HORTICULTURE
HORTICULTURE NOTES
1. IIHR is established at Bangalore
2. Planting distance of guava is 6m
3. Botanical name of Cauliflower –Brassica oleracea Var. botrytis
4. Botanical name of Guava -Psidium guajava
5. Pomology is the science of production of fruit crops. Latin word pomum meaning ‘fruits’ and logy meaning science.
6. Botanical name of Aonla -Emblica officinalis
7. Olericulture-Latin word ‘oleris’ =pot herb. culture = raising of plants. Olericulture is the science of cultivating vegetable crops.
8. Botanical name of Tomato –Lycopersicon esculentum
9. Examples of Temperate fruits: Apple, Pear, Peach, Almond, Walnut, Apricot, Cherry etc.
10. Examples of Sub tropical fruits: Fig, guava, Ber, Citrus, Pomegranate, Bael etc.
11. Examples of Tropical fruits: Mango, banana, Pineapple, Jackfruit etc.
12. Botanical name of Kaju -Anacardium occidentale
13. Vegetative part of the plant separated from mother plant and become a new plant is called Cutting
14. Floriculture is the science of flower cultivation.
15. In sugarcane, the stem cutting is called cane cutting
16. In bamboo, the stem cutting is called culm cutting.
17. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) recommends the use of 120g fruits and 300g vegetables per capita per day
18. Scientific name- eggplant (Solanum melongena)
19. For jelly production what is required in fruit- Pectin
20. Pungency in Radish is due to- Isothiocinate
21. Mosaic disease is caused by- virus
22. MAP is the study of Medicinal plant
23. Carbohydrate is more in -Potato, Sweet Potato
24. National horticulture mission is launched in 2003 to double the production of horticulture products
25. Protein is more in - Cow pea, pea, beans
26. Fibre is more in - spinach, beet leaf and other leafy vegetables
27. Iron is more in - Drumstick, coriander
28. The contribution of horticulture in Export of Total agriculture product is about 56-58%
29. Withania somnifera is botanical name of Aswagandha
30. Meadow orchard- originated from Israel.
31. Vitamin A is more in - Spinach leaves, Colocasia leave, Drumstick leave, carrot
32. Culm is the main stem of the grass family Gramineae (Poaceae).
33. If the stem cutting is done in the tip or apex, it is called tip cutting
34. Vitamin B is more in - Tomato, chilly
35. Examples of filler crops: Papaya, Guava, Lime, plum and peaches
36. Vitamin C is more in - Tomato, chilly, coriander leaf
37. Antioxidants are more in - Tomato, chilly
38. King of fruit is- Mango
39. Meadow orchard -planting tree at very low spacing i.e., high density of plants from 30,000 to 100,000 trees on a hectare basis.
40. Square system- trees planted in 4 corners of a square- same distance between row to row and plant to plant in the same row.
41. Quincunx or Diagonal system- trees with shorter life space are chosen
42. Quincunx or Diagonal system - central trees-filler crop and the others as main crop.
43. The five systems of planting of fruit trees are square, rectangular, Quincunx or Diagonal system, Hexagonal and Contour system
44. The easiest method of asexual reproduction is cutting method
45. Different types of cutting method are root cuttings, leaf cuttings, leaf-bud cuttings or stem cuttings
46. herbaceous cuttings -done in chrysanthemum, coleus, tomato, eggplant and squash.
47. Propagation by stem cuttings is widely used than other methods
48. Scientific name- Breadfruit (Artocarrpus altilis)
49. Scientific name- blackberry (Rubus sp.)
50. Scientific name- fig (Ficus carica)
51. Scientific name- garden phlox (Phlox paniculata)
52. Japanese pagoda tree- (Sophora japonica)
53. Scientific name- lilac (Syringa vulgaris)
54. Scientific name- oriental pear (Pyrus calleryana),
55. Scientific name- African violet (Saintpaulia ionantha),
56. Scientific name- lily (Lilium longiflorum and L. candidum)
57. Scientific name- snake plant (Sansevieria trifasciata)
58. Scientific name- wax plant (Hoya carnosa)
59. Scientific name- Jasmine or sampaguita (Jasminum sambac)
60. Scientific name- spotted dracaena (Dracaena godseffiana)
61. Scientific name- Acerola (Malpighia glabra),
62. Scientific name- black pepper (Piper nigrum),
63. Scientific name- cacao (Theobroma cacao),
64. Scientific name- cassava (Manihot esculenta),
65. Scientific name- guava (Psidium guajava).
66. Scientific name- grape (Vitis vinifera),
2. Planting distance of guava is 6m
3. Botanical name of Cauliflower –Brassica oleracea Var. botrytis
4. Botanical name of Guava -Psidium guajava
5. Pomology is the science of production of fruit crops. Latin word pomum meaning ‘fruits’ and logy meaning science.
6. Botanical name of Aonla -Emblica officinalis
7. Olericulture-Latin word ‘oleris’ =pot herb. culture = raising of plants. Olericulture is the science of cultivating vegetable crops.
8. Botanical name of Tomato –Lycopersicon esculentum
9. Examples of Temperate fruits: Apple, Pear, Peach, Almond, Walnut, Apricot, Cherry etc.
10. Examples of Sub tropical fruits: Fig, guava, Ber, Citrus, Pomegranate, Bael etc.
11. Examples of Tropical fruits: Mango, banana, Pineapple, Jackfruit etc.
12. Botanical name of Kaju -Anacardium occidentale
13. Vegetative part of the plant separated from mother plant and become a new plant is called Cutting
14. Floriculture is the science of flower cultivation.
15. In sugarcane, the stem cutting is called cane cutting
16. In bamboo, the stem cutting is called culm cutting.
17. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) recommends the use of 120g fruits and 300g vegetables per capita per day
18. Scientific name- eggplant (Solanum melongena)
19. For jelly production what is required in fruit- Pectin
20. Pungency in Radish is due to- Isothiocinate
21. Mosaic disease is caused by- virus
22. MAP is the study of Medicinal plant
23. Carbohydrate is more in -Potato, Sweet Potato
24. National horticulture mission is launched in 2003 to double the production of horticulture products
25. Protein is more in - Cow pea, pea, beans
26. Fibre is more in - spinach, beet leaf and other leafy vegetables
27. Iron is more in - Drumstick, coriander
28. The contribution of horticulture in Export of Total agriculture product is about 56-58%
29. Withania somnifera is botanical name of Aswagandha
30. Meadow orchard- originated from Israel.
31. Vitamin A is more in - Spinach leaves, Colocasia leave, Drumstick leave, carrot
32. Culm is the main stem of the grass family Gramineae (Poaceae).
33. If the stem cutting is done in the tip or apex, it is called tip cutting
34. Vitamin B is more in - Tomato, chilly
35. Examples of filler crops: Papaya, Guava, Lime, plum and peaches
36. Vitamin C is more in - Tomato, chilly, coriander leaf
37. Antioxidants are more in - Tomato, chilly
38. King of fruit is- Mango
39. Meadow orchard -planting tree at very low spacing i.e., high density of plants from 30,000 to 100,000 trees on a hectare basis.
40. Square system- trees planted in 4 corners of a square- same distance between row to row and plant to plant in the same row.
41. Quincunx or Diagonal system- trees with shorter life space are chosen
42. Quincunx or Diagonal system - central trees-filler crop and the others as main crop.
43. The five systems of planting of fruit trees are square, rectangular, Quincunx or Diagonal system, Hexagonal and Contour system
44. The easiest method of asexual reproduction is cutting method
45. Different types of cutting method are root cuttings, leaf cuttings, leaf-bud cuttings or stem cuttings
46. herbaceous cuttings -done in chrysanthemum, coleus, tomato, eggplant and squash.
47. Propagation by stem cuttings is widely used than other methods
48. Scientific name- Breadfruit (Artocarrpus altilis)
49. Scientific name- blackberry (Rubus sp.)
50. Scientific name- fig (Ficus carica)
51. Scientific name- garden phlox (Phlox paniculata)
52. Japanese pagoda tree- (Sophora japonica)
53. Scientific name- lilac (Syringa vulgaris)
54. Scientific name- oriental pear (Pyrus calleryana),
55. Scientific name- African violet (Saintpaulia ionantha),
56. Scientific name- lily (Lilium longiflorum and L. candidum)
57. Scientific name- snake plant (Sansevieria trifasciata)
58. Scientific name- wax plant (Hoya carnosa)
59. Scientific name- Jasmine or sampaguita (Jasminum sambac)
60. Scientific name- spotted dracaena (Dracaena godseffiana)
61. Scientific name- Acerola (Malpighia glabra),
62. Scientific name- black pepper (Piper nigrum),
63. Scientific name- cacao (Theobroma cacao),
64. Scientific name- cassava (Manihot esculenta),
65. Scientific name- guava (Psidium guajava).
66. Scientific name- grape (Vitis vinifera),