Exam Details

Subject Crop Production Technology
Paper
Exam / Course Post Graduate Diploma in Plantation Management
Department School of Agriculture (SOA)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2015
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

Give the correct expansion of the following:

FAQ

FYM

RRIM

GAP

CXR

Mention two examples each of the following:

Clones of rubber

Varieties of black pepper

Varieties of robusta coffee

Coconut hybrids

Cardamom varieties

2. Distinguish between:

Mysore cardamom and Malabar cardamom.

China tea and Assam tea.

Tall coconut and Dwarf coconut.

Biclonal seed and Polyclonal seed.

INM and IPM.

3. Give the scientific names of the following crops:

Small cardamom

Clove

Rubber

Coconut

China tea

4. Write brief note on the following:

Soils suitable for growing coffee.

Rapid multiplication in black pepper.

CXR hybrids.

Tea yellows.

5. Write the method of propagation (commercially accepted) in the following crops:

Rubber

Cashew

Nutmeg

Garcinia

Clove

6. Explain INM practices for the following crops:

Black pepper

Small cardamom

Clove

Nutmeg

7. Define the following terms

Clone

Prepotent palm

Scion bank

IDM

8. Name the following:

Traditional coffee growing states in India.

Traditional cashew growing states in India.

Spacing of tall arabica coffee.

Fertilizer recommendation for cashew in Kerala.

9. Calculate the quantity of fungicide Bavistin (50WP) required to prepare 1 litre of 0.05% spray solution.

10. What are the symptoms of nutrients deficiency in tea How can it be rectified

11. What are the reasons for premature fruit drop in coffee? How can you reduce fruit drop?

12. Give an account of diseases of Tea.

13. Describe in detail the method of budding and commercial production of budded plants in rubber.


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Crop Production Technology
  • Human Resource Marketingand Financial Management
  • Introduction to Plantation Management
  • Poor Harvest Management and Value addition