variety of wheat mainly used for preparing pasta and noodles is T. durum.
  • Canvas is made from sunnhemp.
  • During the biological process of weathering of rocks, lichens increase the amount of available nutrients at the rock's surface through photosynthesis.