World Water Day, celebrated on 22 March since 1993, focuses on importance of freshwater. Jal Shakti Abhiyan 2021 theme – Catch the rain, Where it falls, When it falls by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Glossary: Agriculture and Environment A Abiota: The nonliving component of an ecosystem, including the soil, water, and air. Acclimation: Adaptation to changing or new conditions. Acid precipitation: Rain, snow, fog, or dew containing sulfuric and nitric acids produced by fossil fuel combustion. Acute: A brief but high level of exposure to a hazardous substance or … Read more
Agriculture and Farming in India Archaeologists suggest that it was agriculture that changed the fate of humans from the rest of the animal kingdom. Thousands of years, or ago, the history of agriculture began with gathering wild grains for himself, research says that nascent farmers began to plant them (grains) around 11,500 years ago. Cattles … Read more
Land Measurement Used In Agriculture Common land measurement units used in India for Agricultural land or area. Conversion factors – To Measure an area. Conversion of units in agriculture Conversion factors – To Measure weight. Conversion factors – Measure distance. Conversion factors – To calculate yield in an area AND energy conversion. CONVERSION FACTORS Conversion … Read more
Paddy (Oryza sativa) Field Crop – Paddy (Oryza sativa) Question And Answers Quest. The botanical name and family of paddy.Ans. Oryza sativa, Poaceae Quest. The chromosome number of paddy.Ans. 2n = 24. Quest. The cultivated spp. of paddy.Ans. O. sativa and O. glaberima Quest. The protein (Oryzein) content in paddy.Ans. 6-7% Quest. Indica rice is … Read more
UPSC-IFS Agriculture Mains Syllabus, Paper –1&2 in Section-A&B, Ecology,
Cropping patterns, Agriculture scope, forestry plantations, agro-forestry, forests.
UPSC IFS Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science Syllabus Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science Syllabus: Paper – I 1. Animal Nutrition – Energy sources, energy, metabolism and requirements for maintenance and production of milk, meat, eggs and wool. Evaluation of feeds as sources of energy. 1.1. Trends in protein nutriton: sources of protein metabolism and synthesis, protein … Read more
Table of Content IFS Forestry Syllabus – UPSC Paper I consists of eight units: (1) Silviculture – General(2) Silviculture – Systems(3) Silviculture – Mangrove and Cold desert(4) Silviculture of trees(5) Agroforestry(6) Forest Soils,(7) Environmental Conservation and Biodiversity(8) Tree Improvement and Seed Technology. Paper II consists of eight units: (1) Forest Management(2) Forest Working Plan(3) Forest … Read more
17 Essential Elements for growth are: Carbon (C), Hydrogen (H), Oxygen (O), Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P), Potassium (K), Sulfur (S), Calcium (Ca), Magnesium (Mg), Boron (B), Chlorine (Cl), Copper (Cu), Iron (Fe), Manganese (Mn), Molybdenum (Mo), Nickel (Ni), and Zinc (Zn).
Plants require 17 Essential Elements for growth: Carbon (C), Hydrogen (H), Oxygen (O), Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P), Potassium (K), Sulfur (S), Calcium (Ca), Magnesium (Mg), Boron (B), Chlorine (Cl), Copper (Cu), Iron (Fe), Manganese (Mn), Molybdenum (Mo), Nickel (Ni), and Zinc (Zn). These 17 essential elements, also called nutrients, are often split into three groups. … Read more
World Food Safety Day (WFSD) As we all know about human’s need is – Food including water, and other basic necessities are- cloth and shelter for living. Indian action-drama film, title- (रोटी कपड़ा और मकान) Roti Kapda Aur Makaan which was written, directed, and produced by Manoj Kumar, was based on these basic needs ( … Read more
Varieties Of Field Crops In India Paddy: Aaditya, Purnima, IR36, 64, 20, MTU1001, 1010, Indira sona, Kranti, Mahamaya, Safri17, Bumleshwari, Pusa basmati-1, Shyamla, etc. Wheat: Lok-1, C306, HW 2004, WH 147, Sujata, GW 173, 273, Kanchan, Raj. Maize : Ganga-1, 3, 5, 101, Ganga safed-2, Ranjit, Himalaya, VL-54, Ganga-4., Navjot, Chandan makka-3, Chandan safed makka-1 … Read more
Various Agricultural Crop’s Botanical Name categorized into – Food Grains, Horticulture crops, Plantation crops, Medicinal & Aromatic Plants.
ONE-LINE(R) QUESTION BANK FOR AGRICULTURE Agronomy Basic Principles of Crop Production Quest. ‘Agriculture’ word is derived from Ans. Latin word (agri+culture) Quest. A branch of agricultural science which deals with principles and practices of soil, water, and crop management. Ans. Agronomy Quest. “Agronomy” word is derived from words? Ans. Greek (agros+nomos) Quest. The non-edible oilseed … Read more
An “Agro-climatic zone” is a land unit in terms of major climates, suitable for a certain range of crops and cultivars and zone division of agro-climatic regions will help to achieve the optimum utilization of land area, and in a suitable manner to get the development of efficient farming systems and crop improvement. Agro-Climatic Zones … Read more