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[#306] In green vegetables, the limiting amino acid is
Correct Answer
(A) Methionine
Explanation
Solution: In green vegetables, the limiting amino acid is Methionine . Limiting amino acids refers to the shortest supply from incomplete proteins that are found in plant food sources. Methionine is an amino acid. It is found in meat, fish and dairy products. It aids in the breakdown of fats by preventing their accumulation in the arteries, aiding the digestive system and facilitating the elimination of heavy metals from the body, which can be converted into cysteine to prevent toxic damage to the liver.
[#307] Grafted mango becomes ready for transplanting
Correct Answer
(C) Early
Explanation
Solution: Grafted Mango becomes ready for transplanting Early . The grafting of a mango tree is the practice of transferring a piece of mature, bearing tree or scion to a separate seedling called the rootstock. Mango tree grafting can be done in a one or two-year-old plant or an older tree as well (called the mother plant). After some time, the leaves and then, small buds start sprouting on top. Then you need to cut the mother plant around the top - about two feet from the graft for transplanting.
[#308] Which of the following pea variety is the shortest duration variety?
Correct Answer
(C) Asauji
Explanation
Solution: Asauji is the variety of Pea that is the shortest duration variety. The early varieties are more popular in India because of better economic returns. They are not high-yielders but give high initial remuneration to the growers. Two pickings of green pods are generally done in these varieties, the first being after 60 days of sowing and the second after 15 - 20 days of first picking. Asauji is a dwarf, green and smooth-seeded variety developed at IARI. Pods are produced singly, flowering in 30 - 35 days after sowing and blossom appears in 6 - 7 nodes. Pods are about 8 cm long, dark green, narrow and appear round when fully developed.
[#309] Pinching is important in the cultivation of which crop?
Correct Answer
(A) Carnation
Explanation
Solution: Pinching is important in the cultivation of the Carnation flower plant. Pinching plants is a form of pruning that encourages branching on the plant. This means that when we pinch a plant, we are removing the main stem, forcing the plant to grow two new stems from the leaf nodes below the pinch or cut. The ideal time for pinching is early morning. To get more flowers and to make the plant dense pinching is done.
[#310] Pick the climacteric vegetable.
Correct Answer
(D) Muskmelon
Explanation
Solution: Climacteric fruits and vegetables are the fruits that will be ripe after being picked up. It can also be defined as the stage of fruit ripening with increased ethylene production as the increase of respiration in cells. Some examples of such fruits and vegetables are Apples, bananas, melons, apricots and tomatoes. Muskmelon is also a climacteric vegetable among the given options.