Description : The formulae of cropping intensity is
Last Answer : Ans.C.I. (%) =
Description : Cropping intensity of maize-potato-wheat
Last Answer : Ans.300%
Description : The most prominent and adopted cropping pattern in India
Last Answer : Ans.Rice - Wheat.
Description : Most prominent cropping pattern of rice in India?
Last Answer : Ans.Rice-Wheat
Description : The length of growing period, suitable for inter cropping system
Last Answer : Ans.14 to 20 weeks
Description : The formulae of cropping index is
Description : Synergetic cropping means
Last Answer : Ans.When yield of both the crops are higher than their pure crops on unit area e.g. Sugarcane + Potato
Description : Paira and Utera cropping are most probable in
Last Answer : Ans.Bihar, MP and Chhattisgarh states
Description : The example of parallel cropping is
Last Answer : Ans.Urd/Moong + Maize
Description : The cropping system beneficial to prevent soil erosion due to winds is
Last Answer : Ans.Strip cropping
Description : A cropping system where the land is hands over the succeeding crop before the harvest of standing crop.
Last Answer : Ans.Relay or overlapping cropping
Description : An appropriate combination of farm enterprises viz., cropping system, livestock, poultry, fisheries and the means available to the farmer to raise them for increasing profitability is called as
Last Answer : Ans.Farming system
Description : The cropping pattern used on a farm and its interactions with farm resources, other farm enterprises and available technology which determine their makeup is called as
Last Answer : Ans.Cropping system
Description : Most suitable cropping system for wheat crop
Last Answer : Ans.Mixed cropping
Description : The formulae of rotational intensity
Last Answer : Ans.R.I. (%) =
Description : The cropping intensity of India during 2004-05 is about (A) 125% (B) 135% (C)145% (D) 155%
Last Answer : (B) 135%
Description : (i) What is intensity of cropping ? (ii) Explain why there is a variation of cropping intensity in Punjab and Rajasthan. -Geography
Last Answer : (i) Intensity of cropping refers to the number of crops raised on a field during an agricultural year. The total cropped area as a percentage of the net sown area gives a measure of ... rainfall, has not so fertile soil and irrigation facilities are absent. So the cropping intensity is low.
Description : Which of the following has not been a component of the agricultural strategy that brought about the Green Revolution? (1) Greater intensity of cropping (2) Guaranteed maximum prices (3) New agricultural technology (4) Package of inputs
Last Answer : (2) Guaranteed maximum prices Explanation: The Introduction of Highyielding varieties of seeds and the increased use of fertilizers and irrigation are known collectively as the Green Revolution, which ... modified high-yielding wheat was first introduced to India in 1963 by Dr. Norman Borlaug.
Description : The cropping intensity of Groundnut + Arhar – Sugarcane is— (A) 200% (B) 300% (C) 150% (D) 250%
Last Answer : (C) 150%
Description : Average annual rainfall of India is about
Last Answer : Ans.400 Mha.m
Description : The average yield of safflower in India
Last Answer : Ans.18-20 qt/ha 17. Linseed
Description : The average yield of soybean in India
Last Answer : Ans.20-25 qt/ha 15. Rapeseed and Mustard
Description : The average yield of sunflower in India
Last Answer : Ans.20-30 qt/ha 14. Soybean
Description : The average yield of Urd in India
Last Answer : Ans.10-12 qt/ha 12. Groundnut
Description : The average yield of mung in India
Last Answer : Ans.12-15 qt/ha 11. Urdbean/Blackgram
Description : The average yield of chickpea in irrigated condition in India
Last Answer : Ans.12-15 qt/ha. 8. Pigeonpea/Arhar
Description : Cultivation of crops in areas where average annual rainfall is 1150 mm are categories as
Last Answer : Ans.Rainfed Farming
Description : Potato crop requires an average temperature for tuberization is of
Last Answer : Ans.17-200C
Description : The average wt. of Very fine fibre
Last Answer : Ans.< 3.0 mg
Description : Biggest river basin of India
Last Answer : Ans.Ganga
Description : Leading state of India in sugarcane production is
Last Answer : Ans.U.P. (45%of total Prodtn.)
Description : Most commonly cultivated soybean in India
Last Answer : Ans.Yellow coloured soybean
Description : First maize hybrid released in India?
Last Answer : Ans.1961
Description : Most widely grown maize spp. in India?
Last Answer : Ans.Zea mays indurate (Flint corn)
Description : The highest grown wheat species in India
Last Answer : Ans.T. aestivum
Description : The full form of LEISA is
Last Answer : Ans.Low External Input Sustainable Agriculture
Description : The crop grown on degraded land for improvement is called
Last Answer : Ans.Conservation crop
Description : Bench Terracing is practiced on
Last Answer : Ans.Steep slopping (16-33%) and undulated land
Description : Contour Bunding is adopted where
Last Answer : Ans.Land slope (6 %) and in areas where average annual rainfall is < 600 mm.
Description : The most popular mechanical measure to control soil erosion and conserve is
Last Answer : Ans.Contour Bunding
Description : About 50-75% of soil erosion by wind is carried out by
Last Answer : Ans.Saltation
Description : What are the types of soil movement in the process of wind erosion?
Last Answer : Ans.Saltation, Suspension and Surface creep
Description : Detachment and transportation of top soil particles by wind and or by water is known as.
Last Answer : Ans.Soil erosion
Description : The Bright Red coloured triangle in herbicide shows
Last Answer : Ans.Extremely toxic group (IX) Soil and Water Conservation
Description : Which of the following causes more wastage of herbicide by drift?
Last Answer : Ans.Ultra-low volume sprayer
Description : BIPOLARIS is used to control weed
Last Answer : Ans.Johnson grass
Description : First commercial Bio-herbicide is
Last Answer : Ans.DEVINE
Description : The most dominant aquatic weed Eichhornia crassipes is controlled by
Last Answer : Ans.Neochetina bruchi
Description : Parthenium hysteroforus is biologically controlled by
Last Answer : Ans.Zygrogramma bicolarata
Description : First biologically controlled weed is
Last Answer : Ans.Lantana camara