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[#436] Tag colour of truthfully labeled seed (TFL) is
Correct Answer

(D) Opal green

Explanation

Solution: The tag colour of the truthfully labeled seed (TFL) is Opal green. The size TFL seed is 15 cm × 10 cm. It is the category of seed produced by private seed companies and is sold under truthful labels. Companies should maintain field and seed standards suggested for quality seed production as per the seed act. Truthful labeling is compulsory for notified kinds of varieties. Quality is guaranteed by producing agency. Applicable to notified kinds only. Applicable to both notified and released varieties. It should satisfy both minimum field and seed standards.

[#437] Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI) is located in . . . . . . . .
Correct Answer

(B) Jodhpur

Explanation

Solution: Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI) is located in Jodhpur , Rajasthan. The Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI) is one of the biggest research institutes of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), an autonomous organization working under the aegis of the Department of Agriculture Research and Education (DARE) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare of Government of India. The institute conducts multi-disciplinary research to seek solutions to the problems of farming in arid regions of the country.

[#438] Black rot resistant cabbage variety is
Correct Answer

(B) Pusa Mukta

Explanation

Solution: The black rot resistant cabbage variety is Pusa Mukta . Black rot is a bacterial disease that affects crucifers. The bacterial pathogen, Xanthomonas campestris PV. campestris is particularly damaging to cabbage and cauliflower. The black Rot-resistant cabbage variety "Pusa Mukta", is a hybrid of EC-10109 and EC-24855 varieties. The plants of this variety produce compact, slightly flat heads, with a short stalk and light green leaves with wavy margins. The average yield of the variety is 30 - 35 t/ha.

[#439] Seed production method followed in cabbage for higher seed yield is
Correct Answer

(B) Stump method

Explanation

Solution: The seed production method followed in cabbage for higher seed yield is the Stump method . When the crop in the first season is fully matured, the heads are examined for true to type. The plants with off-type heads are removed. Then the heads are cut just below the base using a sharp knife, keeping the stem with the outer whorl of leaves intact. The beheaded portion of the plant is called the 'stump'. The stumps are either left in situ or replanted in the second season. By this method, the crop matures 12 - 15 days earlier.

[#440] . . . . . . . . pest of potato attacks the tuber in both field and storage.
Correct Answer

(D) Potato tuber moth

Explanation

Solution: Potato tuber moth pest of potato attacks the tuber in both field and storage. It is the most widely distributed potato insect in the world. It is usually found in warm climates for overwinter survival and is considered a subtropical pest. The moth or worm is considered the most serious pest of potatoes in tropical and subtropical regions. Foliar injury in the field is due to the larvae (tuber worm) mining into leaflets, causing them to form transparent blisters, then move into stem tissue causing death. PTM/PTW damage is yearlong as the PTM will continue to breed in storage and lay eggs which will hatch into PTW. The length of the life cycle will depend on the storage temperature.