In the philippines self sufficiency rice is...

Corn production in the Philippines is:

High population growth rate could possibly mean:

Greater population with low productivity could lead to:

Urbanization and industrialization always results into:

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

Modern crop agriculture would require:

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

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

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

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

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?

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.

Biological diversity includes the following except

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

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

The variation of genes within species or among crop cultivars

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

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

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

The scientific name of "saging" or banana

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

The scientific name of rice is:

Global warming is due to the depletion of the:

Which of the following practices are sustainable

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

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

Direction of tillage on rolling or hilly fields:

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

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

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:

Which of the crops listed below requires more frequent irrigation?

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

The technology recommended in hilly land or sloping land is

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

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

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

Senescence can be delayed by:

Which are the advantages of conservation tillage over Conventional tillage?

The multiple cropping index is generally higher with:

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

Propagation that preserves the characteristics of the parent plant is:

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

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

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

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:

It is considered as the mature or ripened ovary

It is the mature or ripened ovule

The scientific name of horse raddish tree is

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

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

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:

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

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

A group of fertilizers of microbial origin

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

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

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

Mitosis and meiosis always differ in regard to the presence of

The process of removing excess of water from the soil is

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

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

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:

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:

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

Plants that could not withdstand chilling or low temperature

The amount of irrigation water to apply is not affected by

The ancient Japanese art of dwarfing trees

The following are the major features of perishable crops except

Fruit which develops from a flower with a single pistil

Fruit which develops from a flower with many separate ovaries

Fruit which develops from an inflorescence

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

The atmospheric environment in which organisms live is termed as

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

The White or Irish potato tuber is considered a stem because

It is considered as the "cradle of civilization"

The largest producer of banana

The largest regional producer of tomato

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

A dry fruit that splits along mang sides or pores

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

Aubergine is another uncommon name for

The following are examples of qualitative traits, except

Plants that require short darkness to flower are

Plants that require long darkness to flowers are

Gumbi, Gombo, and Gobo are another names for

The following are the main categories of pruning trees except

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

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

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

The dry dehiscent fruit of peanut is classified as

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

The usual solution to waterlogged condition are the following, except

Crops that could be propagated by crown, suckers and slips

The basic unit of plant classification is the

Dicots are flowering plants having the following characteristics, except

The following are salient characteristics of a juvenile plant, except