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1. Which chemical is used for de-greening of fruit? (A) IBA (B) Cytokinin (C) Gibberalic Acid (D) Ethylene Ans. D 2. HQ of International Society for Horticulture Science (ISHS) is at ____ (A) USA (B) Belgium (C) France (D) Brazil Ans. B 3. Journal “Indian Horticulture” is published by _ (A) IIHR (B) IARI (C) ICAR (D) IGKV Ans. C 4. Most abundant and basic Auxin is _ (A) IAA (B) NAA (C) 1BA (D) 2-4 D Ans. A 5. India is known as home of _ (A) Vegetables (B) Spices and Medicinal (C) Fruits (D) Flowers Ans. B 6. High Water Use Efficiency (WUE) (A) Flood irrigation (B) Sprinkler (C) Drip (D) All of the above Ans. C 7. Protray are related to _ (A) Post harvest (B) Nursery (C) Processing (D) Transport Ans. B 8. Which test is used for testing the significance of mean differences? (A) t-test (B) f-test (C) z-test (D) k2-test Ans. A 9. Detrimental effect of host plant on the biology of insect is known as _ (A) Non preference (B) Tolerance (C) Antibiosis (D) Resistance Ans. C 10. Disease free plants in micro propagation can be obtained through _ (A) Meristem culture (B) Anther culture (C) Embryo culture (D) Cell culture Ans. A 11. Which of the following chemical is used for polyploidy breeding (A) MH (B) CCC (C) NAA (D) Colchicine Ans. D 12. Which of the following is an antifungal and an antibiotic (A) Pimarcin (B) Subtilin (C) Nisin (D) Zeatin Ans. A 13. Making an incision below a bud to retard its growth (A) Nicking (B) Ringing (C) Notching (D) Thinning Ans. A 14. Germination of seed while it still remains attached with the parent source (A) Ovipary (B) Apomixis (C) Vivipary (D) Asepsis Ans. C 15. Angle formed by attached of a branch to the trunk (A) Conn (B) Crown (C) Corona (D) Crotch Ans. D 16. “Queen of Fruits” is called (A) Avocado (B) Mango (C) Mangosteen (D) Ber Ans. C 17. “King of Fruits” is called _ (A) Mango (B) Guava (C) Apple (D) Citrus Ans. A 18. “King of Temperate Fruits” is called _ (A) Pear (B) Apple (C) Peach (D) Kiwi Fruit Ans. B 19. “Queen of Nuts” is called __ (A) Walnut (B) Almond (C) Peanut (D) Date palm Ans. C 20. “King of Nuts” is called _ (A) Walnut (B) Almond (C) Peanut (D) Date palm Ans. A 21. “King of Arid Fruits” is called ____ (A) Aonla (B) Pomegranate (C) Phalsa (D) Ber Ans. D 22. “Fruit of the 21st century” is called _ (A) Jamun (B) Ber (C) Aonla (D) Bael Ans. C 23. “Pusa Nanha” dwarf variety of Papaya is developed through _ (A) Hybridization (B) Mutation (C) Selection (D) Heterosis Ans. B 24. Pusa Majestic is a variety of ____ (A) Papaya (B) Gauva (C) Mango (D) Citrus Ans. A 25. The fruit of banana is botanically a/an (A) Pepo (B) Berry (C) Pome (D) Drupe Ans. B 26. Chromosome number of Mango (A) 2x = 40 (B) 4x = 40 (C) 3x = 40 (D) x = 40 Ans. B 27. Chromosome number of Mangosteen (A) 2x = 40 (B) 2x = 14 (C) 2x = 24 (D) 2x = 34 Ans. C 28. Pollination in Mango is mainly (A) House fly (B) Honey bees (C) Weevil (D) Wind Ans. A 29. Polyploidy variety of Mango (A) Vellaicollamban (B) Olour (C) Kurukkan (D) All of the above Ans. D 30. Which Mango variety is suitable for high density planting? (A) Sindhu (B) Amrapali (C) Mallika (D) Ambika Ans. B 31. Seedless variety of Mango (A) Mallika (B) Safari (C) Ratna (D) Sindhu Ans. D 32. Which of the following is the edible part of Litchi (A) Pericarp (B) Kernal (C) Fleshy aril (D) Thalamus Ans. C 33. Regulation in mango to some extent can be induced with the application of _ (A) Paclobutrazol (B) ABA (C) Auxin (D) Thiourea Ans. A 34. Which Papaya species is resistant to distortion ring-spot virus? (A) Carica papaya (B) Carica pentagona (C) Carica cauliflora (D) Carica microcarpa Ans. C 35. Gulabi is important cultivar of _ (A) Strawberry (B) Litchi (C) Pomegranate (D) Grape fruit Ans. B t.me/AgriYuvaa

#Some_Practice_Questions_for_Upcoming_Exams. ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ 1. India’s first food and vegetable processing industry was established at ? Mumbai (1935) 2 India’s first fruit Preservation and Canning Institute was established at ? Lucknow (1949) 3 Central Food Technological Research Institute(CFTRI) was established at ? Mysore (1950) 4 “Food product order”(FPO) was passed by  Government of India in ? 1955 5 “Central Food laboratory” located in ? Kolkata 6 International registration authority for Rose located in ? USA 7 International registration authority for Bougainvillea located in ? New Delhi 8 Commercial life of rose plant is ? 8 years 9 “National Horticulture mission” start in ? May 2005 10 “National food for work programme” started in ? Nov. 2004 11 Which product can’t be spoil ? (never spoil) Honey 12 How many preservative chemical permitted by FPO for food products ? 2 Sodium (Benzoate & Potassium Metabisulphite) 13 Vinegar concentration should be not more than used in reservation ? 2% 14 Post harvest losses in fruit and vegetable ? 20-40% 15 How much Concentration of sugar is used for preservation ? 60-70% 16 “Zero energy cooling chamber” was developed by ? S.K. Roy 17 Coconut fat richest source of ? Lauric acid 18 Which chemical used for preventing sprouting during storage in onion ? Maleic Hydrazide 19 “National Horticulture board” located in ? Gurugram (Haryana) 20 In potato crop earthing up done ? AGRIMANTRA 40 day after sowing 21 Clove required for planting garlic ? 500 kg/ha 22 Seed rate of marigold ? 1.5 kg/ha 23 Which fruit rich source of protein  ? Cashew nut (21.2%) 24 Which fruit is rich source of calcium  ? Litchi (0.2 1%) 25 Protein and carbohydrate present in potato ? 2% and 22% 26 “Goma Kirti” is a variety of ? Ber 27 “Pusa Vishwas” is a famous variety of ? Pumpkin 28 Suitable fruit for making jelly ? Guava 29 Suitable vegetable for Canning purpose ? Pea 30. Planting distance in Amrapali (mango variety)  ? 2.5×2.5 M² ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ https://t.me/AgriYuvaa

#Important_Questions_for_IBPS_AFO_2018 Q. Red Delicious is a variety of - 1) Mango 2) Papaya 3) Apple 4) Guava ANS: 3 Q. The number of essential mineral elements of plant is - 1) 16 2) 21 3) 13 4) 20 ANS: 1 Q. Sulphur-coated Urea contains N - 1) 21% 2) 33% 3) 40% 4) 26% ANS: 2 Q. Granite is a .... rock. 1) Metamorphic 2) Igneous 3) Sedimentary 4) None of these ANS: 3 Q. Chemical formula of pyrite is-- 1) FeS 2) CuS 3) MnS 4) FeS2 ANS: 4 Q. Soil fertility is reduced due to - 1) Over irrigation 2) Poor drainage 3) Imbalanced use of fertilizers 4) Continuous cropping ANS: 3 Q. Anemometer measures - 1) Wind direction 2) Relative humidity 3) Net radiation 4) Wind velocity ANS: 4 Q. Damping-off disease of vegetable nursery can be controlled by- 1) Solarization 2) Mixing of fungicides in soil 3) Seed treatment 4) All of these ANS: 4 Q. Whiptail is a disorder of cauliflower due to deficiency of - 1) Zinc 2) Boron 3) Potassium 4) Molybdenum ANS: 4 Q. The colour of tomato is due to the presence of-- 1) Carotene 2) Lycopin 3) Anthocyanin 4) Xanthomonas ANS: 2 Q. Colostrum should be fed to newborn calves for - 1) 1/2 day 2) 1 day 3) 4 day 4) 10 day ANS: 4 Q. Toda is breed of - 1) Cattle 2) Goat 3) Buffalo 4) Sheep ANS: 3 Q. Mastitis in animals is due to - 1) Worms 2) Virus and Worms 3) Fungi and dry hand milking 4) Bacteria and Virus ANS: 4 Q. Asexual reproduction includes - 1) Amphimixis 2) Apomixis 3) Allogamy 4) Autogamy ANS: 3 Q. In India,gene bank of wheat is located at - 1) Kanpur 2) Ludhiana 3) Karnal 4) IARI, New Delhi ANS: 3 Q. TPS technique is related to - 1) Tomato 2) Sugarcane 3) Potato 4) All of these ANS: 3 Q. SRI is a techniqu used in - 1) Maize 2) Groundnut 3) Wheat 4) Rice ANS: 4 Q. Numbers of agro-climate and ecological zones classified by ICAR respectively are - 1) 15,131 2) 131,8 3) 8,131 4) 21,15 ANS: 1 Q. The Green Revolution has mainly been successful for-- 1) Wheat 2) Rice 3) Maize 4) Gram ANS: 1 Q. Guttation occurs in plants through - 1) Stomata 2) Hydathodes 3) None of these 4) Both (A) and (B) ANS: 4 Q. Stomata open at night in - 1) C4 plants 2) C3 plants 3) CAM plants 4) None of these ANS: 3 Q. Living Cells are not essential for-- 1) Transpiration 2) Evaporation 3) Guttation 4) All of these ANS: 2 Q. α & β-tubulins are protein components of-- 1) Actin filaments 2) Microtubules 3) Intermediate 4) All of these ANS: 4 Q. 'First blight' of sugarcane is due to deficiency of nutrient - 1) Mn 2) Zn 3) P 4) Fe ANS: 1 Q. Percentage of P2O5 in 'Pelofas' fertilizer is - 1) 12 2) 16 3) 11 4) 18 ANS: 3 Q. Which one of the following is not a primary nutrient? 1) S 2) N 3) K 4) P ANS: 1 Q. Which group of plant nutrients involves in N2 fixation? 1) P,S,Mo 2) P,S,Co 3) P,Mo,Co 4) All of these ANS: 1 Q. Which one of the following fertilizers is known as 'Kisan Khad'? 1) Urea 2) Calcium Ammonium Nitrate 3) None of these 4) Ammonium Sulphate ANS: 2 Q. Zoological name of white grub is-- 1) Holotrichia consanguinea 2) Helicoverpa armigera 3) Spodoptera litura 4) Bamisia tabaci View Answer ANS:4 Q. Botanical name of nobel canes is-- 1) Saccharum officinarum 2) Saccharum barberi 3) Saccharum spontaneous 4) Saccharum sinensis ANS: 1 Q. Nullisomics produce which type of gametes? 1) n-1 2) n+1 3) n 4) n+1-1 ANS: 1 Q. The crossing over occurs during-- 1) Diplotene 2) Zygotene 3) Leptotene 4) Pachytene ANS: 4 Q. 'Pusa Jai Kisan' is a somaclone of-- 1) Indian Mustard 2) Khesari 3) Citronella java 4) Basmati Rice ANS: 1 Q. Which one of the following countries, the farm gate milk price per liter (RS) is the highest? 1) U.S.A 2) Canada 3) Japan 4) New Zealand ANS: 1 Q. This is one of the best 'poultry feed stuff' and having good source of animal protein as it contains 34-55 percent protein- 1) Groundnut Cake 2) Fishmeal 3) Soyabean-meal 4) Linseed-meal ANS: 2 https://t.me/AgriYuvaa

🍅🍅Some Imp.Variety of tomato-: Punjab chhuhara and Roma- suitabld for processing. Parker- Fruit borer resistant. SL-120 & pusa 120 & Hisar lalit -: Nemaode resistant. Flavrsavr-Delay ripening of tomato. Pusa sheetal-Winter season variety. Flavrsavr-:delay ripening variety of tomato developed thorugh biotechnology in 1994 by calgene,company

🔥Fruits: Value Added Products🔥 ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ 💠 Juice💠 ➖➖➖➖ 🍎It is a liquid product containing at least 85% juice and 10% total soluble solids. 🍎Fruits suitable for making juice: Apple, oranage, pineapple, grapes, tomato etc. Ready to serve (RTS) beverages💠 ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ 🍎It is type of fruit beverage which contains at least 5-10 % fruit juice and 10-13% T.S.S. besides this 0.3% acid. It is diluted before serving hence called as ready to serve (RTS). 💠Nector💠 ➖➖➖➖➖ 🍎It is fruit beverage containing at least 20% fruit juice pulp 15% TSS and 0.3% acidity. 💠Cordial💠 ➖➖➖➖➖ 🍎It is Sparkling, clear, sweetened fruit juice from which all thepulp and other suspended materials are completely eliminated It contains 25% jfruit juice, 30% TSS and 1.5 % Acidity. 🍎Lime fruit most suitable for preparing cordial. 🍎Cordial is used as blended in wine. 🍎 Sirka preservative used in squash. 💠Squash💠 ➖➖➖➖➖ 🍎It is beverage containing clarified or unclarified juice 25 % , TSS-45% and acidity 1.5% 🍎Suitably fruits: mango. Orange, Pineapple. 💠Syrup💠 ➖➖➖➖ 🍎A type of fruit beverage containing 25% juice, 68% TSS and 1.5% acidity. 💠Jam💠 ➖➖➖➖ 🍎It is product of the fruit prepared by boiling the fruit pulp with sufficient quantity of sugar to desirable consistancy firm enough to hold fruit tissues in position. 🍎It contains 68.5% TSS, 45% minimum fruit pulp and 0.50 to 0.60% acidity 🍎Fruits suitable - Papaya, Apple, Mango, Sapota Jamun, Aonla, Banana, Tomato etc. 💠Jelly💠 ➖➖➖➖ 🍎It is semisolid fruit product prepared by boiling a clear, strained fruit extract free from pulp particles after the addition of sugar and citric acid to a such consistancy that gelatinization tekes place. 🍎It contains TSS-65% pulp juice-45% and acidity 0.50-0.75 %. 🍎Optimum pH for jelly making is 3.2 and pectin content 0.5-1.0%. 💠Marmalade💠 ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ 🍎It is a fruit jelly in whicfh slices of fruit or its peel are suspended. 💠Candid fruits and Vegetables💠 ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ 🍎A fruits or vegetable impregnated with cane sugar or glucose syrup and subsequently drained free of syrup and dried is known as conded fruits 🍎Fruits suitables - Anola, ber, papaya, cherry, apple, peach, orange, lemon, ginger 💠Crystallised fruit vegetables💠 ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ 🍎Candid fruits vegetables when covered or coated with crystals of sugar, either by rolling in finely powdered sugar, or by allowing sugar crystals to deposit on them from dense syrup are called as crystallised fruits. 💠Preserve💠 ➖➖➖➖➖ 🍎When mature fruits impregnated with heavy sugar syrup till it becomes, tender and transparent is known as preserve. Suitable fruits for muramba: Anola, apple, pear, mango, pineapple, papaya etc. ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ https://t.me/AgriYuvaa

Q. The croppping intensity of maize-potato-tobacco is - 1) 200% 2) 300%✅ 3) 100% 4) None of these ---------------------------------------------------------- Q. National Sugar Institute (N.S.I.) is located at-- 1) Kanpur✅ 2) New Delhi 3) Varanasi 4) Lucknow ---------------------------------------------------------- Q. Khaira disease of rice can be controlled by spraying - 1) Copper sulphate 2) Calcium sulphate 3) Zinc sulphate✅ 4) Borax ---------------------------------------------------------- Q. Which one of the following can be suitable for cropping as a wheat mixed crop? 1) Cabbage 2) Cotton 3) Mustard✅ 4) Jowar ---------------------------------------------------------- Q. The optimum cardinal temparature point for germination of rice seeds is- 1) 20°C - 25°C✅ 2) 18°C - 22°C 3) 30°C - 32°C 4) 37°C - 39°C ---------------------------------------------------------- Q. What culture should be given priority in groundnut cultivation? 1) Mycorrhiza 2) Rhizobium 3) Phosphobacteria✅ 4) Azospirillum ---------------------------------------------------------- Q. Prabhat is an early short duration variety of - 1) Black gram 2) Red gram✅ 3) Green gram 4) Gram ---------------------------------------------------------- Q. In maize plants - 1) Silk appear first 2) Both of these appear at same time 3) Tassels appear first✅ 4) None of these ---------------------------------------------------------- Q. Blind hoeing is recommended for - 1) Wheat 2) Maize 3) Groundnut 4) Sugarcane✅ ---------------------------------------------------------- Q. Kisan Mitra is an employee of 1) Central Govt. 2) Corporation 3) None of these 4) State Govt.✅ ----------------------------------------------------- t.me/AgriYuvaa

of wheat is called Ans-Rachis 11-in cotton bad opening of ball is known as Ans- tirak 12- in cotton the maturity of fiber is judged by- Ans-Arealometet 1) Hen required how much floor space per bird sq/ft as per NABARD norms? 1sq ft 2) How much percentage of subsidy given by govt of india for 10 hp pumps. 10,000 & 50% 3) What is money allocated for 1 ha horticulture crop as per national horticulture mission  programme?15 lakh per nursery (NHM) 4) what is optimum temperature for wheat crop?25*C 5) J & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Himachal pradesh lies under which agro-climatic zone? Western himalayas 6) what is plant population for long duration rice ? 3,33,000 (20*15) for long duration 7) what is the plant population for medium cotton crop? 55,000 (60*30 cm spacing for medium duration) 8) As per NABARD norms, Murrha Buffalo required the percentage of area? 5kg during 9) Which state or UT have highest percentage area of forest? MP 10) What is minimum temperature of rice crop? 10-12*C 11) Which state/union territory has minimum percentage of forest area? Daman Diu 12) MB plough, for tractor pull can work in per day (2 bottom)?1.5-2HA per day 13) Which tillage is used in which no soil particles are disturb and crop residue  essentially in place on the land as a surface cover ? Stubble mulching 14) Soil health card scheme has what percentage allocation for micro nutrients and soil ameriolants ? 5000/Ha 15) Water use efficiency highest for drip irrigation is as high as ?95% 16) Interest on 3 lakh loan,after interest subvention farmer have to pay only 3%. 17) In which method of seed sowing, seed is manage to sown at desired depth through a hole? Dibbing 18) The method in which seed is sown and closed by soil in an regular process? Sowing behind plough 19) Which of the following is temperate crop?  Wheat 20) Causal agent in mango plant? Colletotricum gleosporoides 21) Life span of coconut in years for coconut palm? 60-65 years 22) ICAR was established in the year? 16 July 1929 23) Which element is most useful for root growth. P 24) Seed rate for rice in line sowing method?  60kg/ha 25) Which nutrient helps in a chlorophyll formation and enzyme? Copper. 26) Organic farming in India get how much amount of loan under NHM?10000/ha 27) If soil ph 6.5 reduce by 1 then soil become less acidic by how many percentage? 10 times more acidic 28) Advantage of Agro forestry is to get maximum output of fodder, timber, fuel 29) When farms having agriculture crop, forest  crops, timber, wooden on Panchyat lands called Mixed forestry 30) Soil health card having how much rupees allocated to each season allocation? 15000Rs & 50% sprinkler irrigation 31) the type of irrigation in which field is divided into smaller unit areas so that each has a nearly level surface, Bunds or ridges are  constructed around the area is Chek basin 32) Which of the following is tropical crop?  Coconut 33) Deep root system ploughing depth ? 25- 30cm 34) What is the premium for horticultural  crops by GOI ? 5% 35) Succeeding crops planted before harvesting & preceeding crop? Relay cropping t.me/AgriYuvaa

@ Sub-soiling is?- *Breaking the hard part & No inversion of soil* @ Rice is originated from?- *India & Burma* @ The rice varieties grown in India belongs to?- *Indica* @ Which gas is released from paddy fields?- *CH4* @ The dent corn is also known as?- *Zea mays indentata* @ Test weight of sorghum is?- *25– 30 grams* @ In sorghum plants, dhurrin is synthesized from?- *Roots* @ UPAS 120 is a variety of?- *Pigeonpea* @ Soybean seeds contain? - *20%oil & 40% protein* @ Blackgram is originated in?- *India* @ Soybean is introduced in India from USA in?- *1960* @ Green seeded black gram variety is?- *T-77* @ Origin of groundnut is?- *Brazil* @ Groundnut pegs developed in the soil from?- *Fruits* @ The seed rate (kg per ha) for mustard main crop is about?- *4-6kg/ha* @ American cotton should be planted at a distance of? - *60cm x 45 cm* @ Which of the following is also known as ‘Manali nut’?- *Groundnut* @ Mohini is a variety of? - *Moong* @ International Crop Research Institute for Semi‑arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is situated at?- *Hyderabad* @ Main objective of conservation tillage is to conserve?- *Water and Soil* @ Soybean is a native crop from?- *China HORTICULTURE @ Pomology: The term Pomology is derived from the Latin word ‘pomum’ meaning ‘fruits’ and the Greek term ‘logy’ meaning Science. Thus, pomology is the science of production of fruit crops. OR The science of growing fruit crops. (a) Tree fruits: Fruits are produced on tree e.g. Mango, Chiku, Citrus etc. (b) Small fruits: Fruits are produced on shrubs or vines e.g. Phalsa, Raspberry, Mulberry, Grapes, Gooseberry, Strawberry @ Olericulture: The term Olericulture is originated from Latin word ‘oleris’ meaning pot herb and the English word culture meaning raising of plants. Thus, olericulture is the science of vegetable crops. OR The cultivation of vegetable crops. e.g. brinjal, tomato, potato, radish, carrot, chilli, bottle gourd. @ Floriculture: It is a science of cultivation of flowers and ornamental plants for commercial purposes or merely for getting pleasure and as a hobby. @ Landscape gardening: It is a science of designing and laying out home gardens, public gardens, parks, road side plantation, avenues etc. @ Preservation of fruit and vegetables: It is a science of canning of fruits and vegetables. e.g. fruit juice, jam, marmalade, candy, dehydration etc. @ Silviculture: Cultivation and management of forest tree e.g. teak wood, neem, ficus, eucalyptus etc. @ Plantation crops: Cultivation of tea, coffee, coconut, arecanut, rubber, oil palm etc. @ Spices and condiments: Cultivation of crops which products are used as adjunct in food for flavor, aroma and taste. e.g cardamom, clove, nutmeg, coriander, cumin etc. @ Aromatic and medicinal plants: cultivation of aromatic and medicinal plants like gugal, aonla, beheda, harde, lucorice, lemon grass etc. @ Sericulture: Deals with rearing of silkworm and production of silk. @ Apiculture: Bee keeping rearing for honey production. @ Mushroom production: Production of different edible species of mushroom like Agaricus bisporus (button), pleurotus sp. (oyster), Calocybe indica (Milky), Volvariella volvacea (paddy straw) 1 Dr.Biwant Rajis the founder of- Ans.-Really cropping 2,The Directorate of cropping system research is located- Ans.-modipuram meerut U.P. 3,when the sub crop are sown to main to supplement of yield of the main crop the sub crops are known- Ans. -Augmenting crop 4-the main crop is grown in the centre,surrounded by Hardly or thorny crops the sub crop is known as- Ans-Boarder or guard crops 5-The yield of both crops, grown together are found to be higher than the yield of their pure crops on unit area such cropping is known as- Ans-Synergetic crop 6-The growing of two or more crops on the same field in a year is called- Ans-multiple cropping 7-The Practice of raising grasses or pasture is also known as- Ans-lay farming 8-The optimum temperature for ideal germination of wheat- Ans-20-25 9 - Jower is poor in lysine but rich in- Ans-leucine 10-Central Zig - zag axis

#1st_in_agriculture #AFO 🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻 1. 1st Book in Horticulture - Fruit Growing India by W.B.Hayes(1945)- Litchi 2. 1 st President of Horticulture Society of India - G.S.Cheema  3. 1 st Indian Horticulture Congress held - 2004 4. 1 st Regional Fruit Research station in UP - Sharanpur 5. 1 st Truly Anti-coagulant Rodenticide - Warfarin 6. 1 st Indigenously developed fungicide - Contaf by Rallis 7. 1 st Folic acid is found in Spinach Leaves 8. 1 st Agricultural Chemist of ICAR - J.W.Leather 9. 1 st micronutrient discovered - Fe 10. 1 st Fertilizer used - Calcium Nitrate 11. 1 st ammonia plant was established in 1913 by Fritz Haber and Carp Bosch (Germany) 12. 1 st soilless cultivation introduced in Kalimpong, Darjeeling, West Bengal 13. 1 st crop raised in Hydroponics is Tomato cv. Pipo (1973) 14. 1 st Biosphere Reserve in India is Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve 15. 1 st Gene Sanctuary for conservation of Citrus Spp. -Citrus Gene Sanctuary (NOKREK Biosphere Reserve)- Meghalaya 16. 1 st Haploid induction was developed by Guha and Mageshwari in 1966 - Datura innoxia 17. 1 st Successful embryo culture Cherry embryo (1993) 18. 1 st Molecular marker RFLP (1980) 19. 1 st concept of Genetic map was presented by Alfred H. Sturtevant 1913 20. 1 st Genetic map was published in 1911 by T.H.Morgan 21. 1 st Tagged QTL in plants: fw2.2 (fruit wt in tomato) 22. 1 st Bacterial Genome Sequenced - Haemophilus influenza 23. 1 st Multicellular Organism Sequenced - Caenorhabditis elegans 24. 1 st Plant Sequenced - Arabidopsis thaliana. Join Agriculture Exams Library Telegram channel 25. 1 st Crop Plant Sequenced - Rice 26. 1 st Non-Grassy Plant Sequenced – Banana 27. 1 st Sequenced fruit - Grapes 28. 1 st Genetic Engineering Company - GENETECH (1976) 29. 1 st Transgenic Plant - Tobacco in 1983 by Belgium Biotech Company 30. 1 st Transgenic Variety - “Flavr Savr’’ (Tomato) Calgene Company -> Enhanced Vase of life 31. 1 st Apple orchard is 1870 by Captain lee 32. 1 st HDP - Apple ->England 1960 33. 1 stPlanted kiwi - Lal bagh , Bangalore 34. 1 st Mango Introduction to USA (1833) from Brazil Join Agriculture Exams Library Telegram channel 35. 1 st Consignment of Mango Cvs. export to Japan : Langra & chausa 36. 1 st The word “Mangifera” was used by Bontius in 1658 37. 1 st to Emphasize Importance of Floral characters in mango classification - Hartless 1913 38. 1 st to classify varieties based on Fruit characters, Panicle Axis colour, Pubescence on panicle and No. of Embryo in seeds – Popenoe(1932) 39. 1 st Initiated Inter-varietal Hybridization in mango – Burns and Prayag in 1911 at Poona 40. 1 st Observed Spongy tissue – G.S.Cheema & Dhani in 1934 41. 1 st Observed Internal Fruit Necrosis – Sant Ram in 1972 42. 1st Observed Black Tip- Woodhouse in 1909 43. 1 st Observed Mango Malformation – Dharbanga, Bihar by maries in 1891 44. 1 st Country to exploit International Trade in cashew Kernals – India 45. 1 st Pineapple Hybrid in India – Amritha (Kew X Ripley Queen) by Pineapple Research Centre , KAU, Thrissur 46. 1 st Coined the term ‘’Papaya Ring Spot’’ by Jensen 47. 1 st reported Heterosis in papaya cross b/w- Philippines X Solo by Dai (1960) 48. 1 st Recorded PRSV (aphids)- Western India in 1958 49. 1 st Noticed PDSD in Avocado – Nirody in 1922 50. 1 st Reported PDSD in Avocado – Bregh in 1969 🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷 https://t.me/AgriYuvaa

t.me/AgriYuvaa #Taxonomic_Classification_of_Crop 1. Poaceae (Graminae) or Grass family: Cereals, Sugarcane, Napier, Paragrass. 2. Papilionaceae (Leguminosae) or Pea family : Pulses, Legumes, Groundnut, Sunhemp, 3. Cruciferae/Mustard Family :  Mustard. Radish cabbage, Cauliflower, Knolkhol. 4. Cucurbitace Gourd family All Gourds (e.g.. bottle gourd, bitter-gourd,Cucumber, Pumpkin) 5. Malvaceae/Cotton Family : Cotton .Bhindi. Roselle. 6. Solanaceae/Brinjal family : Brinjal, Potato, Tomato, tobacco, Chillies. 7. Tiliaceac : Jute, Phalsa. 8 . Asteraceae. (Compositeae) Sunflower, Safflower, Niger, 9. Chenopodiaceae : Spinach Beet. Sugarbeet. 10. Pedaliaceae: Seasame (Sesamum) 11. Euphorbiaceae Castor 12. Convolvulaceae :Sweet potato 13. Umbelliferae : Coriander, Cumin, Carrot 14. Aliaceae: Onion , Garlic 15. Zingiberaceae: Ginger, turmeric. ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ ➖➖