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PPSC · PMS Punjab 2020

Agriculture & Forestry, Paper II

100 marks · 3 hours · 8 questions
This paper Agriculture & Forestry · all yearsQ. 1 · What are the types of…Q. 2 · Describe the general symptoms of…Q. 3 · Define soil organic matter; give…Q. 4 · What is integrated nutrient management…Q. 5 · Canola is an important oil…Q. 6 · What are the techniques of…Q. 7 · What are the major management…Q. 8 · Write short notes on the…With this paper← 2020
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Q. 1

What are the types of waterlogged soils? Give different factors responsible for their formation and also suggest appropriate strategies for their control.

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Q. 2

Describe the general symptoms of bacterial and viral plant diseases; also give the principles of their control in detail.

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Q. 3

Define soil organic matter; give its sources, composition and decomposition mechanism in soils. Describe in detail the roles of organic matter for improving soil productivity on sustained basis.

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Q. 4

What is integrated nutrient management (INM)? What factors are considered important for integrated nutrient management for assuring sustainable crop production?

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Q. 5

Canola is an important oil seed crop with low erucic acid and glucocinolate. What are the factors affecting quality of this crop.

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Q. 6

What are the techniques of tissue culture to overcome the obstacles of conventional breeding for the improvement of crops?

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Q. 7

What are the major management problems of important fruit crops in Pakistan? What propagation methods we can use for improving their fruit quality?

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Q. 8

Write short notes on the followings:

  1. (i)Breeding methods for self, cross and asexually propagated crops [5]
  2. (ii)Control of soil erosion [5]
  3. (iii)Salt affected soils [5]
  4. (iv)Major insect pests of sugarcane [5]
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