- The detrimental effect of one higher plant on other higher plants is known as Allelopathy.
- The development stage of a plant after which no further increase in dry matter occurs in the economic part is known as Physiological maturity.
- The die-back disease in citrus is due to the deficiency of Copper.
- The difference between the highest and lowest value of a series is called Range.
- The difference between value in use and value in exchange is known as Consumer surplus.
- The cropping pattern used on a farm and its interactions with farm resources, other farm enterprises, and available technology is called Cropping system.
- The crops that leave the field exhaustive after growing are called Exhaustive Crops.
- The crops that prefer acidic soil include Rice, Tea, and Potato.
- The crops which farmers grow for earning money and trade are called Commercial crops.
- The cultivated banana is an Autotriploid.
- The cultivated species of paddy are O. sativa and O. glaberrima.
- When LER is more than 1, intercropping is Beneficial.
- The curve with b2 = 3 or Y2 = 0 is called a Mesokurtic curve.
- The curve with β2 > 3 or Y2 > 0 is called a Leptokurtic curve.
- The damaging stage of the cutworm is the Caterpillar.
- The damaging stage of the pink bollworm is the Caterpillar.
- The deep water rice varieties include Punkaj and Jagannath.
- The degree of freedom of Normal distribution is infinite.
- The ecological factors related to soil and substratum are called Edaphic Factors.
- The economic analysis concerned with individual units, such as a single industry, firm, or consumer, is known as Microeconomics.
- The economic analysis dealing with the whole economic setup, including total production, total expenditure, and total income, is known as Macroeconomics.
- The ecosystem component that feeds on producers or consumers is called Heterotrophs.
- The ecosystem component that breaks down dead organic matter and wastes is known as Decomposers.
- The effective flow velocity at a unit hydraulic gradient is called Hydraulic conductivity.
- The electrically charged layer of the atmosphere is known as the Ionosphere.
- The element that takes part in the growth and development of plants is called Plant nutrients.
- The eluviation horizon is referred to as the 'E or A2' horizon.
- The emergence and development of seedlings from the seed-embryo under favorable conditions is called Germination.
- The diffusion of solvent particles into a living cell is known as Endosmosis.
- The direction of trade winds in the Northern Hemisphere is North East.
- The direction of trade winds in the Southern Hemisphere is South East.
- Coefficient of effectiveness is calculated as C.E. = (Sink / Source) × 100.
- The distribution in which Mean = Variance is called Poisson distribution.
- The distribution in which Mean > Variance is called Binomial distribution.
- The district-level extension programme launched in independent India was in Etawah.
- The dormancy due to a hard seed coat or impermeable seed coats is called Scarification.
- The dormancy due to low temperature and moisture conditions is called Stratification.
- The double helix model of DNA was proposed by Watson and Crick in 1953.
- The early maturing variety of gram is Chaff chaff, JG-62.
- The earth contains a thin region known as the biosphere, in which life exists; the three parts of the biosphere are Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, and Lithosphere.
- The essential component of nucleic acid and protein is Nitrogen (N).
- The essential element required by the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Rhizobium is Molybdenum (Mo).
- Examples of 2:1 type silicate clay minerals include Montmorillonite, Vermiculite, and Illite.
- Goodness of fit test is used for distribution assessment with the Chi-square test.
- An example of parallel cropping is Urd/Moong + Maize.
- Examples of POST herbicides include 2, 4-D, Diquat, Paraquat, Isoproturon, Fenoxaprop-ethyl, Sulfosulfuron, and Chlorimuron-ethyl.
- Examples of PPI (Pre-Plant Incorporated) herbicides include Fluchloralin, Alachlor, and Trifluralin.
- Examples of PRE (Pre-Emergence) herbicides include Simazine, Atrazine, Alachlor, Butachlor, Nitrofen, and Pendimethalin.
- The probability of an impossible event is always Zero.
- The experimental design that provides the maximum degree of freedom for error is Completely Randomized Design (CRD).
- The Extension Education process is Two-way.
- The extension work must be based on the needs and interests of the people.
- The end product of decomposition of organic matter is Humus.
- The environment that has been modified by human activities is called Anthropogenic environment.
- The environment that includes producers, consumers, and decomposers is known as Biotic environment.
- The enzyme contained in pineapple fruit is Bromelain.
- The enzyme involved in biological nitrogen fixation is Nitrogenase.
- The error degree of freedom in CRD is formulated as N - t.
- The error degree of freedom in LSD is formulated as (t - 2)(t - 1).
- The error degree of freedom in RBD is formulated as (t - 1)(r - 1).
- The error degree of freedom in SPD is formulated as D(r - 1)(d - 1).
- The error in which the hypothesis is true but our test rejects it is known as Type I error.
- The purpose of randomization in field experiments is to control variance.
- Latin square design is suitable for comparing 5 to 12 treatments.
- The fertile female in a bee colony is known as The Queen.
- The fertilizer that destroys soil aggregates is Sodium nitrate.
- The fertilizer that supplies 3 essential plant nutrients is SSP (Single Super Phosphate).
- The field rat species living in burrows with a tail longer than its body and a terminal tuft of long hairs is called Antelope rat – Tatera indica.
- The fine earth covering the land surface that acts as a reservoir of nutrients and water is known as Soil.
- The first biological process that begins in a seed soon after it imbibes water is Respiration.
- The first biotech plant is Tobacco.
- The first governor of RBI was the British banker Osborne Smith, serving from April 1, 1935, to June 30, 1937.