1. Father of agronomy is - peter decresenzi. 

2. Dr. Biwant Rajis the founder of Relay cropping . 

3. The Directorate of cropping System research is located at - Modipuram , meerut, U.P. 

4. Scientific study of mixed cropping was firstly done by - La-Flitze (1928) 

5. Relay cropping concept was derived from - Relay race  

6. Natural Resource management is an example of sustainable agriculture  

7. Cropping System is a component of - framing System  

8. When the sub crop are sown to supplement of yield of the main crop , the sub crops are known as -- augmenting crops  

9. The main crop is grown in the centre , surrounded by hardly or thorny crops, the sub crop is known as -  guard crops  

10. The yield of both crops , grown together are found to be higher than the yield of their pure crops on unit area , such cropping is known as -- synergetic cropping 

11. What is a cash crops -- those crops , which may be sold directly from the field without processing like vegetables , potato, etc. 

12. Formula of Cropping Intensity = Total Cropping Area /total sown area *100 

13. The growing of two or more crops on the same field in a year is called -- multiple cropping  

14. The practice of raising grasses or pasture , is also known as -- ley farming  

15. In India , the maximum acreage and production of wheat is in UP 

16. The type of fruit of wheat is Caryopsis 

17. The optimum temperature for ideal germination of wheat is 20 to 25 °C 

18. Norin-10 gene was brought to USA by - S.c. salamone 1984 

19. The dwarf winter variety of wheat first time developed through using Norin gene by - Dr. O.A.Vogel (USA) 

20. Triple gene dwarf variety were released in 1970 

21. Which is double gene dwarf varieties of wheat - HD 2204, Janak, UP 215, Pratap, Kalyansona, Arjun, Sonara 64  

22. Single gene dwarf varieties are - Sonalika , Girija, UP-262 ,Wl 711,Lerma Rojo 64A 

23. The protein found in wheat floor which is helpful for chapati making - Gluten  

24. Central Zig - Zag axis of wheat is called -Rachis  

25. Mexican dwarf wheat was evolved by - Dr. N. E. Borlaug 

26. The toxic alkaloid found in the leaves of sorghum crops is - Dhurin or HCN 

27. CSH 1 was released as first dwarf sorghum hybrid in 1964 

28. Which crop is known as camel crops - Sorghum  

29. Native of jower is Africa (Ethiopia & Sudan) 

30. The maximum area & Production of jowar is in Maharashtra 

31. Jower is poor in lysine but rich in - Leucine  

32. The inflorescence of jower is called – Panicle 

33. First hybrid variety of bajara is HB-1 (1965) developed at PAU, Ludhiana 

34. Protein content in Bajra is 11-12 % 

35. Origin of bajra is Africa  

36. Bajra is sensitive to - water logging and Acidic soil  

37. The largest producer state of cotton in India is -Gujarat  

38. Bad opening of balls is known as - Tirak  

39. In cotton , the maturity of fibre is judged by – Arealometer 

40. H-777 is the cultivar of cotton  

41. Hybrid -4 is the first commercial cotton of the world developed by - Dr.C.T. Patel in 1970 42. The leaves of cotton becomes radish in colour due to decrease nutrient uptake and moisture . 

43. Origin of cotton is from - India  

44. Cotton belongs to- malvaceae 

45. Intra - Specific hybrid of cotton is -Hybrid -6, savita, surya. 

46. Interspecific hybrid of cotton is - Varalaxmi , DCH-32 , HB -224 etc. 

47. One seed of cotton has 60000-80000 fibres  

48. Ginning %= wt. of lint / wt. of seed cotton taken for ginning * 100 

49. The removal of lower leaves which come in contact with soil and lose their commercial value is known as priming process. 

50. Priming method is used in - Cigarette and wrapper tobacco 

51. The main aim of topping and Desuckering is - to divert the energy and nutrient of plant from flower to leaves. 

52. The removal of the lateral branches or suckers or auxiliary buds is called - desuckring . 

53. Central tobacco research institute is situated at - Raja - h - Mundri, AP (1947) 

54. The richest source of protein among the food grain is - Pulses  

55. Head  quarter of directorate of pulses research is located in - Kanpur UP 

56. Which pulse crop doesn’t fix N2 from atmosphere -Rajma  

57. The word pulse is derived from - French world pottage or poride means - soup (dal) 

58. The term legume is taken from - latin word - means to collect 

59. India is the largest producer of – gram 

60. The sour taste of gram leaf is due to presence of - Maleic acid(60%) and oxalic acid  

61. Shelling % of Pea is 49  

62. Harvest index of arhar is  19 % 

63. Origin of aarhar is from – Africa 

64. Queen of cereals is called Maize  

65. The composite cultivars of maize are - Kisan , jawahar ,Amber ,Vijay , Sona , Vikaram, etc. 

66. Maize is a C4 Plant  

67. In India the rank first state in area and production of maize is UP 

68. The maize Protein is called- Zein 

69. Male inflorescence of maize is called –Tassel 

70. The critical stage for water application in maize is - Tasseling and silking stage  

71. Which Indian scientist shared world food prize for miracle maize - Dr.Sruinder K.Vasal(2000) 

72. Origin of maize from - Mexico  

73. All India Coordinated Maize Improvement Project was started in -1957 at New Delhi 

74. Double cross technique for hybrid seed production was developed by - D.F. Jones (1920) 

75. The idea of hybrid maize was first conceived by : E.M. east and G.H. Shull (1910) 

76. The criteria for harvesting of sugarcane - withering of lower leaves ,brix 20 % , sucrose 15 % 

77. Algin planting method of sugarcane is evolved by - Allahabad agriculture institute , Allahabad , UP 

78. Adsali sugarcane is common in Maharashtra 

79. sugarcane is planted in furrows because - it reduce lodging  

80. Inflorescence of sugarcane is generally called - Arrow or open panicle. 

81. Sucrose content in cane is - 13-14 % 

82. Sugar from juice is - 6-10%  

83. Hand refrectometer reading for sugarcane maturity is 20 

84. Sugarcane breeding Institute is situated at - Coimbatore  

85. Adhsali Sugar cane crop mature in 18 months 

86. father of hybrid rice is - Yuan Long Pin  

87. India’s first dwarf variety released during 1968 was jaya . 

88. World’s first high yielding semi dwarf basmati rice variety is - pusa basmati - 1  

89. World’s first super rice variety for saline / alkaline soil – Lunishree 

90. Harvesting of paddy is done at moisture content - 21-23 % 

91. First mutant variety of rice is jagannath( gamma ray irradiation of T-141) 

92. Which gas is released from field of paddy - Methane (CH4) 

93. SRI techniquecue was originated in Madagascar in 1987 by prof. Henry De Laulanie 

94. First super fine aromatic basmati hybrid is - Pusa RH-10 

95. Oilseed production programme was started during - 1990-91 

96. Technology mission on oilseed was est. 1986 

97. National Research Centre for groundnut was est.at Junagarh (Gujarat) 

98. Indian central Oilseed Committee was est. 1947 

99. All India Coordinated Project on Oilseeds was est. during 1967 

100. Main adulteration in mustered - argemone mexicana oil