Daily Dosage - Jute Oneliner - Agronomy Important Q & A For All Competitive Exam

Jute Oneliner - Agronomy Important Q & A For All Competitive Exam

•  Origin of jute: India
•  Botanical name of jute: Corchorus spp.
•  Family of jute: Tiliaceae
•  Chromosome number of jute: 2n=14
•  Other name of Corcorus capsularis: white jute, tita
•  Hardy plant, tolerant water logging.
•  Seed rate of Corcorus capsularis 6-8 kg/ha.
•  Seed rate of Corchorus olitoris; 4-6 kg/ha,  
•  Jute fiber is called as bast.
•  Jute is also known as golden fiber.
•  Jute fiber is obtained from secondary phloem of stem.
•  Retting of jute is a microbial process
• Retting is completed within 7-9 days compared to 18-21 days required under conventional whole plant retting.
• Slow moving water is best for retting. 
• Temperature for retting 34⁰C
• Seed multiplication ratio of jute:1:100

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Daily Dosage - Black Gram Oneliner - Agronomy Important Q & A For All Competitive Exam

 Black Gram Oneliner - Agronomy Important Q & A For All Competitive Exam

1.          Origin of black gram: India(central Asia)

2.          Botanical name of black gram: Vigna mungo

3.          Family of black gram: leguminaceae

4.          Chromosome number of black gram: 2n=22

5.          Inflorescence of black gram: Auxiliary racemes

6.          Other name of black gram: Urd Bean.

7.          Germination type of black gram: Epigeal

8.          Test weight of black gram: 36-39g

9.          Black gram is a Self pollinated, C3, short day plant.

10.        Black gram is a Mainly tropical plant

11.        Fruit type of black gram: Pod

12.        Edible part of black gram: Seed

13.        Water requirement to blackgram: 250-300 mm

14.          Protein% in black gram: 24%

15.          Seed multiplication ratio of black gram: 1:40

16.          Seed rate of black gram: 20-25 kg/ha

17.          Optimum temperature required for black gram: 27-30C

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Daily Dosage - Pigeon Pea / Redgram /Arhar Oneliner - Agronomy Important Q & A For All Competitive Exam

 Pigeon Pea / Redgram /Arhar Oneliner - Agronomy Important Q & A For All Competitive Exam

1.            Origin of pigeon pea: Africa

2.          Botanical name of pigeon pea: Cajanus cajan

3.          Family of pigeon pea: leguminaceae / papilionaceae

4.          Chromosome number of pigeon pea: 2n=22

5.          Germination type of pigeon pea: Hypogeal.

6.          Protein in pigeon pea: 21-25%

7.          Inflorescence of pigeon pea: Axillary Raceme

8.          Other name of pigeon pea: Red gram, Congo pea, no eye pea, Arhar, tur.

9.          Deep rooted system in pigeon pea crop.

10.      Pigeon pea is an Often cross pollinated crop.

11.      Pigeon pea is a C3, short day plant

12.      1 gram of protein = 1 gram of carbohydrate.

13.      Stems are woody, branchy can go up >4m

14.      Pigeon pea is a Hardy crop, most drought tolerant crop.

15.      Harvesting index of pigeon pea, lowest among cereals 19%

16.      Storage moisture percentage of pigeon pea: 10-11%

17.      Test weight of pigeon pea: 72g

18.      Fruit type of pigeon pea: Pod

19.      Edible part of pigeon pea: Seed

20.      Water requirement of pigeon pea: 300-350 mm

21.      Cajanus cajan var. flavus (tur) is a –

• Short duration
• Pods are light colored with 3-4 seeds
•  Annuals, yellow flowers, fewer plain pods
• Plant hight 2-3 metre
• Early maturity (100-150 days)
• No red vines present.
•  Flowering in Dec. – Feb.
•  Pod maturity at different time.
•  Cultivated in Southern India

22.    Cajanus cajan var. bicolor (arhar) is a-

•  Long duration, flowers yellow with purple streak
•  Std petals bears red veins on dorsal side
•  Pods are dark colored with 5-7 seeds
•  Cultivated in northern India

23.      Flowering Sep. – Nov.

24.      Pod maturity at same time (synchronization)

25.      Plant height 5-6 metre.

26.      Late maturity (150-180 days)

27.      It is also found suitable for forage, as cover crop, shade and hedge.

28.      Temp. Required to pigeon pea at 

• Germination: 30-35C, 
• Vegetative growth: 20-25C, 
• Flowering and pod development: 14-18C, 
• At maturity: 35-40C

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Daily Dosage - Sugarcane Oneliner - Agronomy Important Q & A For All Competitive Exam

 Sugarcane Oneliner - Agronomy Important Q & A For All Competitive Exam

1.          ORIGIN of sugarcane: South East Asia.

2.          Botanical name of sugarcane: Saccharum spp.

3.          Family of sugarcane: Gramineae/Poeace

4.          Chromosome number of sugarcane: 80,120

5.          Soil ph of sugarcane: 6.5-7.5

6.          Inflorescence of sugarcane: Arrow

7.          Noble cane developed by T.S. venketruman.

8.          Artificial ripening of cane by glyphosine, CCC and Polaris.

9.          Brix reading in sugarcane 18-20%.

10.      Sugarcane is a C-4 plant, perennial plant, long day plant, tropical crop.

11.      Upper 1/3 part of cane and 10 month old plant is used for planting because it contains higher nitrogenous and glucose which helps for better germination.

12.      Glucose present in upper part of plant and sucrose present in lower part of plant.

13.      Sugar industry is the largest agro-based industry next only to textiles in India.

14.      Sugarcane bowl of world: Cuba

15.      Water requirement of sugarcane: 2200 mm.

16.      Sugarcane is a Heavy feeder Crop.

17.      Zero tillage is practiced in sugarcane.

18.     Types of Sugarcane sp

• Chinese cane : Saccharum sinensis (Chinese cane), 
• Indian Cane : Saccharum barberi  (Indian cane)
• Tropical cane: Saccharum officinarum (Noble cane)
• Wild cane: Saccharum robustum

19.     Indian institute of sugarcane research, Luckhnow, 1952.

20.     Sugarcane breeding institute, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu,1912.

21.     Sugarcane breeding institute, Regional Centre Karnal, 1932

22.     Temperature for sugarcane-

•  Ripening temp : 12-14C
•  Optimum temp : 28-32C
•  Formative stage : 26.5C

23.         Seed rate of sugarcane - Setts 

•  3 budded 35000-40000 setts/ha.
•  2 budded 80000 setts/ha.
•  1 budded 120000 setts/ha.

24.      Spacing for cane- 75-90 x 45 cm.

25.        Planting season of sugarcane:

• Autum: oct- nov (north india,12 months)
• Eksali: jan-feb (north india,12 months)
•  Adsali: july - aug (south india,18 months)

26.      Sugarcane sowing methods-

•       Flatbed method: in north india, sowing depth 8-10 cm.
•       Ridge and Furrow method: in south india, depth 10-15 cm.
•       Trench method: prevent to lodging.
•       Partha method: in south india.
•       Spaced method: used single budded setts.
•       Winter nursery method: used 3 budded setts.
•       Rayangan method: used for gap filling.
•       Skip furrow method: combine method of flat bed and trench method.
•       Pit method: used in sloppy field with pit size 20-30 cm.

27.        Irrigation stages in sugarcane-

•     Germination stage: 0-60 DAP
•     Formative  stage:  60-130  DAP  (  most  critical  stage)
•     Grand phase: 130-250 DAP
•     Maturity phase: 250-365 DAP

28.        Tying: Bind stems together.

29.        Earthing up: plant root covered by soil to prevent logging. Done in 45 DAP.

30.        Logging: nutrient status of plant.

31.        Treshing: removing dry leaves from crop.

32.         Blind hoeing: weeding after sowing and before germination.

33.         Arrowing: inflorescence of cane is arrow and process of emerging is  called arrowing.

34.          Water lodging: crop fall down due to excessive water.

35.          Crop lodging: crop fall down due to high wind velocity.

36.          Logging term given by H.F. clament.

37.          Bagases: used for fuel and paper making.

38.          Molasses: for Alcohol production. The yield of molasses is approximately 3.0 percent per ton of cane.

39.          Press mud: reclamation of acidic soil. (due to lime contain)

40.          Gasohol: petrol (80%) + alcohol (20%)

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