Question
In the context of renewable energy applications in
agriculture, solar dryers are often preferred for drying horticultural produce. What is the principal advantage of using an indirect type solar dryer over a direct type, especially for light-sensitive agricultural products?Solution
Indirect type solar dryers use a separate solar collector to heat air, which is then passed over the product in a drying chamber. This setup protects the product from direct sunlight, preventing photodegradation and preserving quality in light-sensitive products like herbs, flowers, and some fruits.
Which nutrient is primarily responsible for the development of bolls in cotton?
The correct sequence of plant nutrients that shows deficiency symptoms on older leaves is:
Which of the following represents the purity or strength of colour in Munsell colour chart?
Enzymes are by nature:
The scientific study of diseases in plants, identification of the pathogen and their management is known as
Phytosiderophores have high affinity to
Which one is most effective to/motivate for adoption of an innovation?
Technology in which plants are grown without soil is known as:
Parthenium hysterophorus (Congress grass) can be controlled by:
The variety of mango ‘Sindhu’’ is produced from the crossing between……………….
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