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, 2016 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
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IMAM-0021
POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN
PLANTATION MANAGEMENT (PGDPM)
Term-End Examination
December, 2016
MAM-002 CROP PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
Time 3 hours Maximum Marks: 100
Note: Answer any ten questions. Question No.1 IS compulsory. All questions carry equal marks.
1. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word(s). 1x5
Karimunda is an important cultivar of
First plucking in tea recovering from pruning is called
Abnormal leaf fall is an important leaf disease of
Commercially cultivated coffee varieties are and robusta.
Plantation crops which yields both fibre and oil is
Express in one word: 1x5
Bacteria which provide nitrogen to soil.
Any substance which delays the process of oxidation.
Uniform distribution of fertilizers on surface of the soil.
Disease causing organisms like fungus, bacteria or virus.
Cultivation of SHORT duration crops like ginger, turmeric, banana in the interspaces of coconut.
2. Distinguish between the following: 2 1/2x4
Weeding and trashing
Biofertilizer and biopesticide
Hard pruning and light pruning
Brown budding and green budding
3. Define the following 2x5
Integrated Pest Management
Necrosis
Roguing
Scion
Biological Control
4. Give two examples for each of the following: 2x5
High yielding varieties of Cardamom.
Varieties of tea plants
Pests of Cashew
Pests of Coffee
Bioagents for pest control
5. Write short notes on the following: 2 1/2X4
Clonal tea Nursery
Secondary nursery for Cardamom
Cover crops in rubber cultivation
Desuckering in coffee
6. Give reason for the following: 2x5
Mulching is essential in cultivation of spices.
Tipping is necessary in Tea.
Propagation of rubber is mainly by bud-grafting.
Cultivation of coffee under natural shade offers several advantages.
Inter Cropping and Cover Cropping in Cashew Cultivation.
7. What is meant by Integrated Nutrient Management Discuss briefly the INM practices for different spices.
8. What is the ideal time for planting tea in the main field? Describe the planting of tea mentioning the age of plant, planting pit size, planting pit mixture and planting technique.
9. What are the common pests and diseases of tea? Also, mention different leaf diseases of tea, their symptoms of infection and control measures.
10. Write an account on the different types of nursery required for the production of planting material of rubber. Also, explain what is bud grafting.
11. What are the commonly observed diseases of rubber? Mention the name of the causal organisms, infection symptoms and control measures.
12. Mention main coffee growing regions of India. Briefly describe the agrotechnology of coffee cultivation.
13. Discuss the practices of inter-cropping and mixed cropping in coconut cultivation. Mention the importance and technique of soft wood grafting in Cashew.
IMAM-0021
POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN
PLANTATION MANAGEMENT (PGDPM)
Term-End Examination
December, 2016
MAM-002 CROP PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
Time 3 hours Maximum Marks: 100
Note: Answer any ten questions. Question No.1 IS compulsory. All questions carry equal marks.
1. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word(s). 1x5
Karimunda is an important cultivar of
First plucking in tea recovering from pruning is called
Abnormal leaf fall is an important leaf disease of
Commercially cultivated coffee varieties are and robusta.
Plantation crops which yields both fibre and oil is
Express in one word: 1x5
Bacteria which provide nitrogen to soil.
Any substance which delays the process of oxidation.
Uniform distribution of fertilizers on surface of the soil.
Disease causing organisms like fungus, bacteria or virus.
Cultivation of SHORT duration crops like ginger, turmeric, banana in the interspaces of coconut.
2. Distinguish between the following: 2 1/2x4
Weeding and trashing
Biofertilizer and biopesticide
Hard pruning and light pruning
Brown budding and green budding
3. Define the following 2x5
Integrated Pest Management
Necrosis
Roguing
Scion
Biological Control
4. Give two examples for each of the following: 2x5
High yielding varieties of Cardamom.
Varieties of tea plants
Pests of Cashew
Pests of Coffee
Bioagents for pest control
5. Write short notes on the following: 2 1/2X4
Clonal tea Nursery
Secondary nursery for Cardamom
Cover crops in rubber cultivation
Desuckering in coffee
6. Give reason for the following: 2x5
Mulching is essential in cultivation of spices.
Tipping is necessary in Tea.
Propagation of rubber is mainly by bud-grafting.
Cultivation of coffee under natural shade offers several advantages.
Inter Cropping and Cover Cropping in Cashew Cultivation.
7. What is meant by Integrated Nutrient Management Discuss briefly the INM practices for different spices.
8. What is the ideal time for planting tea in the main field? Describe the planting of tea mentioning the age of plant, planting pit size, planting pit mixture and planting technique.
9. What are the common pests and diseases of tea? Also, mention different leaf diseases of tea, their symptoms of infection and control measures.
10. Write an account on the different types of nursery required for the production of planting material of rubber. Also, explain what is bud grafting.
11. What are the commonly observed diseases of rubber? Mention the name of the causal organisms, infection symptoms and control measures.
12. Mention main coffee growing regions of India. Briefly describe the agrotechnology of coffee cultivation.
13. Discuss the practices of inter-cropping and mixed cropping in coconut cultivation. Mention the importance and technique of soft wood grafting in Cashew.
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Subjects
- Crop Production Technology
- Human Resource Marketingand Financial Management
- Introduction to Plantation Management
- Poor Harvest Management and Value addition