Quiz on AgronomyTillage - January 7, 2021 | January 7, 2021 - AgriScan 1 minute read QUIZ STARTResults #1. The name of the book written by Flitzherbert on first recorded evidence of soil tilth was ________? Boke of husbandary Teolian The tilth Soil & Tillage Research #2. Size of aggregates that is suitable for irrigated agriculture? 1 - 2 mm >5 mm 3 - 4 mm <1 mm #3. Which is not true for optimum tilth? Friable soil Improved aeration Higher / Increased Bulk density Uniform size distribution of aggregates #4. Which is not true for tillage? Increased thermal conductivity Oxidise organic matter Increased pore space Increased hydraulic conductivity #5. Conventional tillage is also called as ________? Eco-tillage Clean tillage Row zone tillage Fallow tillage #6. Percentage depletion of available soil moisture suitable for effective ploughing is _______? > 75% < 25% 50 - 75% 25 - 50% #7. According to CRIDA, depth of ploughing considered as medium? 7 - 15 cm 25 - 30 cm 15 - 20 cm 5 - 6 cm #8. Plough suitable for subsoiling is ________? Ridge plough Desi plough MB Plough Chisel plough #9. Setline planting in Gujarat adopted for which crop? Cotton Wheat Chickpea Jute #10. Minimum recommended residue retention in conservation tillage is ______? 20% 10% 30% 40% #11. Which tillage system evolved in USA for pasture renovation? Both a & b Sod seeds Zero tillage Minimum tillage #12. Commonly used herbicide in zero tillage is ________? Pendimethalin Mesosulfuron Paraquat Glyphosate #13. Which problem is not associated with zero tillage? Low mineralization Build up of perennial weed Poor germination Water logging #14. Stubble mulch tillage is also known as _________? Bio farming Plough less farming Mulch farming Both #15. Water requirement for puddling is ______? 10 cm 40 cm 4 cm 20 cm #16. Puddling becomes difficult when bulk density is _________? 2.65 g/cc 1.33 - 2.65 g/cc 1.33 g/cc < 1 g/cc #17. Tillage implement used in rice field? Star weeder Rotary weeder Basin lister Danti #18. Which tillage implementation is used for inter cultivation in wide spread crops? Mole plough Junior hoe Chisel plough Turn wrest plough #19. Which is not true for laser land leveling? Can also practiced in hilly areas Saves water by 35 - 45% Increases cultivated area by 3 - % Smoothening of filed within +2 to -2 cm #20. Which of the following is not a minimum tillage option? Plough plant tillage Zero tillage Wheel track planting Clean tillage Previous Finish