Obligate weeds occur only in the cultivated land. These weeds are never found in wild form. Examples of such type…
Exotic weeds: Weeds that are moved from their place of origin to a new area or country and established there…
Types of Agriculture Agriculture Objective Quantity of input Output Subsistence Agriculture (low-level equilibrium) To sustain life and family need Low…
Propesticide is a pesticidally active material or compound which in its original form is inactive and is transformed into an…
Maximum residues limit (MRL): It is the optimum safe concentration of the leftover pesticides or its degradation products.MRL is expressed…
Seed production agencies 1)National Seed Corporation(NSC): It was registered in 1963 to promote the development of the seed industry in…
Seed plot technique of potato It is a technique of multiplication of disease-free( virus-free) seed in Northern plains of country.…
The following method are used for Breaking seed dormancy. Scarification: The process of breaking or softening the seed coat to…
Area and Production of major crops 2017-18 Crop Area in Mha Rice 43.79 Wheat 29.58 Pulses 29.99 Oilseed 24.65 Cotton…
The Livestock census is done every five years since 1919. The 20th Census was launched during the month of October…
National livestock mission (NLM) was launched in 2014-15 to ensure quantitative and qualitative improvement in livestock production systems and capacity…
Dairy entrepreneurship development scheme This is a credit-linked subsidy scheme of government to promote the setting up of modern dairy…
Disease classification based on occurrence: 1)Endemic disease: When a disease is a more or less constantly present form year to…
Insecticides of plant origin: Rotenone: Derived from roots of Lonchocarpus/ Derris elyptica. Pyrethrum: Derived from flowers of Chrysanthemum cinerarifolium Azadirachtins:…
National Programme for Bovine Breeding (NPBB): This focuses on Field Artificial Insemination (Al) Net work; conservation of indigenous breed and…
National Dairy Plan was introduced in 2012 to develop the dairy sector of the country. Its projects were largely funded…
Pest categories 1)key pests: These pest categories are the most severe and damaging pests. GEP(General Equilibrium Position) lies well above…
General Equilibrium Position: It is the average population density of an insect population over a long period of time, unaffected…
Economic Injury level: The lowest population density of the pest that will cause economic damage. It is also called the…
Economic threshold level: The pest density at which control measures should be applied to prevent an increasing pest population from…