Statement 1: Agronomy consists of two Greek words: agros = crop & nomos = to manage. Statement 2: Tillage is derived from the Anglo-Saxon word tilian.
Tillage is the __________ manipulation of the soil for obtaining conditions ideal for seed germination, seedling establishment, and growth of crops.
Which of the following is not a secondary tillage operation tool?
Which of the following is not an objective of tillage?
Statement 1: Seed germination is lower with minimum tillage. Statement 2: In minimum tillage, more nitrogen is added.
Which of the following is not a method of practicing minimum tillage?
After the soil is plowed, a special planter is used and run over the field. The row zones are pulverized, and seeds are sown. This defines _______.
In which condition is zero tillage not possible?
Conservation tillage is also known as _________ ?
Choose the wrong match of the implement with its function.
Statement 1: Disc plough: deep ploughing in grassed fields. Statement 2: Tractor-drawn cultivator: destroys weeds and breaks clods.
Water requirement for cabbage is ___ ?
The lowest water requirement is for _____?
The critical stage of irrigation is ?
Statement 1: Only two species of rice are cultivated. Statement 2: The two species are Oryza sativa & O. glaberrima.
Statement 1: O. sativa is believed to have evolved from O. nivara. Statement 2: O. glaberrima is believed to have evolved from O. nivara.
Hulling percentage of rice is ?
Spring rice is also known as ____ ?
Which one is incorrect matching with their respective crosses?
Statement 1: Rice is transplanted 30-35 days after sowing in the rabi season. Statement 2: Rice is transplanted 21-25 days after sowing in the kharif season.
How many days after transplanting is it done in dryland areas?
Statement 1: In semi-dry upland rice cultivation, sowing the seed behind the plough or drilling is done. Statement 2: In wetland cultivation, broadcasting is done through sprouted seeds in puddled fields.
Nursery area required for transplanting 1 ha for rice in a wet bed is ?
Statement 1: The best fertilizer as a basal dose is DAP followed by SSP for rice cultivation. Statement 2: The most prominent cropping pattern of rice in India is rice-rice.
The recommended dose of N, P, K for the rice crop is ______?
Statement 1: In direct-sown rice, 3 splits of nitrogen are required. Statement 2: In transplanted and puddled rice, 3 splits of nitrogen are required.
Statement 1: Maturity period of tur is more than arhar. Statement 2: Grains per pod are more in arhar as compared to tur.
For obtaining the maximum yield of wheat, 🌾 ____ tillers per m<sup>2</sup> are required.
Statement 1: Dormancy occurs in the spreading type of groundnut. Statement 2: The seed rate is more in the spreading type of groundnut.
Statement 1: Cajanus is derived from the Roman word katschang meaning pod or bean. Statement 2: The length of the growing season extends from 120-180 days.