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AgricultureCrops and Cropping PatternsSugar, Fibre and Industrial CropsMedium (editorial estimate)
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- Type:
- Statement based
- Skill:
- Fact recall
- Tags:
- sugarcane propagation · Sugar, Fibre and Industrial Crops
- Related topics:
- Tissue Culture, Micropropagation and Clonal Material
Classification and difficulty are editorial labels. Explanations are awaiting review.
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With reference to the current trends in the cultivation of sugarcane in India, consider the following statements: 1. A substantial saving in seed material is made when ‘bud chip settlings’ are raised in a nursery and transplanted in the main field. 2. When direct planting of setts is done, the germination percentage is better with single-budded setts as compared to setts with many buds. 3. If bad weather conditions prevail when setts are directly planted, single-budded setts have better survival as compared to large setts. 4. Sugarcane can be cultivated using settlings prepared from tissue culture. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Question 89 · Sugar, Fibre and Industrial Crops · Agriculture · UPSC Prelims 2020 (GS)