ARD STATIC
L 12: HORTICULTURE AND
PLANTATION- Vegetative Propagation
Practice Questions
Q3. Which of the following is the traditional storage structure ?
A. Kuthla
B. Silo
C. Morai
D. Hagevu
E. CAP
Answer: Kuthla, Hagevu and Moraie of the above
Previous Year Questions
NABARD Grade A 2017 PHASE 1
Q1. The eyes of potato are useful for?
A. Storage of food
B. Vegetative propagation
C. Sexual propagation
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
INTRODUCTION
Asexual propagation
Planting of
Cutting Layering Grafting Budding Micropropagation
modified organs
Cuttings
I. Hardwood Cuttings II. Semi Hardwood Cuttings III. Softwood stem
Cuttings
Branches of the current Tender shoots and branches of Soft tender shoots that are
year's growth the current year's growth and still green are considered
Cuttings taken from show brown blotches on the softwood cuttings.
the green stem are considered as
semi hardwood cuttings.
Plants that are Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Tinospora cordifolia (Gaduchi), Brahmi, Gurmar
generally propagated (Shoeblack Bhringraj, Piper spp.
by cuttings are plant),Pomegranate), Henna
LAYERING
AIR LAYERING MOUND LAYERING
SERPENTINE LAYERING
e.g., Goose berry
Tamarind & Ficus
Litchi
Guava
Mango,
Persian lime .
SIMPLE LAYERING CONTINUOUS LAYERING
e.g., Climbing
rose,
Rhododendron
Grafting
Approach Grafting Veneer Grafting
Inarch Grafting Wedge Grafting
Grafting
Cleft Grafting
Epicotyl Grafting Tongue/Whip Grafting
Softwood Grafting
Bridge Grafting
Budding
T / Shield Budding Patch Budding
Inverted T Budding Chip Budding
Budding
I Budding Ring Budding
Flute Budding
Forkert Budding
Modified Parts
Suckers Tubers Rhizome
Aloe vera Asparagus, Dioscoria Ginger, Turmeric,
Banana, spp., Gloriosa Costus speciosus,
Pineapple etc. superba, Ipomoea Banana
spp. etc.
Micropropagation
Oil palm, plantain, pine, date, eggplant, jojoba, pineapple, rubber tree, cassava, yam,
sweet potato, tomato etc.,
Banana - Varieties like Shrimanti, Gross Michael and Grand Naine are commonly
produced using tissue culture technique.
Previous Year Questions
NABARD Grade A 2017 PHASE 1
Q. The eyes of potato are useful for?
A. Storage of food
B. Vegetative propagation
C. Sexual propagation
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
ANSWER: Vegetative Propagation
Practice Questions
Q. AIR LAYERING is used in useful for?
A. Litchi
B. Guava
C. Mango
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
ANSWER:D.
Practice Questions
Q. Rhizome is a mean of vegetative propagation in ________
A. Potato
B. Ginger
C. Fig
D. Banana
E. Both B & D
ANSWER: E.
Previous Year Questions
NABARD Grade A 2020 PHASE 1
Q. Inarching grafting method is practiced in which of the following?
A. Mango
B. Ber
C. Fig
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
None of the above
