Horticulture 2 Flashcards
Tomato scientific name and origin
Solanum lycopersicum
From Peru
Blossom end rot is associated with? It is caused by?
Tomato
Ca deficiency
Colour and pungency of chilli comes from?
Colour: Capsanthin
Pungency: Capsaicin
What do you mean by cole crops?
Crops belonging to cabbage, cauliflower, kale, brocolli
Pusa Mukta is an important variety of? It is resistant to?
Cabbage crop
Black rot
Seedrate of cabbage?
650g/ha
Seed Rate of Cauliflower?
375g/ha
Whiptail in cabbage is due to?
Mo deficiency
Buttoning in Cauliflower or cabbage is due to?
N deficiency
Blindness in Cauliflower or cabbage is due to?
Low temperature
edible part of cauliflower & cabbage is called?
Cauliflower: curd
Cabbage: head
fruit of cabbage & mustard is called?
Siliqua
Blanching in cauliflower is done for?
Preservation
Riceyness in cauliflower is due to?
High temperature & high N
Onions are mostly pollinated by?
Honey bees
Mango -> house fly
Bottling in onion is due to?
low temp
Colour of onion is due to?
Quercetin
Catehol is?
An antifungal phenolic compound in onions
Chemical sprayed on onions or potatoes for storage and to stop sprouting
Maleic Hydrazine
Which of the following groups of vegetable plants, show multiple sex forms here?
Curcubits
Gourds
Majority of the curcubits exhibit what sex conditions?
Monoecious
A plant with only male flowers and bisexual flowers is called?
Andromonoecious
A plant where male, female and bisexual flowers are produced?
Trimonoecious
Full slip stage is the harvesting index of?
Musk Melon
Which of the following does not belong to pea plant?
1. Pea
2. Cow Pea
3. Cluster Bean
4. Soybean
5. Peanuts
All belong
Boneville is a popular variety of?
Pea
Perenial crops, that are grown on large areas (extensive), majorly for profit generation?
Plantation Crops
UPASI is associated with which crop?
Tea
Type of soil ideal for Tea?
Acidic soils or
Laterite soils
Tea crops need an elevation of around?
1000-2500
High Elevation
Preparation of cutting in tea plants is taken up in?
April-May
Aug-Sept
Season of planting of tea?
May-June
Sept-Oct
Training methods used in tea?
Centering & tipping
Rejuvination pruning, Hard Pruning, Medium pruning is associated with which crop?
Tea
Pruning of tree should be done at what levels? All methods?
Rejuvination: ground level <30cm
Hard Pruning: 30-40cm
Medium Pruning: <60cm
Light pruning: <65cm
What is skiffing? it is popularly associated with?
Type of Pruning: removal of 5-8 cm of new growth -> uniform level of pruning
Tea
When does plucking commence in tea?
once it’s 3 yo
What does plucking consist of?
A bud and 2 leaves
unopened bud
When can it be called a rush period for tea plucking?
harvest every 7-10 days
When can it be called a lean period for tea plucking?
10-15 days interval
fish leaf or mother leaf is found in which crop?
Tea
CTC full form
Crush Tea and Curl
A processing method
What is the benefit of the orthodox method of plucking in teas?
More antioxidants
processing method
What kind of soil does coffee grow in?
Acidic
Laterite Soil
How is Coffee propagated?
Seeds
How is Tea Propagated?
Cutting method
Coffee sowing season?
December- January
Coffew Harvest Period?
Nov-Feb
Fruit of coffee is called?
Berry
Fly picking is a harvesting term associated with? When is it done?
Coffee
Oct-Feb
Main picking is a harvesting term associated with?
Coffee
December - bulk yield obtained
What is stripping?
Picking of all berries irrespective of ripening
Collection of fruits that have been dropped during harvest?
Cleaning
of coffee
Coffee is often blended with? Max permissible limit?
Chicory
49%
Spacing of coconut?
7.5 x 7.5m
Accomodates 177 palms
Chandra Kalpa, Kalpa Mitra, Chowghat Orange are varieties of?
Coconut
Yield of coconut?
156 nuts/yr
World Coconut Day
2nd Sept
Coconut water requirement under basin irrigation?
200L/plant
40L/plant - for summer
intercropping with coconut?
Colocasia
multi-story planting
When do Coconuts become mature?
12 months after opening of the spathe
Economic Life span of coconut?
60 years
Commercial Yield of coconut is possible in how many years?
6-7 years
Bud rot and Tanjore wilt are associated with which crop?
Coconut
Mahali & Anabe are diseases associated with?
Arecanut
Mangala & Sumangala are associated with?
Arecanut
Which state produces maximum coconut & arecanut?
Karnataka
Green budding, brown budding and crown budding are propagation methods, associated with?
Rubber
GB + CB + BB = Rbr
Tapping is a term associated with?
Rubber
To take out the latex
Pink Disease, collar rot, brown rot are diseases associated with?
Rubber
Ginger & Turmeric is propagated by?
Rhizome
Which of the followingis not a part of Downstream Management (post harvest)?
1. Distributor
2. Supplier
3. Wholesaler
4. Retailer
5. Consumer
2
Downstream: Processing plant -> distributor/customers
Which of the following is not a part of Upstream Management?
1. Raw Material Supplier
2. Farmer
3. Processing Plant
3. Retailer
3
Upstream: Farmer-> Processing plant
Which of the following is not a part of Supply Chain?
1. Material Supplier
2. Logistics
3. Production
4. Planning
5. Sales & Marketing
4
Supply Chain: Supplier -> Customer
Which of the followig is not a part of Value Chain?
1. Supplier Alignment & Sourcing
2. Product Development
3. Innovation
4. Logistics
5. Planning
4
Clear, sparkling, sweetened fruit juice from which pulp and insoluble substances have been removed
Cordial
A fruit juice with atleat 20% fruit juice & pulp and 15% TSS. It is not diluted before serving
Nectar
TSS of JAM & Jelly
JAM: 68.5%
Jelly: 65%
Whole pulp and peel used with a TSS of 65%. Sugar in 1:1 proportion with fruit
Marmalade
Potassium Metabisulphate is a preservative used for?
Colourless fruits
Sodium benzoate is a preservative used for?
Coloured, non-acidic fruits
Like Jamun
Pasturisation temperature?
At least 63 degree for 30 mins
OR
at 71.5 degree for 15 seconds
Which type of mushroom are generally used in restaurants?
Button
Agaricus bisporus or A. bitorquis
Oyster Mushroom is aka? its scientific name is?
Dhingri Mushroom
Pleurotus sp.
Scientific Name of Paddy Straw?
Volvoriella sp.
Shiitake mushrooms scientific name?
Lentinula edodes
An expensive type of mushroom found in the foothills of himalayas?
Gucchi
Which state is the highest producer of mushrooms?
Bihar
Best time to harvest red gram?
75% pod turns brown
Karnal bunt is associated with? Tikka, a disease, is associated with?
Wheat
Groundnut
Seed rate of soyabean?
70-80 kg/ha
Scientific name of Jackfruit and dragon fruit?
Dragon: Selenicereous undatus
jackfruiut: Artocarpus heterophyllus
Jackfruit is the national fruit of bangladesh
Coconut Development Board is under which ministry? when was it formed?
Tea & Coffee board is under which ministry?
Coconut: MoAFW, 1981
Tea & Coffee: Ministry of Commerce
Coir Board of India is under which Ministry?
MSME
India is the ____ largest producer of Coffee. Coffee Board of India was established through Coffee Act ____ under MoC&I with its HQ in ____
7th
Coffee Act VII 1942
Hq: Bangalore
Brinjal is native to?
India
Flavr Savr is a variety of?
Tomato
Whiptail Cauliflower is caused by?
Mo deficiency
Cross between cabbage and turnip is?
Rutabaga
Coconut seedlings are transplanted after?
9-12 months
Rice with highest share of revenue export?
Pusa Basmati