Farmers use different types of fertilizers depending on:
The type of soil and availability of water
The crop grown and duration of sunlight
The type of soil and the crop grown
The duration of sunlight and availability of water
Who makes honey?
Drones
Worker bees
Queen bees
All the above.
Parthenium, Chenopodium, Amaranthus and wild oats are collectively called as:
Fodder crops
Weeds
Cereals
Fiber crops
Biotic factors which affect storage of grains are:-
1. Rat
2. Fungi
3. Moisture
4. Insects
1 and 2
3 only
1,2 and 3
1,2 and 4
The branch of agriculture which deals with the growth and production of vegetables and fruits.
Horticulture
Vegiculture
Orniculture
Fruticulture
The soil should be ploughed for which of the following reasons?
(1) Ploughing removes weeds from the field.
(2) Ploughimg allows easy penetration of roots.
(3) Ploughing aerates the soil.
2 and 3
1 and 3
In which of the following chemicals does farmers dip seeds to destroy microorganisms?
Fungicides
Weedicides
Herbicides
Podenticides
Select the appropriate irrigation system for lawns(meadow) and fruit plants.
Drip system for lawns and sprinkler system for fruit plants
Drip system for fruit plants and sprinkler system for lawns
Drip system for both
Sprinkler system for both
Weeds need to be removed from the field for the reason.
(1) Weeds compete with crops for nutrients.
(2) Weeds may be poisonous to crops.
(3) Weeds reduce the productivity of the field.
(4) All the above
2 only
4
While using a seed drill the seeds are released into the — made by the plough.
Furrows
Holes
Ridges
Pits