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[#966] Localized incompatibility in grafting is overcome by
Correct Answer

(B) Use of interstock

Explanation

Solution: Localized incompatibility in grafting is overcome by the Use of Interstock . Localized incompatibility is a Graft combination in which a mutually compatible inter stock overcomes the incompatibility of the scion and rootstock. The inter stock is a segment of a tree trunk that is grafted between the rootstock and the tree. It has been used with different fruit trees to modulate the tree size, fruit production and quality and the aging of the tree. Inter stock allows the union of incompatible varieties or induces dwarfing.

[#967] Extremely high respiratory activity (> 60 mg CO 2 kg -1 hour -1 ) is found in . . . . . . . . vegetable.
Correct Answer

(A) Asparagus

Explanation

Solution: Extremely high respiratory activity (> 60 mg CO 2 kg -1 hour -1 ) is found in Asparagus vegetables. Asparagus officinalis is a perennial flowering plant species in the genus Asparagus . Its young shoots are used as a spring vegetable. Asparagus is classified as perishable due to a high respiration rate and rapid degradation of quality. As respiration indicates metabolic activity it seems logical that it determines the rate at which a product deteriorates.

[#968] Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL) is situated at
Correct Answer

(A) Mysore

Explanation

Solution: Defense Food Research Laboratory (DFRL) is situated in Mysore . The Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL) is an Indian defence laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) established on 28 th December in the year 1961. The present director of DFRL is Dr. A. D. Semwal. It conducts research and development of technologies and products in the area of food science and technology to cater to the varied food challenges for the Indian Armed Forces.

[#969] 1 st Project Director for PDVR was
Correct Answer

(B) Dr. G. Kalloo

Explanation

Solution: The first Project Director for PDVR was Dr. G. Kalloo. PDVR is the Project Directorate of Vegetable Research, under IIVR, Varanasi. In the year 1991, Dr. G. Kalloo joined PDVR as the first Project Director. Later in the year 1992, the Headquarters of PDVR shifted from New Delhi to Varanasi. He was former DDG (Crop Science), ICAR, New Delhi and vice-chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur in 2017. He has written several books including Genetic improvement of Tomatoes and many other vegetables, because of which he is regarded as the father of tomato.

[#970] The edible part of pomegranate is
Correct Answer

(D) Aril

Explanation

Solution: The edible part of pomegranate is aril . An aril also called an arillus, is a specialized outgrowth from a seed that partly or completely covers the seed. The small pink seeds inside a pomegranate, called the arils, are the edible portion of the fruit. The outer hard layer of pomegranate is made up of exocarp and partially mesocarp, which also form septa in the fruit.