Description : Green potato tuber is inedible due to: a. Carcinogenic b. Hardness c. Hollowness d. None of above
Last Answer : Carcinogenic
Description : Potato cut tuber are used for planting during a. Autumn crop b. Spring crop c. Both of above d. None of above
Last Answer : Spring crop
Description : Optimum temperature for potato tuber formation is a. 20-22°C b. 25-30°C c. 22-25°C d. All of these
Last Answer : 20-22°C
Description : A slender trailing stem taking roots at the node is a. Runner b. Rhizome c. Tuber d. Bulbs
Last Answer : Runner
Description : The example of above ground modified stem is a. stolons b. Corms c. Tuber d. Rhizome
Last Answer : stolons
Description : Failure of a bulb to produce a marketable flower following floral initiation is: a. Disbudding b. Flower blasting c. Damping off d. Dieback
Last Answer : Flower blasting
Description : Cost benefit ratio in potato production should range: a. 1:5 b. 1:10 c. 10:1 d. Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
Last Answer : Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
Description : Which of the following vegetable is also called as ‘poor man’s food’? a. Carrot b. Onion c. Redish d. Potato
Last Answer : Onion
Description : “Thalsa” is a variety of potato very suitable for the region of: a. Peshawar b. Tandojam c. Mir Pur Khas d. Sahiwal
Last Answer : Peshawar
Description : Soil compaction __________ yield of potato. a. Increases b. Decreases c. Does not effect d. Unknown
Last Answer : Decreases
Description : In Pakistan, yield of potato range between : a. 10-15 ton b. 15-20 ton c. 20-25 ton d. 25-30 ton
Last Answer : 20-25 ton
Description : Solanum melogena is locally known as : a. Tomato b. Potato c. Egg plant d. Chillie
Last Answer : Egg plant
Description : Which one of the following is a bulb crop: a. Garlic b. Potato c. Ginger d. Arum
Last Answer : Garlic
Description : Which vegetable having high concentration of fats. a. Sweet potato, potato b. Water melon, musk melon c. Cabbage, Cauliflower d. None of above
Last Answer : None of above
Description : Which vegetables consist of more concentration of Vit. A a. Carrot b. Fenogreek c. Potato d. Peas
Last Answer : Carrot
Description : Botanical seed of potato is a. Seed potato b. Potato seed c. None of above d. Slips
Last Answer : Potato seed
Description : Which crop propagated by asexual means: a. Sweet potato b. Chillies c. Cauliflower d. None of above
Last Answer : Sweet potato
Description : Family solanaceae consist of these crops. a. Potato, Tomato, eggplant etc. b. Water melon, muskmelon, cucumber c. Turnip, Raddish, Carrot etc. d. None of above
Last Answer : Potato, Tomato, eggplant etc
Description : Potato belongs to the family a. Umbliferae b. Cucribtacea c. Solanaceae d. Alliaceae
Last Answer : Solanaceae
Description : Buttoning is a disorder of a. Cauliflower b. Peas c. Potato d. Tomato
Last Answer : Cauliflower
Description : Virus free seeds of potato are produced in a. Hilly areas b. Spring crop c. In plains d. Autumn crop
Last Answer : Hilly areas
Description : Potato tubers become green if a. Exposed to light b. Attacked by insect c. Infected d. None of these
Last Answer : Exposed to light
Description : Hollow heart of potato is a a. Disease b. Disorder c. Insect attack d. Deficiency
Last Answer : Disorder
Description : Seed rate/acre in potato for autumn crop is a. 900-1100 Kg b. 500 Kg c. 400 Kg d. 100 Kg
Last Answer : 900-1100 Kg
Description : Dormancy period in potato is about a. 2 Months b. 1 Month c. 3 Months d. ½ Month
Last Answer : 2 Months
Description : Potato dormancy can be broken through a. Chemical treatment b. Low temperature c. Both of these d. None of these
Last Answer : Both of these
Description : Early blight and late blight of potato are a. Fungal disease b. Viral disease c. Bacterial disease d. Disorder
Last Answer : Fungal disease
Description : Potato belong to the family a. Solanaceae b. Umbelliferae c. Cruciferae d. None of these
Description : Seed potato seed has a. Dormancy b. Rest period c. Both of these d. None of these
Last Answer : Dormancy
Description : Which of the following crop is grown sexually a. Potato b. Garlic c. Onion d. Turmeric
Description : Potato and sweet potato are well known for a. Carbohydrates b. Proteins c. Vitamins d. All of these
Last Answer : Carbohydrates
Description : Sweet potato is propagated by: a. Stem cuttings b. Tubers c. Roots d. a & b
Last Answer : a & b
Description : Which vegetable cannot be grown as an off season vegetable: a. Tomato b. Potato c. Chillies d. Cucumber
Last Answer : Potato
Description : Potato is generally propagated through a. Seed potato b. Potato seed c. True Potato Seed d. All of above
Last Answer : All of above
Description : Why is potato tuber considered as a stem although it is an underground plant part? -Biology
Last Answer : answer:
Description : The type of crop which is able to fix nitrogen from air is known as (a) Legume (b) Rice (c) Tuber (d) Potato
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : The tuber borne disease of potato
Last Answer : Ans. Black scurf (Rhizoctonia solani)
Description : The scientific name of Potato tuber moth
Last Answer : Ans. Phthorimaea operculella
Description : Tuber for selected for potato sowing should have
Last Answer : Ans.At least 3 buds, 2.5-3 cm diameter with 25-30 gm weight.
Description : Which of the following is not a stern modification? (1) Bulb of Onion (2) Corm of Arvi (3) Tuber of Sweet-potato (4) Tuber of Potato
Last Answer : (3) Tuber of Sweet-potato Explanation: A modified stem is a part of a plant with special features developed for special functions. Modified stems can be found either above or below ground. Examples of ... ; bulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers and tendrils. Sweet potato is an example of a tuberous root.
Description : A potato tuber has been cut into two halves. A few drops of iodine solution are placed on the cut surface of one of the halves. What colour change will be noticed? (1) From brown to blue-black (2) From brown to orange-red (3) From blue to pink (4) From pink to blue-green
Last Answer : (1) From brown to blueblack Explanation: Any form of starch (carbohydrate) turns blue-black when iodine solution is applied to it. This is because starch is composed of polymers of ... already mentioned. The complex of iodine stuck inside the amylose coil produces a characteristic blueblack colour.
Description : potato tuber has been cut into two halves. A few drops of iodine solution are placed on the cut surface of one of the halves. What colour change will be noticed? (1) From brown to blue-black (2) From brown to orange-red (3) From blue to pink (4) From pink to blue-green
Last Answer : (1) From brown to blueblack Explanation: The Iodine test is used to test for the presence of starch. Iodine solution — iodine dissolved in an aqueous solution of potassium iodide — reacts with the starch producing a purple black colour.
Description : The edible part of potato is: a. Root b. Tuber c. Rhizome d. Corm
Last Answer : Tuber
Description : Potato tuber growth is stopped at what temperature ? (a) 40°C — 42°C (b) 30°C — 32°C (c) 35°C — 37°C (d) 38°C – 40°C
Last Answer : (b) 30°C — 32°C
Description : Damaging stage of potato tuber month is –a) Adult b) Pupa c) Larva d) All of these
Last Answer : c) Larva
Description : The “eyes” of the potato tuber are (a) root buds (b) flower buds (c) shoot buds (d) axillary buds.
Last Answer : (d) axillary buds.
Description : Which hormone breaks dormancy of potato tuber? (a) Gibberellin (b) IAA (c) ABA (d) Zeatin
Last Answer : (a) Gibberellin
Description : Herbicide which increase tuber size be sides weed control in potato a). EPTC b). Fluchloralin c). Pendimethalin d). Atrazine
Last Answer : a). EPTC
Description : A common example of stem tuber is a) Ginger b) Garlic c) Onion d) Potato
Last Answer : d) Potato