Advance Crop Production Practice and Revision

This recap chapter follows the main Unit 1 lessons and brings concept recall, terminology, and applied understanding together.

Unit structure

Treat Unit 1 like one crop season:

1. choose crops that feed and employ people through horticulture
2. understand whether soil can supply nutrients
3. diagnose soil through sampling and testing
4. correct nutrition through manure, fertilizer, biofertilizer, and INM
5. manage water at critical stages
6. protect the crop through IPM

This chain helps the whole unit read like one crop-production sequence.

Unit sequence

Move in four rounds:

1. revise definitions and one-line differences
2. test yourself through objective and fill-in-the-blank questions
3. answer short and long questions in your own words
4. finish by speaking the full logic of soil -> nutrients -> water -> pest management

Objective check

1. Horticultural crops are especially valued because they usually give:
   • higher value, better nutrition, and more employment per unit area
2. Soil fertility refers mainly to:
   • the ability of soil to supply nutrients in available form
3. Soil productivity is broader than fertility because it includes:
   • actual crop performance under field conditions
4. Macronutrients are required:
   • in comparatively larger quantities
5. Soil sampling should represent:
   • the average condition of the field
6. Organic carbon is a practical indicator of:
   • organic matter status and long-term soil health
7. INM means:
   • integrated nutrient management
8. Drip irrigation is especially useful when the target is:
   • precise root-zone application with minimum wastage
9. IPM depends on:
   • combining cultural, mechanical, biological, and chemical methods
10. Mechanical control in pest management includes:

• hand collection, traps, barriers, and destruction of infested parts

11. A systemic pesticide is one that:

• is absorbed and translocated within plant tissues

12. Soil solarization is mainly used to:

• reduce soil-borne pests, pathogens, and weed seeds using trapped heat

13. A parasitoid differs from an ordinary parasite because it:

• eventually kills the host

14. Hyperparasitism means:

• a parasite or parasitoid attacking another parasite or parasitoid

15. The nutrient that was later added to complete the essential list is:

• nickel

16. Deficiency at the apical bud most strongly suggests:

• calcium or boron deficiency

Fill in the blanks

1. __________ is the ability of soil to provide essential nutrients in available form.
2. __________ is broader than fertility because it includes real yield under practical conditions.
3. Nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium are called __________ nutrients.
4. Soil pH around 7 is considered __________.
5. Organic carbon is closely associated with soil __________ matter.
6. Sprinkler and drip are examples of __________ irrigation systems.
7. Integrated Nutrient Management is abbreviated as __________.
8. Integrated Pest Management is abbreviated as __________.
9. A pesticide that moves within the plant body is called a __________ pesticide.
10. Solar heating of moist soil under polythene for pest suppression is called soil __________.
11. A chemical used specifically against fungal diseases is called a __________.
12. An insect that develops on or in another insect host and ultimately kills it is called a __________.
13. A pesticide absorbed and moved within the plant body is called a __________ pesticide.
14. Repeated laying of eggs by the same parasitoid species in one host is called __________.
15. Attack of one parasitoid upon another parasitoid is called __________.
16. Soil pH near seven is considered __________.
17. The ability of soil to produce crop yield under defined management is called __________.
18. An element without which the plant cannot complete its life cycle is called __________.
19. Deficiency appearing first on older leaves often suggests a more __________ nutrient within the plant.
20. Calcium and boron deficiency are often first noticed near the __________ point.

Match the terms

Try to match the left column with the best meaning on the right.