- Wooden plough cuts V shaped furrow.
- Bajra seeds are treated with brine solution for control of Ergot
- Potato crop is classified as Tuber crop.
- Tillage operations, which are carried out before sowing the crops, are termed as Preparatory tillage.
- Cyperus rotundus is classified as Perennial weed.
- Sanhemp green manuring crop adds, 21 tones of green matter per hectare.
- Growing same crop year after year on the same piece of land is known as Monocropping.
- The particle size of clay soil is less than 0.002 mm.
- Sunflower crop belong to Compositae _family.
- Striga is a parasitic weed in Sorghum _crop.
- Paddy crop prefers nitrogen in Ammonical form.
- Application of fertilizer in standing crop is known as Top dressing_
- Botanical name of gajar gavat is Parthenium hysterophorus
- Bulk density is influenced by soil texture, organic matter and degree of compactness.
- Sorghum is cultivated in season (kharif rabi / kharif and rabi).
- _______is implement used for breaking clay pans in sub-soil. san (Chisel plough/ MB plough/Ridger).
- In general the sowing in rabi-season has to be done _____than Kharif season. (Shallower/Deeper/Equal).
- Pearl millet belongs to family (Gramineae/Leguminaceae/ Malvaceae).
- Soybean is classified as Oilseed crop based on its use.
- Urea contain_46 % N.
- Agronomy is an example of Applied science.
- In Dibbling method of sowing inter and intra row spacing is maintained
- Sugar beet is classified as Sugar crop based on its use.
- Imperial Agricultural Research Institute was started at Pusa in Bihar in the year 1903.
- Sugarcane crop is classified as sugar crop as well as a _cash_crop.
- Temperature of water is maintained at 50-52 OC for hot water treatment to sugarcane.
- Ploughing is a primary tillage operation.
- On the basis of duration banana is a Biennial _crop, while mango is a Perennial _crop.
- According to light sensibility sunflower is a Photo insensitive plant while rice is a photosensitive plant.
- Harrowing is a Secondary tillage operation, while ploughing is a Primary_tillage operation.
- In mixed cropping, there are two types of crops, the first is _Major_and the other is Minor.
- Among the essential plant nutrients, plants take carbon from Air_and hydrogen from Water.
- Soil water is held in Micro_pores while soil air occupies Macro_ pores. crop is referred as Top dressing.
- The fertilizer applied at the time of sowing is Basal application, while that is applied to a standing crop is referred as Top dressing
- Groundnut belongs to family leguminaceae while Sorghum belongs to Graminae family.
- The parasitic weed observed on Sorghum is Striga.
- In out and out method of ploughing the furrow formed is Dead furrow.
- Sannhemp crop is most commonly used for green manuring in India.
- Agronomy is mainly divided into Crops Agronomy and Soils agronomy.
- Tobacco is classified as Drug crop on the basis of use.
- Striga is the parasitic weed associated with sorghum crop.
- Botanical names of sesamum and niger is Sesamum indicum L. and Guizotia abyssinica Cass, respectively.
- Most of the crops prefer 5 to 8.5 pH range of the soil.
- DAP contains 18 % N and 46%P.
- A fertilizer containing only one major nutrient is called as Straight fertilizer.
- Crops, which require warm and humid climate, are classified as Tropical crop.
- Jethro tull is considered as father of tillage. 46. Soil air contains 0.2 to 0.3 % CO
- Ploughing is classified as Primary_tillage operation.
- The soil layer below the surface soil is called Sub soil
- On the basis of duration, onion is a Biennial crop, while sugarcane is a Annual crop.
- Botanical names of pearl millet and soybean are Pennisetum glaucum and Glycine max. respectively.
- Sugarcane belongs to family Graminae
- The tillage operations carried out after sowing of the crop but before emergence stage of the crop called as blind tillage.
- In out and out method of ploughing the furrow formed is Back furrow while the furrow formed by method of ploughing is dead furrow
- Mustard belongs to family Cruciferaceae .
- Application of fertilizers in discontinuous bands is called as Hill placement while in continuous
- bands is called as Row placement.
- Murriate of potash contain 60 % K20.
- Saline soil is called as white alkali soil.
- Cotton crop belong to Malvaceae family.
- Good quality seed should possess 98% purity
- For sub soiling Chisel plough is used.
- Harvest maturity occurs 10-15 days after physiological maturity
- Deccan blade harrow is called as a multipurpose implement,
- On the basis of duration, sugarcane is a Annual crop.
- An inherent capacity of soil to supply plant nutrients required by the crop in available and forms is represented as soil fertility.
- If one crop in grown on a field in one year then cropping intensity is 100 %
- Soybean is grown as oilseed as well as pube crop.
- Application of fertilizer through imgation is known as Fertigation
- Seed rate is the quantity of seed required for sewing of an unit arca.
- On the basis of duration, wheat is a seasonal crop
- Soil air occupies Macro pores.
- Among the essential plant nutrients, plants take bydrugen from Water.
- Legume seods are treated with Rhizobium culture for improved nodulation.
- Hocing is a intertillage type of tillage operation
- The word ‘Agros” means Field.
- A person who is expert in agronomy is known as Agronomist.
- Agronomist is a Co-ordinator of different subject matter specialist agriculture.
- On the basis of root system cow pea, red gram, cotton is Tap СТОР.
- On the basis of root system wheat is Adventitious rooted crop.
- Family of cotton is Malvaceae.
- The soil air contains 0.2 to 0.3% CO2
- The CO2 in atmosphere air is hardly about 0.03%.
- Norwegian harrow is the best implement for crushing hard and big
- Breaking of the hard pan below the ploughing depth with the help Sub-soil plough
- Jethro Tull is a Father of tillage
- In Dibbling method of sowing inter and intra row spacings are maintained.
- The long form of P.L.S. is Pure Living Seed.
- The long form of R.V. is Real .Value
- Botanical name of Reshimkata is Alternanthera triandra.
- Botanical name of Ghaneri is Lantana camara.
- Botanical name of Rui is Calotropis procera.
- Botanical name of Gokharu is Xanthium stumarium.
- Gokharu seed contains 3-3.5% N.
- Gumma (Leucas aspera) weed used in snake bite. 48-Nutgrass weed used for making agarbatties.
- Piwala dhotra (Argemone mexicana) weed is used for reclamation of alkali soil.
- Parthenium, Rui used for control of nematodes.
- The application of fertilizers through irrigation water is called Fertigation.
- Sannhemp green manures crop contain 75 kg/ha.N.
- Groundnut cake contains 7 to 7.2% N.
- Breaking of the hard pan below the ploughing depth with the help of Sub-soil plough
- Jethro Tull is a Father of tillage.
- In Dibbling method of sowing inter and intra row spacings are maintained.
- The long form of PLS, is Pure Living Seed.
- The long form of RV is Real Value.
- Botanical name of Ghaneri is Lantana camara
- Botanical name of Gokharu is Xanthium stumarium.
- Gokharu seed contains 3-3.5% N.
- Gumma (Leucas aspera) weed used in snake bite..
- Nutgrass weed used for making agarbatties.
- Piwala dhotra (Argemone mexicana) weed is used for reclamation of alkali soil.
- Parthenium, Rui used for control of nematodes.
- The application of fertilizers through irrigation water is called Fertigation.
- Sannhemp green manures crop contain 75 kg/ha.N.
- Groundnut cake contains 7 to 7.2% N.
- Application of fertilizers in discontinuous bands is known as Hill placement.
- Application of fertilizers in continuous bands is known as Row placement.
- Father of Agronomy Peter Discresenzi
- Agronomy word is derived from Greek language.
- Agros meaning Field and Nomus meaning management
- Agronomist is expert with advanced knowledge about technology.
- Tillage operations, which are carried out before sowing the crops, are termed as Preparatory tillage
- Sunflower crop belong to Compositae_ family.
- Application of fertilizer in standing crop is known as Top dressing
- Pearl millet belongs to family Gramineac
- Soybean is classified as Oilseed crop based on its use
- Agronomy is an example of Applied science.
- In Dibbling method of sowing inter and intra row spacing is maintained.
- Sugarcane crop is classified as sugar crop as well as a cash_crop.
- Ploughing is a primary tillage operation.
- Soil water is held in Micro_pores while soil air occupies Macro_pores.
- Groundnut belongs to family leguminaceae while Sorghum belongs to Graminae family.
- Jethro tull is considered as father of tillage.
- Soil air contains 0.2 to 0.3 % Co2
- Cotton crop belong to Malvaceae family..
- Deccan blade harrow is called as a multipurpose implement.
- Tillage is physical manipulation of soil with different tools and implements.
- Physical condition of soil resulting after tillage is termed as tilth
- Small seeded crop requires fine seed bed.
- High rainfall and irrigated farming requires more tillage.
- Clod crushing and harrowing is example of secondary tillage.
- Tillage operations carried out in standing crop is termed as Intercultivation/intertillage
- Earthing up is giving support to the plants
- Resowing the seeds in standing field is called as Gap filling
- Removal of excess number of plants is termed as Thinning
- Gap filling is carried out at 8-10 DAS.
- Thining is carried out at 2-3 weeks after sowing.
- Reducing tillage to minimum necessary level is termed as minimum tillage
- Extreme form of minimun tillage is called as Zero tillage.
- Scattering of seeds all over the field is called as Broadcasting.
- Broadcasting is cheapest and quickest method of sowing
- Seed requirement is more in broadcasting method of sowing.
- Germination is defective and gappy in broadcasting method of sowing.
- Row to row spacing is maintained in Drilling method
- Row to row and plant to plant spacing is maintained in Dibbling method of sowing
- More time and labour is required in Dibbling method of sowing.
- Seed drill implement is required for sowing in drilling method of sowing.
- Big seeded crops like groudnut, castor etc are sowing by dibbling method.
- Most of the crops like wheat, sorghum, legumes are sown by drilling method.
- Paddy is sowing by transplanting method where seedling are raised in nursery beds for 3-5 weeks.
- Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium are Primary nutrients.
- Ca, Mg and S are secondary elements.
- B,Fe, Mn,Cu.Zn,Mo,Cl are micronutrients.
- Nitrogen imparts dark green colour to the plant.
- Phophorus required for lengthing of roots.
- Well decomposed animal and plant residue is called as compost.
- Liquid portion of muncipal waste is termed as Sewage.
- Solid portion of muncipal waste is termed as Sludge.
- Sunhemp, Dhainchya are examples of green manuring in situ.
- Glyricidia, karanj are examples of green leaf manuring or exsitu.
- Botanical name of nutgrass Cyprus rotundus
- Botanical name of Hariali is Cynadon ductylon
- Cyperus rotundus is classified as Perennial weed.
- The particle size of clay soil is less than 0.002 mm.
- Paddy crop prefers nitrogen in Ammonical form.
- Application of fertilizer in standing crop is known as Top dressing