Daily One Liner Question-42

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HORTICULTURE

POTATO (1)

	QUESTIONS	ANSWER
1	Botanical name ?	Solanum tuberosum
2	Family ?	Solanaceae
3	Origin of potato ?	Peru (South America)
4	Type of potato fruit ? (www.agriexam.com)	Berry
5	Chromosome number in potato ?	2n=48
6	Potato was introduced in India in early 17th century from ?	Europe
7	Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI) located at ?	Shimla(1949)
8	Present director of CPRI ?	Dr SK Chakratarti (since jan. 2016)
9	"Indian Potato Association" founded in ?	1974 (Shimla)
10	International Potatoes Centre located at ?	Lima, Peru (1971)
11	Potato also known as ? (www.agriexam.com)	King of vegetable
12	"Seed Plot Technique" developed by ?	Pushkar Nath (1967)
13	"True potato seed" developed by ?	Dr. Ramanujan
14	What was the first variety of TPS?	"Phulwa"
15	Who was the first director of CPRI ?	Dr. Ramanujan

	QUESTIONS	ANSWER
16	Potato propagated by ?	Tuber (underground stem)
17	Potato is which type of plant ?	C3, Short day plant & self pollinated
18	Protein present in potato ? (www.agriexam.com)	2%
19	Carbohydrate present in potato ?	17%
20	Fat present in potato?	11.8%
21	Optimum temperature for Tuber growth in potato?	20°C
22	Potato store in cold storage at which temperature ?	10-15°C
23	Earthing up in potato done at ?	40 day after sowing
24	When is the Dehaulming done in the potato? ?	10-12 days before harvesting
25	Tuber required for sowing ?	15-20 Qu./ha (25 gram/tuber)
26	Seed rate of potato  (TPS) ?	100 gram/ha
27	In potato most critical stage of irrigation are ? (www.agriexam.com)	Stolen formation and Tuber elongation
28	Which fertilizer not suitable for potato (Solanaceae crops) ?	Potassium Chloride (KCL)
29	Which chemical used as potato dormancy breaker?	Thiourea
30	Which pest of potato attack potato field and also in storage?	Potato Tuber moth