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[#196] Sweet orange variety prone to pre harvest fruit drop is
Correct Answer

(B) Blood red malta

Explanation

Solution: The sweet orange variety prone to pre-harvest fruit drops is Blood red malta . Blood Oranges are a very unique species of orange. The malta fruit themselves are red fleshed and when juiced has a hint of raspberry. It is a very beautiful ornamental orange. The tree is evergreen and can grow to soar heights of 12 - 15 feet if planted outside. The fruit Malta is also said to boost the immune system and to be effective for treating pneumonia, blood pressure, stomach and intestinal problems and diseases related to vitamin C deficiency.

[#197] Para rubber is
Correct Answer

(B) Hevea brasiliensis

Explanation

Solution: Para rubber is Hevea brasiliensis . It is the tree that naturally produces rubber. It is native to tropical areas in South America, in the Amazon (Brazil). Para Rubber trees belong to the Euphorbiaceae family. In the wild, they may reach heights of 100 to 125 ft (30 - 38 m) with large cylindrical trunks with or without buttresses. Their trunks are cut just deep enough to tap the vessels without harming the tree's growth and the sap is collected in small buckets. This process is known as rubber tapping.

[#198] Who is the father of systematic pomology
Correct Answer

(A) Decandole

Explanation

Solution: The Father of systematic pomology is De Candolle . De Candolle originated the idea of "Nature's war", which influenced Charles Darwin and the principle of natural selection. Systematic pomology is the classification of fruits, practical pomology, the science of growing fruit, and commercial pomology, the science of marketing fruits.

[#199] An illness which is known as "favism" is caused in peoples due to allergy to pollen and to green pod of
Correct Answer

(C) Broad bean

Explanation

Solution: An illness which is known as "favism" is caused in people due to an allergy to pollen and green pod of Broad bean. The term 'favism' is used to indicate a severe reaction occurring on ingestion of foodstuffs consisting of or containing the beans of the leguminous plant Vicia faba (fava bean, broad bean). Within 6 - 24 h of the bean meal, the reaction manifests itself with prostration, pallor, jaundice and dark urine. Some people suffer from favism, a hemolytic response to the consumption of broad beans, a condition linked to a metabolism disorder. Sufferers of favism must avoid broad beans, as they contain the alkaloid glycoside vicine which may initiate a hemolytic crisis.

[#200] Pollination in mango takes place by
Correct Answer

(A) Housefly

Explanation

Solution: Pollination in mango takes place by a housefly . Mango (Mangifera indica) flowers are pollinated by various insects such as wasps, ants, flies, butterflies, beetles and bees as well as by wind. Major pollinating insects of mango were found to be from order Diptera, that is, Meliopona sp, Syrphus sp. House fly. Flies and stingless bees are thought to be the main pollinators of mangoes as they visit the flowers in large numbers and disperse between different trees.