Agriculture-One Liners
1-The scientific study of soil is Pedology
2-Prabhat is an early short duration variety of Red gram
3- Soil factors are otherwise known as Edaphic factors
4-Triticum aestivum, the common bread wheat is Hexaploid
5-The Minimum Support Price for Foodgrains was introduced in the year 1964
6-HD 2967 is the new high yielding variety of Wheat
7-Monoculture is a typical characteristics of Commercial grain farming
8-Agronomy is a branch of Agriculture that deals with Principles and practice of crop production
9-The Black rust of disease of wheat is caused by Puccinia graminis
10-The adoption of High Yielding Variety Programme in Indian Agriculture started in 1966
11-Crop rotation helps to eliminate parasites which have selective hosts
12-CH4 gas is released from paddy fields
13-Gram and pigeon pea crops are responsible for almost 75% of pulse production in India.
14-In Jute growing areas the usual alternate crop is Rice
15-Fire curing is followed in Chewing type tobacco
16-Neelum is a variety of Mango
17- Vector of phyllody disease is Thrips
18- Botanically pineapple is a Sorosis
19-Ratna is a variety of Rice
20- WP abbreviates as Wettable Powder