Agronomy MCQ Question and Answer | Agriculture MCQ Question

The fields of Sugarcane require the highest amount of water, the yield is good when water is available in excess amount all the time, especially at the crucial stages of irrigation.

Khaira disease is associated with paddy. It is a micro nutritional deficiency disease characterized by the presence of dusty brown patches on leaves which ultimately undergo necrosis.
It affects the leaf of the plant because of which the rate of photosynthesis is decreased ultimately affecting the production. The essential nutrient responsible for khaira disease in rice is Zinc.

The most critical stage of maize from an irrigation point of view is the tasseling stage. This stage takes place when the plant reaches its full height and begins to shed its pollen.
While early vegetative and skilling stages are also critical stages of irrigation in maize cultivation.

Tikka is the deadly disease of groundnut. It is caused by a pathogenic fungus, Cercospora personata (Deuteromycetes).
It is a disease that is affecting the production of groundnut worldwide. It is carried to plants through plant debris or the seed. All parts of the host plant above the soil are attacked by the fungus.

Napier grass or elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) is a perennial grass introduced to India in 1912 from South Africa. It is a bunch of tall grass that grows in dense clumps of up to 10 feet tall. It is considered socio-economically important and grown as fodder in most of the tropical and subtropical regions of the world.

SSP is Single Super Phosphate was the first commercial mineral fertilizer and is water soluble.
It is the most popular phosphatic fertilizer after DAP and it contains Phosphorus as P₂O₅ 16%, Sulphur 12% and calcium 21% along with traces of many other micro-nutrient.

Contingent cropping means growing crops to protect against weather conditions. When the crop of a season is failed because of climatic and rainfall conditions, another crop is cultivated to catch the forthcoming season.

CIMMYT, the Spanish acronym stands for The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center officially established in 1971. It is a non-profit research and training organization with more than 400 partners in over 100 countries. Its main purpose is to develop improved varieties and sustainable farming techniques for wheat and maize for improving the livelihood of farmers of the whole world.

CRIDA stands for Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture and is headquartered in Santoshnagar, Hyderabad.
CAZRI is Central Arid Zone Research Institute headquartered in Jodhpur.
NRC-WS stands for National Research Centre for Weed Science and is located at Adhartal, Jabalpur.
NBPGR is the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources is located in New Delhi.

Agriculture is the English word derived from the Latin term ager which means field and colo means to cultivate, by combining they form field to cultivate.