FACTS FOR GENERAL AGRICULTURE
authored by: Kawaljeet Kaur, Anupam Singh, Hina Upadhyay & Subhash Chand
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This book is for competitive exams in agriculture discipline covering 5 facts about major broad areas namely Soil Science, Entomology, Agronomy, Horticulture and Agriculture. Each chapter contains one liner questions framed and arranged sequentially for the easy understanding of the students. Recent information and development in the field of agriculture have been incorporated in the book. Book will be useful not only to students but also teachers, researchers, extension workers and development officers for reference and easy answering of many complicated questions.
The chapters are chosen in view to cover the course contents of competitive examinations like IAS, IFS, ARS, and PCS, Banking services, states and national levels of different competition in agricultural subjects. The entire book is prepared in most simple, clear and talking language so that the contents could be easily understand by the readers
Ms. Kawaljeet Kaur is working as an Assistant Professor, Department of Agriculture, CT Group of Institutions, Jalandhar, Punjab, India. Since 2019 teaching undergraduate students. She obtained B.Sc. Hons. Agriculture (2017) with first class and completed M.Sc. Soil Science and agriculture chemistry in the year 2019 with first class as well from lovely professional university. Also she got young scientist award and young soil scientist award in the year 2021. She has attended National and International level conference and also attended National and International webinars, workshops, and online quiz, certification programmers. She has published many research papers and review papers in reputed journals, popular articles, book chapters and many books.
Mr. Anupam Singh is Ph.D scholar (Horticulture) Department of Agriculture, IIAST, Integral University, Lucknow. He has completed B.Sc. Agriculture (2014) with first division from VBS Purvanchal University, Jaunpur and completed M.Sc. (Ag) Horticulture in the year of 2017 with first division from ANDUA&T Ayodhya. Mr. Singh is qualified ICAR - NET in Fruit Science in 2018. He has attended more than 10 National and International level conference and also attended more than 12 National and International webinars, workshop and training. He has published research papers and review papers in reputed journals and popular articles Hindi and English both and book chapters also.Mr. Singh has got Young Scientist Award 2019 by ATDS society Ghaziabad.
Hina Upadhyay is an Associate Professor at Lovely Professional University in Punjab, India, where she works in the Department of Agronomy, School of Agriculture. She was formerly an Assistant Professor in the Department of Life Sciences at Boston College and Jiwaji University in Gwalior. From 1996 to 1998, she worked as a project fellow at Jiwaji University’s Aerobiology Laboratory, S.O.S Botany. Among other scientific societies and organizations, she is a member of the Association of Microbiologists of India, a Fellow of the Society of Bionaturalists, a Life Member of the Indian Botanical Society, and a Life Member of the Indian Science Congress. At a variety of international and national seminars, symposia, and conferences, Dr. Hina chaired technical sessions and presented papers. In addition, from 2010 to 2013, she was a member of the Board of Studies in Botany at Jiwaji University in Gwalior, and from 2019 to 2020, she was a sectional member of the Indian Science Congress’s Agricultural Section. She has published 45 peer-reviewed research and review papers, as well as 7 book chapters with Springer International Publishing and Elsevier Science Publishing. Her current research area includes agroecosystem sustainability.
Subhash Chand presently working as a Professor in the Division of Soil Science, Sher-E-Kashmir University of Agriculture Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar Campus, Srinagar, UT of Jammu and Kashmir. He has 17 years experience of research, teaching and extension. Prof. (Dr.) Subhash Chand, Co-chaired two technical session at International Conferences at Jaipur and Pantnagar. He is member of several scientific societies. He is elected member of Association of Soil and Water Conservationist, Dehradun for 22-23. He was councillor for Indian Society of soil survey and Land use planning. Nagpur for 2014-15. Dr. Chand presented paper at Humbolt University, Berlin, Germany in 2010. He published research and review paper in National and International Journal of repute.
1. Important Facts of Agriculture, 2. Agronomy, 3. Soil Science, 4. Entomology, 5. Horticulture, 6. Agriculture Terminology
This book is a result of a thorough and sincere analysis of test questions from the ASRB, ARS, SRF, JRF/NET, and numerous agricultural universities, in addition to bank exams. To demonstrate it takes work to compile. Modern inquiries that is systematic in their reliability and usability. Each applicant will receive a sample question from this set of questions, which will help them be more able to concentrate. The main objective of this book is to let the readers fully understand the information from numerous several agricultural disciplines
Father of agronomy is -Peter Decresenzi. Dr. Biwant Rajis the founder of Relay cropping. The Indian Institute of Farming System Research is located at - Modipuram, Meerut, U.P. Scientific study of mixed cropping was firstly done by -La-Flitze (1928). Relay cropping concept was derived from -Relay race. Natural Resource Management is an example of Sustainable Agriculture. Cropping System is a component of -Farming System.
1.Agronomy is derived from Greek word. 2.Indigenous plough cuts ‘V-shape furrow’. 3.Indigenous plough is a primary tillage implement. 4.The ploughing depth of chisel plough is 60-70 cm. 5.Hoe is an example of secondary tillage implement. 6.Tillage improves soil aeration.
1.The fine earth covering land surface acts as a reservoir of nutrients and water Soil. 2.The word ‘Soil’ is derived from Latin. 3. Study of origin, classification, morphology of soil is known as Pedology. 4. The study of soils in relation to crop growth Edaphology. 5. The father of Soil Science Dokuchalev.
1. Who was the first Entomologist to the Government of India? Lionel de Niceville. 2. Who succeeded Lefroy and devoted his attention mainly to insect taxonomy and built up an excellent library and a valuable insect collection? T.B. Fletcher. 3. When was the Zoological Survey of India started in the Indian Museum at Calcutta? 1916. 4. Who was the first Plant Protection Adviser to Government of India? Dr. Hem Singh Pruthi.
1. Leading cut flower exporter in the world is Netherlands. 2. Concept of lawn was developed in England. 3. In which garden, arrangement of rocks is main feature Japanese garden. 4. Shrubs or trees planted at regular intervals on boundry for fencing Hedges. 5. The green carpet for the landscape maintained by growing and mowing grasses. Lawn. 6. Thorny fencing plant used as a hedge Inga dulcus.
4H: An agricultural club for children that features hands-on learning Abiota: The nonliving component of an ecosystem, including the soil, water, and air. Aborigines: The original or native inhabitants of a country or region. Absorption Losses: Loss of water from a canal or a reservoir by capillary action and percolation and in case of canal during the process of delivery. Absorptive capacity: The maximum amount of waste that can be absorbed by the environment. Acclimation: Adaptation to changing or new conditions. Acid precipitation: Rain, snow, fog, or dew containing sulfuric and nitric acids produced by fossil fuel combustion. Acid soil: A soil which is deficient in available bases, particularly Ca and which give an acid reaction when tested by a standard method. Acre foot water: The amount of water that would cover an area of land to a depth of one foot assuming no seepage evaporation and run off. Acre inch day: Term used principally in irrigated section of united state for measuring quantity of flow of water. It is equal to a flow which will cover one acre to a depth of one inch in a 24 hours period or 0.042 cubic feet per second. Acre inch: It is a measure of quantity of flow of water and is equal to the flow which will cover one acre to a depth of one inch. Acre: (43560 sq. ft) an area of land about 220 feet long and 198 feet wide. Active solar heating: The use of solar panels to collect and concentrate the sun’s energy for heating. Adaptation: Biological modification that allows species to better exist in a specific environment. Additives: Chemicals added to food, often con- sidered to represent a threat to human health.
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