The culture medium (nutrient medium) can be referred to as a ‘highly enriched laboratory soil. Justify the statement.

The term ‘totipotency’ refers to the capacity of a:

What are the duties of a veterinary doctor in management of a poultry farm?

Does apiculture offer multiple advantages to farmers? List its advantages if it is located near a place of commercial flower cultivation.

33 percent of India’s Gross Domestic Product comes from

A few statements are given below followed by a set of terms in a box. Pick the correct term and write it against the appropriate statement
a. Mating of closely related individuals within the same breed

(i) Cross breeding, (ii) Inter-specific hybridization, (iii) Out breeding, (iv) Out crossing, (v) Inbreeding

Plants raised through tissue cultures are clones of the ‘parent’ plant. Discuss the utility of these plants.

The scientific process by which crop plants are enriched with certain desirable nutrients is called:

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Explain the concept of the Blue Revolution.

Which one of the following is not a fungal disease?

Would it be wrong to call plants obtained through micro-propagation as ‘clones’? Comment.

Use of certain chemicals and radiation to change the base sequences of genes of crop plants is termed:

A person who is allergic to pulses was advised to take a capsule of Spirulina daily. Give the reasons for the advise.

Give two important contributions of Dr. M. S. Swaminathan.

A farmer was facing the problem of low yield from his farm. He was advised to keep a beehive in the vicinity. Why? How would the beehive help in enhancing yield?

Sonalika and Kalyan Sona are varieties of:

The agriculture sector of India employs about:

Inbreeding is carried out in animal husbandry because it:

(a) The shift from grain to meat diets creates more demands for cereals. Why?