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[#591] September' is the variety of
Correct Answer

(A) Cabbage

Explanation

Solution: September is the variety of Cabbage. It is a mid-season variety mostly grown in Nilgiris, head is compact, flat-oblong with bluish-green foliage, weighing 4 - 6 kg. Harvested within 105 - 110 days after transplanting. It is susceptible to black rot disease. The average yield is 40 - 50 t/ha. This variety can be kept in the field after they are ready for harvest and do not show cracking.

[#592] All India Coordinated Vegetable Improvement Project (AICVIP) was started in . . . . . . . . and under this, India is divided into 8 operational zones.
Correct Answer

(B) 1970 - 71

Explanation

Solution: All India Coordinated Vegetable Improvement Project (AICVIP) was started in 1970 - 71 and under this, India is divided into 8 operational zones. The headquarter of the project was at the Division of vegetable Science, ICAR, New Delhi. It aims to provide a national network for multi-location testing of vegetable technologies developed by various research institutes and state agricultural universities.

[#593] First variety of Hybrid Teas (H. T.) class of rose is
Correct Answer

(A) La France

Explanation

Solution: The first variety of Hybrid Teas (H. T.) class of rose is La France developed in France in the year 1867. It was originally developed by crossing between hybrid perpetuals and Tea roses. It is the most popular rose bearing large highly centered flowers. Hybrid teas are the largest and most popular group of roses, due to their elegant form and a large variety of colours. Their flowers are usually borne singly at the end of the long stems which makes them very popular as cut flowers.

[#594] Most serious disease of vegetable seedling is
Correct Answer

(B) Damping off

Explanation

Solution: The most serious disease of the vegetable seedling is Damping off . It is a soil-borne fungal disease caused by Rhizoctonia, Fusarium or phytophthora, etc. It negatively affects the vegetables and flowers in your garden, primarily targeting seeds and new seedlings. Damping-off refers to the rotting of stem and root tissues at and below the soil line. In most cases, infected plants will germinate and come up fine, but within a few days, they become water-soaked, mushy, collapse at the base and die.

[#595] Granulation can be reduced by spraying of
Correct Answer

(C) Lead arsenate

Explanation

Solution: Granulation can be reduced by the spraying of Lead arsenate in dilution of 200 - 500 ppm. Granulation is drying up, becoming hard with greyish colour and enlargement of the juice vesicles with an increase in pectin, lignin, etc. resulting in a reduction of the juice content. It is a common physiological disorder of postharvest citrus fruit. It results in the rapid deterioration of sugars and organic acids of fruit, disordered juice sacs become hard and even lose their edible value. Thus, granulation was emerging as a heavy threat to the citrus industry development.