This consists of actively dividing non-organized tissues of undifferentiated cells often developing from injury (wounding) or tissue culture

The stage in the life cycle of a seed when development is complete and the biological component necessary for all the physiological processes are active or ready to be achieved

A principle of sustainable agriculture requiring no loss of farm animals as a result of over mechanization, and the various agricultural projects should minimize dependence on foreign loans

The deteriorative process that ends the functional life of an organ or organism is

The following are the main categories of pruning trees except

A sequential cropping involving the cultivation of regrowth from the cut stalks of the previous crops

Which of the following is an optional requirement for seed germination?

If benefits from the farm, resources and power are distributed evenly so that the basic needs of all members of the society are met, agriculture is:

Urbanization and industrialization always results into:

Greater population with low productivity could lead to:

Biological diversity includes the following except

An aquatic fern growing in association with nitrogen fixing blue-green algae

Plants with vegetable shoots that continue to grow until the plants senesce are:

Propagation that preserves the characteristics of the parent plant is:

The competition among different parts of a plant for water, nutrients, light and others is known as

A management system utilizing a suitable technique to maintain the pest population at levels below those causing economic injury.

Plants that require short darkness to flower are

The family of crops belonging to the grass family belongs to the:

The totality of genes, species, and ecosystems in a region

It is considered as the "cradle of civilization"

Plants that require long darkness to flowers are

Which are the advantages of conservation tillage over Conventional tillage?

It is the mature or ripened ovule

In a cron embryo, the embryonic shoot is enclosed by a sheath called the

A single-seeded fruit where seed is attached to the fruit wall at the base only

The group of fertilizers used in integrated nutrient management which provides the long term requirement of the plants because the nutrients are slowly released.

The dry dehiscent fruit of peanut is classified as

The following are the major features of perishable crops except

The most suitable material for germination test of very small seeds is:

Aubergine is another uncommon name for

The lack of rain during the El Niño episodes is an example of

It is a class of seeds intended for farmers’ use after several tests and selections since they do not segregate anymore

Microgametogenesis is a reproductive process in plants which results in the production of

To avoid confusion in international conferences, crops are identified using their:

Strictly speaking, it refers to a plant grown anywhere outside its natural range

A group of fertilizers of microbial origin

Biological diversity is the total variability within all the living organisms and the ecological complexes they inhabit. Which of the following is not a level of biodiversity?

Coconut industry should not be a dying industry, it should be maintained and improved, because

The scientific name of horse raddish tree is

A class of seed whose life span is prolonged with low seed moisture and temperature. They are called “drying – tolerant “ seeds

Although many farmers are using improved technologies, few farmers are following the recommendation made by researchers and extension workers in their entirety because:

The multiple cropping index is generally higher with:

Dicots are flowering plants having the following characteristics, except

For rapid rate of multiplication, the method of propagation generally practice is:

It is defined as the spatial and temporal combination of crops in a given area and the management used to produce them

It is growing of two crops in rapid sequence or succession, planting one after the harvest of the former.

Which of the crops listed below requires more frequent irrigation?

Corn production in the Philippines is:

It is a product of two parents and thus, new seeds must always be produced for planting the next season through cross-pollination.

In the philippines self sufficiency rice is...

The scientific name of rice is:

Crops that could be propagated by crown, suckers and slips

The basic unit of plant classification is the

'Loren B. Legarda' is one of the hybrids of

The technology recommended in hilly land or sloping land is

A principle of sustainable agriculture which requires that farming practices must focus on minimizing negative environmental impacts.

Direction of tillage on rolling or hilly fields:

The White or Irish potato tuber is considered a stem because

Fruit which develops from a flower with many separate ovaries

LEISA is a farming practice or philosophy in which most of the inputs used originate from the farm. Deliberate action is taken to ensure sustainability. However, it is open for a combination of organic and inorganic fertilizers. LEISA means:

The amount of irrigation water to apply is not affected by

Which of the following is mot a major part of the seed embryo?

Gumbi, Gombo, and Gobo are another names for

The enlarged fleshy underground part of the following crops are generally classified as stems except

Modern crop agriculture would require:

Mitosis and meiosis always differ in regard to the presence of

The ancient Japanese art of dwarfing trees

The largest producer of banana

Plants that could not withdstand chilling or low temperature

A major strategy in sustainable agriculture is to restore agricultural diversity in time and space through:

The variation of genes within species or among crop cultivars

The process of removing excess of water from the soil is

The usual solution to waterlogged condition are the following, except

The largest regional producer of tomato

This is the tillage system in which soil disturbance is reduced and some crop residues remain on the soil surface after operation.

An element of sustainable agriculture referring to farming policies and practices that respect the dignity and rights of individual.

The growing of plants in aerated water containing all the essential mineral nutrients

Which of the following practices are sustainable

Fruit which develops from an inflorescence

Global warming is due to the depletion of the:

It is the result of the union of male and female gametes which results in the formation of seeds and the creation of individuals with new genotype. This usually results in the increased vigor of growth of a hybrid progeny in relation to the average of the parent known as:

The following are examples of qualitative traits, except

The multiple cropping technology is quite difficult for farmers to adopt because of:

Seed germination is affected by light quality as mediated by a phyto-chrome system. The kind of light that acts as an enzyme which initiates germination is:

The following are salient characteristics of a juvenile plant, except

The association between plant roots and fungi which promotes absorption of nutrients by plants

Senescence can be delayed by:

A dry fruit that splits along mang sides or pores

The scientific name of "saging" or banana

Fruit which develops from a flower with a single pistil

It is the successful management of the elements resources of agriculture to satisfy changing human and development needs while maintaining the natural resource base and avoiding environmental degradation

A portion of the axis of a plant embryo or seedling above the cotyledonary node which determines kind of germination that a seed will have:

High population growth rate could possibly mean:

Land preparation should be started at least 15 days before planting to

A fruit that is soft and fleshy throughout and usually has many seeds

The atmospheric environment in which organisms live is termed as

It is considered as the mature or ripened ovary

The primary factor to consider in determining the kind of feetilizer to apply is

This is the holistic system of agriculture started by Rudolf Steiner that aims to connect nature and cosmic forces (“formative life energies”) to farming. Its followers believe that heavenly bodies (stars, etc.) influence the growth and development of plants

A woody plant that needs a support to be able to stand upright is an example of: