General Agriculture For IBPS AFO Important Topic 5th

Hello everyone, welcome to the new session from our team. In this session, we have tried to cover another one of the most important topics of the general agriculture section–Important topic terms and their associated crops. Let’s start by glancing at the questions asked recently in IBPS AFO 2019-20.

General Agriculture For IBPS AFO

1}. Crown Cleaning is related to?

Banana
Coconut
Apple
Coffee
Pineapple

The correct answer for this simple term is Coconut.

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The second question asked is:

2} Removal of male buds after completion of the female flowering phase in Banana is technically known as?

Disbudding
Dehorning
Denavelling
Desuckering
Detrashing

The correct answer is Denavelling.

The third question is:

3} Pulsing is related to?

To check the growth of vegetables
Related to the storage of pulses
Related to fruit production
Chemical treatment to extend the vase life of freshly harvested flowers
None of these

The correct answer for this question is Chemical treatment to extend the vase life of freshly harvested flowers.

Now let’s see some more important terms and associated crops in general

The first term is Crown Cleaning, it’s related to Coconut. Coconut is a palm and known as Kalpavriksha (The Tree of Heaven)

The second term is Denavelling, has already seen above is used in Banana which means removal of male buds after completion of female phase.

The third technical term is Pulsing, which means chemical treatment to extend the vase life of freshly harvested flowers.

The fourth term is Stunting, which is a quick method of propagation by simultaneously cutting and grafting in Rose.

The fifth term is Peduncle wrapping, which is used in Banana.

The sixth term is curing wrapping, which is used in tobacco and tea.

The seventh technical term is Flopping which is used in Tobacco.

The eighth term is Stripping wrapping, which is used in Jute.

The ninth term is Nipping, which is used in Gram.

A few terms which are technically related to Sugarcane are Wrapping and tying, Marcotting, Propping, Trashing, Arrowing

Propping is followed in the Banana crop.

Dapog nursery is prepared in Rice.

The next term is De-suckering, which is related to tobacco.

The next term is Stacking, which is followed up in Sugar beet.

Detasselling and Silking are related to maize.

Similarly, Beushening, flag leaf clipping or rope pulling and Puddling are related to Paddy.

Pegging is done in Groundnut.

Nicking is done in the case of Sugarcane while Retting is followed up in Jute.

The terms Ginning, Topping, Delinting are related to Cotton.

Topping-Desuckering-Priming-Curing are sequentially followed up in Tobacco

Similarly, Desuckering and choking are also done in Banana.

Stalking is done in Tomato, to provide support.

Picking is followed up in Pea and Mung whereas Canning is related with Pea

Terms like Dehaulming, Suberization and Tuberization are used in Potato

The next technical term, Ratooning which is related to Sugarcane. This was also asked in IBPS AFO 2019-20. Ratooning is a method of propagation, where a new crop arises from stubble (the leftover part after harvest). This new crop is said a ratoon or stubble crop.

Jerking is related to Bajra

Forking is related to Carrot

Blanching is related to Cauliflower.

The next term is Tipping which related to Tea.

The next term is Skiffing in Tea, and the last is Scuffling in Coffee.

Popping is followed in Groundnut,

Lopping is followed up in Lucerne

The next is Parboiling which is done in Rice.

Rabbing is followed up in Tobacco

Another term related to Jute is Ribboning.

Earthing up is done in many crops like–Potato, Sugarcane, Groundnut–it is essential for proper and development of the plant as well as reducing weed growth.