Practice Horticulture and Details Questions and Answers

• What is the purpose of blanching cauliflower curds by tying leaves over them during their development?
• Which seed treatment chemical is used to break dormancy in lettuce seeds, especially under high temperature stress?
• In which vegetable crop is the variety ‘Pusa Deepali’ recommended for late sowing and short duration cropping?
• Which carnation variety is known for its long vase life and resistance to calyx splitting?
• Which photoperiodic response is exhibited by tuberose with respect to flowering?
• Which rose rootstock is most suitable for saline soil conditions?
• Which method is most effective for controlling aphid infestation in chrysanthemum cultivation?
• Which floral crop exhibits protandry, where male flowers mature before female ones?
• What is the main reason for applying gibberellic acid (GA ₃ ) in lilium cultivation during the early vegetative phase?
• Which flower crop is mainly propagated through scale leaves rather than conventional cuttings or seeds?
• In rose cultivation, which of the following symptoms is most commonly associated with powdery mildew infestation?
• What is the average vase life (in days) of standard carnations under optimal storage and handling conditions?
• Which of the following plant hormones is known to accelerate flower senescence in many cut flowers like roses?
• Which is the most commonly used support system for standard chrysanthemum plants to prevent lodging during flowering?
• Which pigment is primarily responsible for the red coloration in rose petals?
• The “suckers” used for propagation of tuberose originate from which part of the plant?
• What is the primary use of chrysanthemum cultivars belonging to the “spray type” group?
• Which one of the following rose cultivars is known for producing blue to purple flowers?
• What is the commercially recommended planting depth for gladiolus corms?
• Which of the following is a popular essential oil-yielding jasmine species?
• Which practice is avoided during harvesting of rose flowers for export to prevent microbial infection and water stress?
• In rose propagation, what is the commonly used technique for developing rootstock plants?
• Which plant family do most commonly cultivated marigold varieties belong to?
• Which of the following fruits is classified as non-climacteric, meaning it does not ripen further after being harvested?
• What is the standard packaging material utilized for the safe transport of cut flowers?
• In the transport of cut flowers, the accumulation of ethylene gas often leads to a physiological disorder known as:
• Which was the first to have official grading and marketing regulations established in India?
• Which amino acid serves as the primary biological precursor for the synthesis of ethylene in plants?
• To maintain cauliflower curds in good condition for up to a month, what are the ideal storage parameters?
• For the process of "curing" sweet potatoes to heal harvest wounds, they should be stored for 10 days at:
• Elephant’s Foot Yam (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius) is recognized as a significant source of which vitamins?
• At which stage of maturity should tomatoes be picked if they are intended for canning purposes?
• Which growth regulator is commonly applied to prevent onions from sprouting while in storage?
• When preparing melons for transport to distant markets, they should ideally be harvested at the:
• To ensure tomatoes survive the rigors of long-distance transport, they are best harvested at the:
• To minimize the accumulation of sugars (which causes darkening during frying), potato tubers should be stored at:
• For the purpose of general long-term storage, the recommended temperature range for potatoes is:
• Tomatoes destined for industrial processing (sauces/purees) are generally picked at the:
• Among the following crops, which one is most suitable for dryland areas due to its deep root system and drought tolerance?
• Which of the following terms is used to describe the plant population management method that aims at uniform spatial arrangement to maximize resource use e...