microbes in human welfare Flashcards

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1
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Ladybird used in controlling

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Aphids

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2
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Dragonflies used in control of

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Mosquitos

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3
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Bacillus thuringiensis

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Caterpillars

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4
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Opuntia is controlled by

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Cacolobactis Cactorum

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5
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Hypericium Perforatum controlled by

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Chyroslina Beetle

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6
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Sterilisation Strategy is used for

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Screw Worm(Cochliomyia hominivorax)

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7
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Rotenone,bioinsecticide

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Roots of Derris Elleptica

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Fungus,used as a biocontrol agent

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Trichoderma

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9
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Baculoviruses belong to genus

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Nucleopolyhedrovirus

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10
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Azadirachtin,a natural insecticide obtained from?

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Neem leaves

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11
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Example of catch crops and what they trap

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bhindi grown around a cotton field to trap Jassid and Spotted Bollworm

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12
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Smoother Crops. ex?

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Crops which do not allow weeds to grow nearby

ex=barley,rye sorghum

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13
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First Bioinsectiside based on?

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Sporeine,based on BT

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Milkweed Vines,in citrus orchards is controlled by

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Devine,spores of Phytophthora Palmivora

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Northern Jointvetch in rice Fields controlled by

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Spores of Fungus Colletotrichum,known as Collego

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16
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Water Hyacinth controlled by

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Spores of Fungus Cercospora Rodmanii

17
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Genus of the fungi which form myccorhiza

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Glomus

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Ectomycorrhizal Association consists of

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plants: pinus,oak and fungi is basidiomycetes

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Endomycorrhizal Association consists of

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plants:orchids,coffee and woody plants and fungi is zygomycetes

20
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Examples of Cyanobacteria

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Anabaena,Nostoc,Oscillatoria

21
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Most active,non-symbiotic nitrogen fixer in India

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Aulosira

22
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association with root nodules of non-legume plants

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Frankia(Actinomycetes) with Casuarina and Alnus

23
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Cyanobacteria in the coralloid root of Cycas

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Anabaena cycadae

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VAM

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vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae,has significant role in phosphorous nutrition,in endomycorrhizae