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. The multiple cropping practice of sowing green gram seeds in the grain filling stage
of rice is called
A) Parallel cropping B) Sequential cropping
C) Ratoon cropping D) Relay cropping

. Which among the following are considered as plant adaptations to drought ?
i. Seed hardening
॥. Reduced leaf area
iii. Rapid phenological development
iv. Early stomatal closure
A) ii, iii and iv B) i, iii and iv 0) ii and iv D) all the above

3. Among the following, which is not considered as a principle in ‘System Rice

Intensification’ ?

A) Wider spacing of 25 cm x 25 cm

B) Transplanting young seedlings (8 - 12 days old)
C) Planting single seedling per hill

D) Weed management with herbicides

. Asoil conservation practice that minimizes soil erosion and also ensures safe removal
of excess runoff water
A) Tied ridging B) Contour bunding
C) Graded bunding D) Basin listing

. Given the N uptake of a crop is 220 kg ൯൭, the approximate Ca uptake would be
A) 440 kg ۳٦ 8) 44 kg ha“? ©) 11000871 0) 2291181

~ Potassium application can be reduced to 25 per cent and even skipped in the nutrient
management practice for the cassava variety
A) Vellayani Hraswa B) Sree Pavithra
C) Sree Reksha D) Sree Suvarna

. The herbicide recommended in KAU Weed wiper for the management of weedy rice
A) Azimsulfuron B) Cyhalofop butyl
C) Glufosinate ammonium D) Carfentrazone

. Which of the following is/are correct with respect to LEISA ?
i. Focusses on creating diversity
ர்‌. Promotes adoption of hybrid seeds
iii. Relies on natural biological control of pests
iv. Encourages recycling of resources
A) i and ii B) ii, iii and iv 0) i, iii and iv D) all the above

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