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Candidates. s lf_t 'if a_ttempt questio11s_ 1 a11_d 5

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a r~J~llsory, and Oll.V _TliREE of the
re-1 .ailu v.. questi~)IIS selcctillg at least ONE
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number of 111itrks carried by each qnestio11

is indicated at the end. of the questiol_l.

Al1swers must be written ill EJVGLISII.

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Section 'A'

1. Answer any four of the following :

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cuJture
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(d) Problems of herbicide resistanc

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management, weed

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water. manage-

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(c)

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Classical biological control vs Rio-herbicides
Soil solarization as a tool for weed control

(c) Significance of C : N Rat!o

(d) Phosphorus fixation _in

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4. Discuss the following in brief;

(a) Integrated Nutrie~t Management (INM)

(b) Factors affecting nitrogen losses
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(c) Resource Conservation

modern agriculture

(d) S.ignificance
of Sulphur and Zinc nutrition
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. intensive agriculture.

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pr~ductio~

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technology

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of agr~cultural

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Probl~ms

i_n.dry land agriculture; soil and crop

. tnanagen1ent strategies for stabilizing yields
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(c) Short temfand tong tenn effects of agt"

mechanization
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(a) -Techniques of rechargi

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elin1ate change on agriculturc

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Time Allolved : Three flours

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INSTRUCTION ...

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Explain genetically nl.odified cror>s citing one

successful example in India. .
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(b) What is gene ? BrietJy discuss the classical,

modern and rno1ecular concepts of gene.
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Discuss the mechanism. of fruit ripening.

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(d) What is heterosis ? Briefly dis~uss

significance in enhancing crop' yields.

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(e) Explain s~ed health tes~ing and its import~nce

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the following in about
150 wor~s each:
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(a) Discuss the phcnoinenon o{ _totipotency
cell and its significance in tissue culture.

selection.

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(~) _ Briefly des~ribe the different types ofi tecunrent

. selection. Give the advantages of l~rrcnt

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Bnefiy ~escn ~e the ce ~ process. '1 0

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significance of cytoplastnic .
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the need , for CQnservation and

S(JStai~able use of plant g~netic resources.
Give the methods for characteri'sation of
germplasm resources.

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.' ous theories on

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(d) Discuss briefly

flowering in re ,.
vernalization.

of pubh~ and. pnvatc sectors

production and marketing.

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(d) Discuss the importance of drought resistance

and gi.ve _ntethods for induction of drought

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res\stance.
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(a) Euptoids and Ancup1oids

. (c) Au:x_ins and Gibberellins

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(d) . Seed donnancy and viability"

Section 'B'

5. Answer

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following .in about 150

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balanced
importance of fruits a
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nutrition.

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(b) Horizontal and Vertical Resistance

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(b) Dis~uss the i

mode111 agriculture on

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ea x mixture ? DesCJibe method

Jrration ~u"id give its uses and

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(d).

Trichogramma and Trichoderma

(c) Green car and white car

(d) Fruit fty and White fly
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Ans'Yer.~he

following in about 150'words each:

the chronic probk~n1s in the

produc~ion of tnango? Discuss the recent
technologies
to ovcrcornc then1.
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(a) What .are

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procure1nent and
constraints
of food ....grains in India.
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the production technolog

'Gerbera' under greenhouse conditions.

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(c) Discuss

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Design and layout of a rock garden

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