Sahyadri Megha: New Paddy Variety

Context :

The University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences (UAHS), Shivamogga (Karnataka), has developed a new variety of paddy, ‘Sahyadri Megha’.

@ The University has developed the new variety to prevent decline in the area under paddy cultivation.

Sahyadri Megha :-

@ Sahyadri Megha is a red variety of paddy that is resistant to blast disease and rich in nutrients.

@ It was developed under the hybridization breeding method by cross-breeding the best among the ‘Jyothi’ variety with that of ‘Akkalu’, a disease-resistant and protein-rich paddy variety.

@ The new variety will be notified under the Indian Seed Act 1966 shortly after which it will become part of the seed chain.

Key Attributes :-

@ The protein content in it is 12.48%, higher than the other red rice varieties grown.

@ The yield per hectare from ‘Sahyadri Megha’ is around 65 quintals, substantially higher than other red paddy varieties.

@ It is a medium-term paddy that can be grown when there is a delay in the onset of monsoon. It can be harvested after 120 days of sowing.

Blast Disease :-

@ It is caused by fungus Pyricularia grisea (P. oryzae).

@ Also known as rotten neck or rice fever.

@ First recorded in India during 1918.

@ Expected grain loss : 70 to 80%.

1. India’s first food and vegetable processing industry was established at ?
Mumbai (1935)

2 India’s first fruit Preservation and Canning Institute was established at ?
Lucknow (1949)

3 Central Food Technological Research Institute(CFTRI) was established at ?
Mysore (1950)

4 “Food product order”(FPO) was passed by Government of India in ?
1955

5 “Central Food laboratory” located in ?
Kolkata

6 International registration authority for Rose located in ? USA

7 International registration authority for Bougainvillea located in ?
New Delhi

8 Commercial life of rose plant is ?
8 years

9 “National Horticulture mission” start in ?
May 2005

10 “National food for work programme” started in ?
Nov. 2004

11 Which product can’t be spoil ?
(never spoil) Honey

12 How many preservative chemical permitted by FPO for food products ?
2 Sodium (Benzoate & Potassium Metabisulphite)

13 Vinegar concentration should be not more than used in reservation ?
2%

14 Post harvest losses in fruit and vegetable ?
20-40%

15 How much Concentration of sugar is used for preservation ? 60-70%

16 “Zero energy cooling chamber” was developed by ? S.K. Roy

17 Coconut fat richest source of ?
Lauric acid

18 Which chemical used for preventing sprouting during storage in onion ?
Maleic Hydrazide

19 “National Horticulture board” located in ?
Gurugram (Haryana)

20 In potato crop earthing up done ?
40 day after sowing

21 Clove required for planting garlic ?
500 kg/ha

22 Seed rate of marigold ?
1.5 kg/ha

23 Which fruit rich source of protein ?
Cashew nut (21.2%)

24 Which fruit is rich source of calcium ?
Litchi (0.2 1%)

25 Protein and carbohydrate present in potato ?
2% and 22%

26 “Goma Kirti” is a variety of ? Ber

27 “Pusa Vishwas” is a famous variety of ?
Pumpkin

28 Suitable fruit for making jelly ?
Guava

29 Suitable vegetable for Canning purpose ?
Pea

30. Planting distance in Amrapali (mango variety) ? 2.5×2.5 M²

*🔰🔰Name-common Name🔰🔰*

*🔖1.Mango*

--Bathroom fruit, king of fruits

*🔖2. Banana*
Adam's fig. Tree of wisdom. Tree of Paradise, Kalpataru, Apple of paradise

*🔖3. Jack fruit*
Monkey jack

*🔖4. Avocado*
-- Butter fruit

*🔖5. Kiwi fruit*
China mirace, Horticulture Wonder of New Zealand, National symbol of Newca Chinese Gooseberry

*🔖6. Mangosteen*
Queen of fruits

*🔖7. Phalsa*
Star apple

*🔖8. Guava*
Apple of tropics

*🔖9. Ber*
Poor man's fruit, king of arid fruits, chinese Fig. Chinese datu

*🔖10 Carambola*
Star fruit, kamrakh, five corner fruit

*🔖11. Apple*
King of temperate fruits

*🔖12 Pecan Nut*
Queen of nuts

*🔖13. Coconut*
Kalpavriksha

*🔖14 Water chestnut*
Panifal, Singhara

*🔖15 Makhana*
Gorgon nut

1. Agriculture- Latin word-ager' or agri' meaning soil' and cultura' meaning 'cultivation'

2. Agronomy-Greek word-agros' meaning 'field' and nomos' meaning'manage'

3. Horticulture-Latin word-'hortus' meaning 'garden' and cultura' meaning 'culture or growing'

4. Pomology-Latin -Greek word- Combination of Latin word ponum' meaning 'fruit' and greek word 'logy' or 'logos meaning 'discourse, treatise, or science'.

5. Olericulture-Latin word-oleris' meaning 'pot herb' and english word 'culture' meaning 'cultivation'

6. Floriculture-Latin word-•

7. Extension-Latin word-'ex' meaning 'out' and tensio' meaning 'stretching'

8. Soil Science-Latin word- catena' meaning 'chain

' 9. Soil-Latin word-so/um' meaning "ground'

10. Monsoon-Arabic word- mausim' meaning 'season

' 11. Biodynamics-Greek word-bios' meaning 'life' and 'dynamics' meaning 'energy'

12. Truck gardening-French word truck-'torquer' meaning to barter or exchange'

13. Nematode-Greek word-nema' meaning 'thread' and 'told' meaning

14. Pedology-Greek word- pedon' meaning 'soil or earth'

15. Pedogogy-Greek word-'paid' meaning 'child' and agogus' meaning 'leader

'16. Market-Latin word-marcatus' meaning 'place of trade, traffic or merchandise'.

17. Evolution-Latin word-evolutio' meaning 'unrolling or rolling out'

18. Enzyme-Greek word-'en' meaning 'in' and zyme' meaning 'ferment/living'

19. Credit-Latin word-'credo' meaning 'I trust you'.

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20. Society-Latin word-societas' which was derived from noun socius' meaning 'comrade, friend,ally'.

21. Vulgarization'popularize' French word-'vulgarize' meaning

22. Cell —Latin word-cellula' meaning 'small compartment'

23. 'In- vivo' and 'In- vitro' — Latin word-'In -vivo' meaning within the living' and 'In -vitro' meaning 'within the glass'

24. Plastid — GreA word-plastikas' meaning 'formed or moulded'

25. Ecology-Greek word-'Oikos' meaning 'house/dwelling place' and 'logos' meaning 'study'

26. Entomology-Greek word-'entomo' meaning 'insect' means 'cut into(section)' and 'logos' meaning 'discourse'

27. Arthropoda-Greek word-arthros' meaning 'segmented' and podu.s' meaning 'leg'

28. Phytopathology-Greek word-phyton' meaning 'plant' , meaning 'ailments' and logus' meaning pathos' knowledge'

29. Fungicide-Latin word-'fungus' meaning 'fungus' and caedo' meaning 'to kill'

30. Meteorology-Greek word- Meteoro' meaning above the earth's surface' (atmosphere) and 'logy' meaning 'indicating science'

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