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