Wheat – Agri Tricks

Agri Tricks

	Questions	Answer
1	Botanical Name	Triticum aestivum
2	Family	Graminae
3	Origin of Wheat	South West Asia
4	Marconi wheat is known as	Triticum durum
5	Emmer wheat is known as	Triticum dicoccum
6	Most critical stage for irrigation	Crown Root Initiation
7	Gene responsible for dwarfness in wheat	Norin 10
8	Common bread wheat is known as	Triticum aestivum
9	Flowering portion of wheat is called	Ear / Head / Spike
10	Shelling percentage of wheat is	60 %
11	First man made cereal is	Triticale
12	Triticale is a cross of	Wheat x Rye
13	Protein content in wheat	8 – 11 %
14	Suitable late sown variety is	Sonalika
15	Seed rate of wheat is	100 kg/ha

	Questions	Answer
16	Harvest index of wheat	40 – 45 %
17	Carbohydrate percent in wheat	67 – 72 %
18	Test weight (1000 Seeds)	40 gram
19	Wheat is also known as	King of Cereals
20	Type of wheat fruit	Caryopsis
21	Advanced method of Wheat sowing	Furrow Irrigated Raised Bed System (FIRB)
22	Plant space	22.5 cm x 5 cm
23	Wheat protein is also known as	Gluten
24	Triticum aestivum is a	Hexaploid
25	Starch in wheat grain	60 – 68 %
26	Essential protein for good bread quality & Roti / Chapati making is	Gluten
27	Flowering portion of wheat is called	Spike
28	Variety which contributed for more wheat production during Green Revolution is	HD2329
29	Breeding method for wheat	Pure Line Selection Method
30	Cleistogamy may be seen in	Wheat & Barley

	Questions	Answer
31	Mimicry weed of wheat	Phalaris minor
32	Herbicide used to control Phalaris minor	Isoproturon
33	Most commonly used herbicide in wheat cultivation	2,4 – D
34	Dicot weed seen in wheat field	Bathua, Senjee, Chatri-matri
35	Monocot weed seen in wheat field	Phalaris minor, Motha & Wild Oat
36	Associated weeds of Wheat	Phalaris minor, Avena fatua, Chenopodium album
37	Objectionable weed of Wheat	Convolvulus arvensis
38	Suitable cropping system for wheat	Mixed cropping
39	Average depth of wheat seed sowing	5 cm
40	Fertilizer requirement for wheat (N:P:K)	120:60:40
41	Optimum moisture percent for storing wheat	10 – 12 %
42	Ideal germination percentage for wheat seeds	85 %
43	Grain : Straw ratio of Mexican Wheat	1 : 1.5
44	CRI stages occurs	21 DAS
45	Late sown variety of Wheat	Sonalika