Daily Dosage - Soil Science Oneliner for all Competitive exams

Soil Science Important One liner for all Competitive Exams

1. Wheat is an indicator plant for copper.
2. The density of soil water is maximum at 4⁰c.
3. Organic carbon content in soil average 0.5- 0.7%
4. Available nitrogen-(240-280kg/ha).
5. Available phosphorus- (11-22 kg/ha).
6. Available potassium- (110-280 kg/ha).
7. Available sulphur-(6-16 ppm).
8. Enrichment of water bodies by nutrients and consequent bloom of algal and other aquatic plants is termed as ‘Eutrophication’.
9. Particle density of Alluvial soil is 2.55 gm/cm³.
10. Macro and Micro spore ratio should be 1:1 in soil.
11. Fertilizer control order 1985.

12. Marshy soil are generally deficient of Zn.

13. Downward movement of nutrients and salts from the root zone with water is known as ‘Leaching’.
14. A vertical section of soil through all its horizons is called ‘Soil Profile’.
15. ‘A’ horizon is also known as Fertile horizon.

16. The smallest volume of soil is called as pedon.

17. A+B horizons are together called as ‘Solum’.
18. A+B+C horizons are together called as ‘Regolith’.
19. The arrangement of primary particles of the soil is known as ‘Soil Structure’.
20. The relative proportion of sand, silt and clay particles is termed as ‘Soil Texture’.
21. Newly formed alluvial soil is called as ‘Khadar’.
22. Old alluvial soil is termed as ‘Bhangar’.
23. Soil moisture content is determined by ‘Tensiometer’.
24. A mass of rotted organic matter made from waste is called as ‘Compost’.
25. Peaty soils are generally deficient of Cu

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Daily Dosage - Agricultural Economics oneliner for all exams

 Agricultural Economics Important Oneliner

1. Family is basic unit of Civilization

2. Village is the basic unit of rural : Society

3. Cooperative movement was started in India : 1904

4. Father of Co-operative movement in India was : F.Nicholson

5. In farm production capital is the: Passive Factor

6. Labour in the farm management  is an Active Factor

7. The agricultural product act was passed in: 1937

8. AGMARK established in the year : 1937

9. Planning Commission established in: 1950, March

10. VAT (Value Added Tax) is an : Indirect Tax

11. Agriculture year : 1st June to 31st March

12. Financial Year : 1st April to 31st March

13. Demand for luxurious good is : More elastic

14. Demand for necessary commodities is: Inelastic

15. One of the important fixed cost on farm is : Land rent 

16. The demand of agricultural products in general is : Inelastic

17. The price elasticity of demand for Food is : Relatively inelastic

18. Indian economy is concerned with : Mixed

19. Risk is minimized in : Diversified farming

20. Short term credit facillity is given for the purpose of : Crop production

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📌Imp acts FCI📌

✍Plant Quarantine Act = 1912

✍Distructive Insect & Pest Act= 1914

✍Agriculture Pest & Disease Act= 1919

✍ Seeds Act = 1966

✍Seeds (Amendment) Act = 1972

✍Insecticide Act, Seed Rules = 1968

✍Insecticide Rules = 1971

✍ New Policy on Seed Development = 1988

✍Agricultural grading and marking act =1937

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Daily Dosage - Maize Important Oneliner - Agronomy

Maize Important Oneliner

✍️ Botanical name of Maize :- Zea Mays L. (2n=20)

✍️ Origin country :- Mexico

✍️ Critical stage of water application :- Tasseling & silking

✍️ Most suitable temperature for germination & growth :- 21- 30°C , 30 - 32°C

✍️ Common herbicide used in Maize :- Simazine

✍️ Hybrid variety of Maize :- Sangam/Ganga safeda

✍️ Double cross techniques of production of Maize introduced by :- D. F. Jones ( 1929 )

✍️ On Maize, plants first appearance is of :- Tassels

✍️ Femal inflorescence is called :- Cob or ear

✍️ Water requirement for Maize crop is :- 500 - 800 mm

✍️ Optimum harvesting moisture content for maize is :- 20 - 25 %

✍️ Protein :- 10% & it is deficient in Tryptophan & Lysine

✍️ Maize variety used for snack food :- Zea Mays amylacea

✍️ Minimum temperature for germination :- 6 - 7°C

✍️ Seed rate :- 18 - 20 kg/ha

✍️ Optimum plant population for kharif maize is :- 65000 - 70000 plants

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Daily Dosage - Father of Different Disciplines - General Agriculture Oneliner

 Father of Different Disciplines - General Agriculture Oneliner

☘ Father of Agronomy : Pietro Decrescenzi

☘ Father of Agricultural chemistry : Justus von Liebig

☘ Father of Antibiotics : Alexander Flemming

☘ Father of ATP cycle : Lipmann

☘ Father of Biology : Aristotle

☘ Father of Botany : Theophrastus

☘ Bacteriology : Leuwenhoek

☘ Father of Biochemistry : Alec Jeffrey

☘ Father of Cytology : Robert Hooke

☘ Father of Cytoplasmic Inheritance : Carl Correns

☘ Father of Cooperative movement in India : F. Nicholson

☘ Father of DNA finger printing technique : Alec Jeffrey

☘ Father of Economic Ecology : Dr. M.S Swaminathan

☘ Father of Ecology : Reiter

☘ Father of Extension Education : A. Seaman/ Leagnes

☘ Father of Experimental Genetics : Thomas Hunt Morgan

☘Father of Forest pathology : Robert Haring

☘Fermentation : Louis Pasteur

☘ Father of Field plot experimentation : Jean Baptiste Boussingault

☘ Father of Fruits and vegetables preservation : M. Nicolas Apart

☘ Father of Genetics : Gregor Johann Mendel

☘ Father of Genetic engineering : Paul Berg

☘ Father of Green Revolution : Dr. N.E Borlaug

☘ Father of Golden revolution in India : Dr. K.L Chadha

☘ Father of Golden rice : Dr. Ingo Potrykus

☘ Father of Hybrid Rice : Yuan Long Ping

☘ Father of Hybrid cotton : C.T Patel

☘ Father of Indian phytopathology : E.J Butler.     

☘ Father of Indian Rust : Dr. K.C Mehta

☘ Father of Indian Mycology : E.J Butler

☘ Father of Indian Ecology : R. Mishra

☘ Father of Indian plant breeding : Dr. B.P Pal

☘ Father of Immunology : Edward Jenner

 

☘ Father of Indian Green Revolution : Dr. M.S Swaminathan

☘ Father of Microbiology : A.V Leuwenhoek

☘ Father of Mycology : Pler A. Micheli

☘Father of  Medicinal Bacteriology : Robert Koch

☘ Father of Mutation Theory : Hugo de vries.    

☘Father of  Modern Botany : Linnaeus/ Bauchin

☘Father of Modern Cytology : Swanson

☘ Father of Nematology : N. A Cobb

☘ Father of Nitrogen Fixation : Winogradsky

☘ Father of Ornamental Gardening : M.S Randhawa

☘ Father of Plant Pathology : Anton De Bary

☘ Father of Plant Physiology : Stephen Hales

☘ Father of Pedology : VV Dokuchaev

☘ Father of Parasitology : F. Platter

☘ Father of  Plant Tissue culture : G. Haberlandt

☘ Father of Plant Anatomy : Grew

☘ Father of Polygenic Inheritance : Kolreuter

☘ Father of Pure culture technique : Oscar Brefeld

☘ Father of Sociology : Auguste compte

☘ Father of Statistics : R.A Fisher

☘ Father of Soil Microbiology : S. N Winogradsky

☘ Father of Soil testing Technique : M.L Troug

☘  Father of Super Rice : Dr. G.S Khush

☘  Father of Taxonomy : Carolus Linnaeus

☘ Father of Tillage : Jethro Tull

☘ Father of Virology : W.M Stanley

☘ Father of Weeds : Jethro Tull

☘ Father of White Revolution : Dr. Varghese Kurien.

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Daily Dosage - General Agriculture - oneliner for all exams

General Agriculture Oneliner

1. First rice hybrid (India): CORH-1

 

2. First Hybrid Basmati Rice in world : PRH-10

 

3. First high yielding basmati rice: Pusa -Basmati 1(IARI)

 

4. First maize Hybrid (India): Ganga-1 (1961)

 

5. First Sorghum hybrid : CSH -1 (IARI)

 

6. First Rabi Sorghum : CSH -7R.

 

7. First forage sorghum: Pusa Chari Hybrid 106

 

8. Grain Bajra : HB1

 

9. Forage Bajra : Gahi 1

 

10. Tobacco Hybrid : GTH-1

 

11. Pegion Pea Hybrid : ICPH8 (ICRISAT, Hyderabad)

 

12. Cotton Hybrid ( Intraspecific) : H4 ( Surat farm,Gujarat)

13. Cotton Hybrid (Interspecific): Varalaxami

14. Safflower Hybrid : DSH -129

15. Sunflower Hybrid : BSH-1(Pro-Agro)

16. Groundnut : C-501

17. Castor: GAUCH-1

18. Mustard (Somaclonal Hybrid): Pusa jai kisan (bio 902)

19. Mustard Hybrid : NRCHB-506

20. Sugarcane (World): POJ-2875

 21. Sugarcane (India): Co-205

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Daily Dosage, Plant Breeding Iimportant oneliner for all exams

Plant Breeding Oneliner

1. Monogenic traits show which type of variation: Discontineous 
 
2. Purpose of Bagging is to prevent: Cross-pollination
 
3. Purpose of Emasculation is to prevent: Self-pollination
 
4. Among Pollen grain and female gamete which is more sensitive to environmental disturbance: Pollen grain
 
5. Protoandry condition found in Maize crop
 
6. Protogyne condition found in Bajra crop
 
7. Clipping method of emasculation done in Rice crop.
 
8. Examples of CHAs: Sodium Methyl Arsenate (MG2), Ethephon, GA3,  Hybrex
 
9. Circular tag size: 3 cm dia.

 
10.Rectangular tag size: 3 x 2 cm
 
11.In Maize, bajra, Jowar tag size is: 6 x 3 cm
 
12.Octaploid Triticale is a cross between: Hexaploid Wheat X Tetraploid  Rye

13.‘Law of homologous series of variation’ is also called as: ‘Law of parallel  variation’ 
 
14.‘Law of homologous series of variation’ was given by: N. I. Vavilov
 
15.Frequency of plants heterozygous for different no. of genes in a segregating   generation is obtained by the formula: [1+(2m-1)]n
 
16.Frequency of completely homozygous plant in any segregating generation  
by the formula: [(2m-1)/2m]n
 
17.The primitive cultivars which are selected and cultivated by the farmer for  many generations called: Land races join agriculture exams library telegram channel

18.Phenotype of an individual influenced by: Both genotype & Environment
 
19.Self-pollination pollination is the most intense form of Inbreeding.
 
20.Scientific name of Johannsen’s research crop: Phaseolus vulgaris (Rajma/ French bean)
 
21.In cotton which type of emasculation mostly followed: Thumb and nail method
 
22.Which type of male sterility system recently developed in cotton: CGMS

23.Full name of CIMMYT: Centro-International de Mezoramiento de  Maize Y Trigo (or International centre for Wheat and Maize Improvement)
 
24.Coventionally, visual selection is the basis of selection in method: Mass selection
 
25.Triticale is a cross between: Triticum aestivum X Secale serial
 
26.H4 variety of cotton developed from: GAU, Surat station
 
27.Varalaxmi variety of Cotton developed from: UAS, Dharwad 
 
28.CIMMYT mainly conduct research on Wheat and Maize crop.
 
29.Effect of pollen grain on the maternal tissue called: Metaxenia
 
30.Effect of pollen grain on the seed coat, chalaza is called : Xenia
 
31.For resistance breeding the better parent is crossed with Wild relatives parent
 
32.Pedigree method is designated for Transgressive breeding.

33.Sex in plants discovered by: Camerarious (1964)
 
34.Artificial pollination of Date palm done first time by :Babylonians and Assyrians (700BC)
 
35.Family of Alfalfa: Leguminoceae
 
36.For selfing in Maize which part is bagged: Both of male and female parts
 
37.Examples of two genetic emasculation techniques: CMS & GMS
 
38.First cotton hybrid developed in the world in the year: 1970
 
39.Bulbosum technique generally used for Haploid plant production in Barley crop
 
40.Ability of a genotype to survive in mixture generally referred to as: Competitive ability or fitness
 
41.SSD method is most suitable if the character is less heritable.
 
42. Pedigree method is best suitable if the character is highly heritable.
 
43.When all the component lines are resistance against the effective pathogen in  a multiline variety than that is called: Clean crop Approach
 
44. NILs full form: Near Isogenic Lines
 
45.RILs full form: Recombinant Inbred Lines
 
46.KSML full form: Kalyan Sona Multiline
 
47.MLKS full form: Multiline Kalyan Sona
 
48. Double haploid technique used to obtain Homozygous lines
 
49.DH lines of Tobacco developed through Anther culture method
 
50.Animal which exploit heterosis :Cow, Silk Worm, Poultry, Swine

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Daily Dosage -General Agriculture Oneliner

General Agriculture Oneliner 

1.  Which element is responsible for  nodulation in legumes Phosphorous 

  

2. Fingerprinting  is related  to which crop – Pineapple 

3.  yellow vein mosaic  virus disease  is related to  Bhindi   

4.  Which clay Mineral is dominant in Black soil Montmorillonite 

5.  Sprouting  in onion is  controlled  by  the hormone  of  –MH 

6.  Which chemical/  hormone  is used for  regular  bearing  in mango-  Paclo  butrozol (PP333) 

7.  High  yielding  variety  of  wheat  was developed by  -Borlaug    

8.  break  down  of  clods  ,  crusts  and  plant  material  by  the  impact  of  particles  moved  by  wind  in  saltation  is called as  -  Abrasion   

9.  A  soil  with  a  pH  value  less  than  7  hence  having  more hydrogen  ions  than  hydroxyl  ions  in  the  soil solution  is called as  -  Acid Soil 

  

10.  The  movement  of  ions  and  water  into  the  plant  root  because  of  metabolic  processes  by  the  root, frequently  against  an  electrochemical  potential gradient is  referred  to  as-Active  absorption

11. The  chemical  in  commercial  product  that  is  directly responsible  for  the  herbicidal  activity  is  called  its  - Active  ingredient   

12.  the  transfer  of  heat  energy  my  means  of  horizontal  mass  motions  through  a  medium  is  termed  as - Advection   

13.  A  technique  in  growing  plants  where  in  the  plants  derive  their  nutrients  and  drawn  from  a  mist  of  air  and aqueous  solution  that comes in contact with the roots is called  -  Aerophonics   

14.  A  term  proposed  by  Mc  Gillchrist  in  1965,  which  is  a  measure  of  how  much  a  relative  yield  increase  in component a  is  greater  than for  component b is known as -Aggressively   

15.  The  removal  of  excess  water  known  as  free  water  or  gravitational  water  from  the  surface  of  the  farm land as to create favourable soil  conditions for  plants growth is called as -Agriculture  drainage  

 

16.  The  growing  of  agricultural crops along  with the  forest crop is  known  as  -  Agri-  silviculture   

17.  A  land  units  defined  in  terms  of  major  climate  and  growing  period,  which  is  climatically  the homogenous response of a crop or  a  farming  system is called as  -  Agro-climatic zone   

18.  An  alternative  renewable  fuel  ,produced  from  vegetable  oils  or  animal  fats  through  a  refinery  recess called trans- esertification is  called as  -  Bio Diesel   

19.  in  India ,  NRC  for  medicine  and aromatic  plants  is located at  -  Anand   

20.  A  branch  of  science  ,  which  deals  with  the  stud  of  grasses  ,  their  classification  ,  management  and utilization is called-Agrostology   

21. The  area  that  comprises  of  all  the  areas  from  which  water  flows  out  into  a  common  river  or  water  pool is called as-Catchment Area 

22.  A  branch  of  science,  that  studies  the  aspects  of  climate,  which  are  relevant  to  the  problems  of agriculture  is called - Agro-climatology 

  

23. A Medium , which  resists  change  or  a  substance  added  to resist change  in  concentration  of pH  activity in a solution as called as - Buffer

   

24. the  crop  which  is  grown as  a  substitute  for  the  main  crop  that  has  failed  on  account  of  unfavourable condition is called as  -  Catch crop.

25. the ratio of total cropped  area  in  different  seasons  to the  total land area  is known as  -  Cropping  intensity 

26.  The  branch of agriculture  which deals with scientific  crop  production  and  management is–Agronomy 

27.  Cultivation of crops in  Areas  where  rainfall  is less than 750 MM per  annum is known as - dry  farming 

28.  the  study  of  the  inter  -  relationship  of  living  organisms  with  each  other  and  with their  environment  in an agricultural system- agro-ecology.

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Daily Dosage - Agronomy - Botanical / Taxonomical Classification

Botanical/Taxonomical Classification

According to systematic botany plants are classified as order, family etc. Similar plants are grouped into families as,

1. Graminae (Poaceae): Cereals, millets, sugarcane, napier grass
2. Leguminaceae (Papilionaceae): Pulses, groundnut, berseem, sunhemp. 
3. Solanaceae Potato, tomato, tobacco, brinjal, chilli.
4. Cruciferae/Brassicaceae: Mustard, rape seed, radish, cabbage, cauliflower.
5. Cucurbitaceae: All gourds- bottle guard, bitter guard, cucumber, pumpkin.
6. Malvaceae: Cotton, Bhindi, Roselle.
7. Tiliaceae: Jute, Phalsa.
8. Asteraceae (Compositeae): Sunflower, safflower,
9. Chenopodiaceae: Spinach, sugar beet.
10. Pedaliaceae: Sesame (Sesamum)
11. Euphorbiaceae: Castor, topioca.
12. Convolvulaceae: Sweet potato.
13. Umbelliferae: Coriander, cumin, carrot.
14. Alliaceae: Onion, garlic
15. Zingiberaceae Ginger, Turmeric, Niger.

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Daily Dosage - General Agriculture Oneliner for all Exams

General Agriculture oneliner 

✅ Dwarf variety of Wheat in India comes from :- Mexico

✅ Seed rate of wheat:- 100 kg /ha

✅ Seed rate of direct seeded rice :- 80Kg/ha

✅ Ratana and RBD -2 variety of :- Barley

✅ Bragg and clark 63 are variety of :- Soybean

✅ Nursery area for rice :- 0.1 hectare

✅ Row to row spacing for wheat :- 22.5 CM

✅ Azetobacter fixes nitrogen as :- Non symbiotically

✅ Association of fungi and plant root are called :- Mycorrhizae

✅ Soil which have high bulk density :- Sandy soil

✅ Maximum total porosity found in :-Clay soil

✅ Best soil for groundnut cultivation :-Sandy + Sandy loam

✅ In heavy black soil Which crop is grown :- Cotton

✅ PH measures :- Active acidity

✅ Permanent wilting point occurs at :- 15 bar

✅ Water available between FC and PWP is :- Available water

✅ 1943 famine occur in West Bengal due to :- Brown leaf spot of rice

✅ Triticale is cross between :- Wheat × Rye

✅ Drip irrigation developed from :- Israel

✅ Highest irrigation efficiency achieved by drip irrigation is :- 80 – 90%

✅ Annual rainfall required for Bajra crop :- 40-60 cm

✅ Alkaloid found in Bajra :-Durin

✅ Striga weed is associate with :- Jowar

✅ Orobanchae found in :- Tobacco

✅ Herbicide used in cotton :-Diuron

✅ Rock phosphate used in :- Acidic soil

✅ Indigenous DAP contains :-18% N and 46% P2 o5

✅ Nitrogen percent in CAN fertilizer :-25%

✅ N – P fertilizers containing highest P2 O5 is :-DAP

✅ Origin of Maize :- Mexico

✅ Etawah project was launched in :- 1948

✅ Appetite is source of :- phosphorus and chlorine

✅ Chlorosis of leaves is occur due to :- N deficiency

✅ First hybrid of cotton was developed in :- India

✅ Average height of plant is calculated by :- Arithmetic mean

✅ Inflorescence of sugarcane is known as :- Arrow

✅ Inflorescence of rice is known as :- Pinnacle

✅ Crop grown for fiber and oil :- Linseed

✅ Oil % in soybean :- 20%

✅ Olsen’s method is used to determine :- Available Phosphorus in soil

✅ Carbon present in organic matter :-58%

✅ C:N ratio in arable soil 8 to 15:1

✅ Chemical formula of Urea Fertilizer :- NH2-CO-NH2

✅ Loose smut disease of wheat is controlled by :-Vitavax

✅ Control of ear cockle of Wheat :- Removal of floating seed with brine solution. 

✅ Salt tolerant crop is :- Sugar beet

✅ Milling recovery in rice :- 50-55%

✅ Isabgol is grown for :- laxative which have Medicinal value

✅ Propagation in nut grass by :- tubers

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