QUESTIONS
Q.No.1 Tick the correct answer 1. Wilt of Cumin is caused by: a) Fusarium solani b) Fusarium equiseti c) Ralstonia solanacearum 2. Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cumini overwinters in the form of:d) Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cumini a) Oospore b) Cleistothecia c) Chlamydospore d) Perithecia 3. Wilt can be checked with seed treatment ofa) Mancozeb b) Copper oxychloride c) Wettable sulphur d) Carbendazim 4. Application of decomposable organic matter helps in reducing:5. Blight of Cumin is caused by: a) Bacteria b) Fungi c) Nematodes d) Virus 6. Blight of Cumin is caused by:a) Alternaria alternata b) Alternaria solani c) Alternaria burnsii 7. Severity of cumin blight is aggravated in:d) Alternaria brassicae a) High temperature and high humidity b)Clear and humid weather 8. Optimum temperature range for cumin blight development is:c)Foggy and dry weather d) Cloudy and Humid weather a) 10-15o C b) 15-20o C c) 23-28o C d) 30-32o C 9. Cumin blight can be checked with seed treatment of:a) Copper oxychloride b) Wettable sulphur c) Carbendazim d) Captan 10. Spread of cumin blight can be limited with sprays of:a) Carbendazim b) Mancozeb c) Benomyl d) Thiophanate methyl 11. Powdery mildew pathogen overwinters in the form of:a) Cleistothecia b) Oospore c) Chlamydospore d) Planospore 12. In the absence of Cleistothecia , powdery mildew pathogen overwinters in the form of: a) Ascospore b) Perithecia c) Conidia d) Chlamydospore 13. Optimum temperature for powdery mildew spread is:a) 5-12o C b) 10-15o C c) 22 to 25o C d) 26-35 o C 14. Witches broom of Cumin is caused by:a) Virus b) Bacteria c) Phytoplasma d) Rickettesia 15. Witche’s broom can be suppressed by application of:a) Sodium chloride b) Streptomycin sulphate c) Chloromycetin Answersd) Tetracycline hydrochloride 1 d 2 c 3 d 4 b 5 b 6 c 7 d 8 c 9 d 10 b 11 a 12 c 13 d 14 c 15 d Q.No. 2. Fill in the blanks 1. --------------------- has been found effective in suppressing witches broom. 2. Powdery mildew can be effectively controlled by sprays of--------------------,------------------------- and-------------------------. 3. Wherever ---------------------- are formed they explain the disease cycle of powdery mildew. 4. Powdery mildew may cause losses upto -------------- per cent during the year of epiphytotics. 5. Powdery mildew affected plants bear ----------------------, --------------------- and ----------------- seeds. 6. Alternaria burnsii is both --------------- and ------------ borne. 7. Wilt of cumin can be checked with ---- to ------- summer ploughings. 8. Cumin blight was first recorded from -------------- district of-------------------. 9. Alternaria burnsii causes ________________ disease in cumin while powdery mildew is incited by ______________. 10. A temperature range of ---------------------- is optimum for blight of cumin. 11. Blight tolerant lines of cumin are---------------, ----------------- and --------------. 12. Optimum temperature for cumin powdery mildew spread is -------------- o C. 13. Witches broom is cuased by----------------------------. Answers : 1 Tetracycline hydrochloride 2 Dinocap, carbendazim, Hexaconazole 3 Cleistothecia 4. 50 5. Few, shriveled, light weight 6 Seed, soil 7 Two, three 8. Kaira, Gujrat 9. blight, Erysiphe polygoni 10. 23 – 28o C 11. MC-43, Gujrat Cumin-1, RZ-19 and Gujrat cumin-2 12. 26.7 to 35o C 13. phytoplasma Subjective type questions: Q. 1. Describe the symptoms and management practices of the following diseases:
a) Wilt of Cumin Q. 2. Write down the disease cycle and favourable environmental conditions for the following diseases:b) Blight c) Powdery mildew a) Powdery mildew Q.3. Describe in brief the management practices for witches broom of cumin.b) Wilt c) Powdery mildew |
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