Practice Horticulture and Details Questions and Answers

• 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...
• Which one of the following is a dryland crop, commonly grown in low rainfall areas, and belongs to the Poaceae family, known for its excellent adaptation t...
• Which among the following nitrogenous fertilizers has the least acidifying effect on soil upon continuous application over the years?
• In dryland farming areas, conservation tillage techniques are promoted primarily to achieve which of the following outcomes?
• Which method of irrigation is most suitable for sandy soils due to high infiltration rates and minimal water retention capacity?
• Which gas is considered as the most abundant greenhouse gas in the atmosphere?
• Usually many field crops are propagated by seeds, Which of the following crops is propagated vegetatively?
• C4 plants have some advanced anatomical characters, Which crop has C ₄ photosynthesis pathway?
• The deficiency of zinc in Rice Crop leads to the physiological disorder of:
• Organophosphate and carbamate insecticides primarily disrupt which system within an insect’s body?
• In the context of insect pest management, under which of the following conditions would the sterile-male technique be least effective?
• Among common insect monitoring tools, which of the following would be considered an unbiased sampling strategy for population estimates?
• Choosing nursery stock with higher levels of secondary plant compounds for resistance breeding would exemplify which plant resistance mechanism?
• What biological control agent is considered most “useful” in managing a wide range of insect pests effectively in agroecosystems?
• Under what agricultural circumstances are pest outbreaks most likely to be observed?
• Biological control becomes most successful under which set of conditions in a pest-predator relationship?
• Which control strategy among the following options poses the greatest risk to non-target organisms in the environment?
• In 2005, which pathological scientist received the Borlaug Award?
• Which bacterium is commonly used in genetic engineering for gene transfer?
• Micrografting is primarily used to produce plants free from:
• Black heart, a physiological disorder, is associated with which crop?