AG -213 Flashcards
Chromosome no of Rice crop ,wheat crop , pearl millet,maize
Rice -24
Maize_ 20
Wheat - 42
Pearl millet - 14
Ploidy of wheat crop
Hexaploid
Centre of origin of
maize
Rice ,
wheat crop ,
sorghum
Mexico ,
Indo Burma region,
SW Asia π,
Africa
Test weight of
*Maize π½
*Basmati rice πΎ
*Common rice
* Wheat crop
*200 - 250 g
*21 g
* 25g
*40 g
Crop with maximum yeild potential in the world
π½
Queen of cereal
Maize
Maize originated from β¦itβs ancestor
Teosinte
( Euchleina maxicana )
King of cereal
Wheat πΎ
Ancestor of rice
Oryza rufipogan
G . Soja ancestor of crop
Soyabean
Vigna radiata var . Sublobata
Black and green gram
Protein content in
Rice
Maize
Wheat
10%
6-7%
12%
Crop Sensitive to excessive moisture and draught condition
Maize
Water requirement for
rice crop
Wheat crop
Maize crop
Sorghum
1000- 2500mm
400- 600 mm
500- 800 mm
450 - 650 mm
Bio fertilizer used in maize crop
Azospirillum
Maize crop is deficient in which Amino acid
Tryptophan and Lysine
Pulse crop are deficient in
Methionine and cystine
Protein in
Rice
Wheat
Maize
Is k/a
Oryzenin
Gluten
Zein
Protandrous condition, cereal crop
Maize
Protogynous condition, cereal crop
Pearl millet
Idea of hybrid maize 1st conceived by
EM East and GH Shull
G H Khush
Father of super rice
Father of Golden rice
Ingo POTryCHUS and Peter Beyer