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FACTS FOR GENERAL AGRICULTURE

Kawaljeet Kaur, Anupam Singh, Hina Upadhyay, Subash Chand
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    NIPA

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    9789395763059

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    EBook

  • Language:

    English

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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

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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

 
1 Important Facts of Agriculture

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.

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2 Agronomy

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.

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3 Soil Science

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.

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4 Entomology

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.

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5 Horticulture

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.

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6 Agriculture Terminology

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.

 
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