1.Fill in the blanks (Any ten)

leaf is the sale food for the silkworm Bombyx mori.

Sun is hot all the year round in case of conditions.

Dithane M-45 solution is used for preventing disease.

is the unit of measurement of acidity and alkalinity.

MT/ha/year is recommended as a basal dose of FYM for rainfed mulberry.

are the unwanted plants in the crop.

variety of mulberry produces dark green and thick leaves.

Plough used in hard, strong and stumpy land is

Power tiller drawn weeders require hours to cover one hectare.

Crops used for preventing insects from feeding the main crop are called crops.

Number of plants that can be accommodated in one hectare area under 3x3 ft. spacing is

The country that produces all types of commercial silks is

Why seed soaking is necessary in tasar before sowing?

Name the chemical used to induce higher rooting in Quercus incana seedlings.

Name any two crops that can be grown as intercrop in Muga plantation.

Mention the fertilizer dosage and the number of splits used in castor plantation.

What is meant by spot application of fertilizers in mulberry?

Mention the different types of mulberry plantation practised in North India.

Mention the main seasons {crop) of rearing silkworm in sub-tropical region.

Write down the advantages of green manuring in mulberry.

Give two advantages of drip irrigation.

Name any two commercial bio-fertilizers used in mulberry.

Mention any two sprayers used in mulberry cultivation.

Write down any two advantages of shoot rearing.

Indicate two mulberry varieties recommended for hilly regions.


What are the types of leaves required for young, middle and late age silkworms

Why the assessment of leaf yield is important in sericulture

Write down the Indo-jica spacing or paired row-system of plantation.

What are the advantages of mechanization in sericulture

List out different propagation methods of muga food plants.

What is the spacing recommended for castor plantation

What is pruning?

What is the advantage of pollarding

What do you understand by chawki mulberry garden

How do you control stem borer in Muga food plants

List out different diseases and pests of Eri food plants.

Name two food plants of Tasar Silkworms.

7. Write or

The crown height of 60-70 em is considered as low cut.

Pits of 30x30x30 cm size is followed under irrigated conditions.

In case of Wedge grafting cut is given on shoot.

In case of Paired row system of plantation, 150 em indicates distance between the rows.

Fist and non-fist are the important methods of Pruning.

Leaf harvest can be done at any time of the day.

Cutting preparation machine can prepare 1500-2000 cuttings in a day.

Disc plough is used when the soil is soft.

Furrow irrigation is very much suitable to Indian conditions.

Glycel is a chemical weedicide.

Write down the classification of silkworms based on number of life cycles they complete under natural conditions.

What is compost?

What is meant by drudgery?

Mention two methods of mulberry leaf harvesting.

What is soil reclamation?