Deck 1: Seed Germination and Vegetable Production

Question 1

The edible part of potato is:

A)Root
B)Tuber
C)Rhizome
D)Corm

Answer 1

Tuber

Question 2

Vegetable production for local consumption is:

A)Market gardening
B)Home gardening
C)Truck gardening
D)Vegetable forcing

Answer 2

Market gardening

Question 3

Most of the summer vegetables are:

A)Annual
B)Biennial
C)Perennial
D)None

Answer 3

Annual

Question 4

In seed formation the inner integument remains thin and develops into:

A)Testa
B)Tegmen
C)Aril
D)Hilum

Question 5

During seed formation, a sear left by the funiculus is termed as

A)Hilum
B)Funiculus
C)Operculum
D)Raphe

Question 6

Cracking in tomato fruit is due to:

A)High nitrogen level
B)Temperature fluctuations
C)Soil moisture fluctuations
D)All of these

Question 7

Endosperm like tissue (2n) in seed developing from nucellus is :

A)Endospem
B)Cotyledom
C)Perisperm
D)Mericarp

Question 8

Orthodox seeds after dissemination may be

A)None dormant
B)Dormant
C)Quiescent
D)All of above

Question 9

Secondary dormancy in non dormant seeds is due to:

A)Temperature
B)Moisture
C)Aeration
D)Light

Question 10

Germination of undeveloped seeds is favored by:

A)Warm temperature (>20°C)
B)Gibberallic acid
C)Low temperature (<20°C)
D)a & b

Question 11

During stratification, the most important factor is:

A)Temperature
B)Duration
C)Media
D)All of above

Question 12

Stage at which seed achieves it maximum dry weight and has maximum germination potential and vigor is:

A)Physiological maturity
B)Edible maturity
C)Harvest maturity
D)None of above

Question 13

Seed vigor is affected by

A)Time of storage
B)Type of seed stored
C)Storage environment
D)All of above

Question 14

Tetrazolium test to check seed viability is

A)Chemical test
B)Enzyme test
C)Germination test
D)a & c

Question 15

Researchers describe seed moisture contents in terms of :

A)Dry weight
B)Wet weight
C)Percent weight
D)a & b

Question 16

Controlled inhibition of seed is termed as:

A)Priming
B)Soaking
C)Chilling
D)None of above

Question 17

Celery and lettuce at high temperature become

A)Photodormant
B)Thermodormant
C)Ecodormant
D)Non dormant

Question 18

Excessive soil moisture, late in the season cause.

A)Decrease in TSS decrease in dry matter
B)Increase in TSS decrease in dry matter
C)Decrease in TSS increase in dry matter
D)None of above

Question 19

Most of following category crops are shallow rooted

A)Summer
B)Winter
C)Off season
D)All of above

Question 20

Deep rooted vegetables require:

A)Less frequent irrigation
B)More water at each irrigation
C)Both a & b
D)None of above

Question 21

Fruit of following vegetables is edible:

A)Summer
B)Winter
C)Cruciferous
D)All of above

Question 22

Mulches are mainly used to reduce

A)Transpiration
B)Evaporation
C)Evapotranspiration
D)All of above

Question 23

What type of mulches reduce soil temperature?

A)Organic mulch
B)Gray polythene
C)Black polythene
D)Transparent polythene

Question 24

For hybrid seed production _______ flowers are completely suppressed on female plants.

A)Staminate
B)Pistillate
C)Staminode
D)Alternate

Question 25

Recommended cucumber cultivars under tunnel production technology are:

A)Monoecious
B)Gynoecious
C)Andromonoecious
D)Gynomonoecious