Agriculture Question & Answer 
Carnation Flower Crop Important Point
| Question | Answer | |
| 1 | Botanical Name? | Dianthus caryophyllus |
| 2 | Family? | Caryophyllaceae |
| Origin? | France (Europe) | |
| Chromosome number 2n? | 30 | |
| 3 | Carnation is one of the most important —— flowers in the world? | Cut flowers |
| 4 | This is also known as? | Clove gilly-flowers’, Divine flowers, Clove pinks and filly flowers |
| 5 | Carnation (D.caryophyllus) for cutflower is multiplied through? | Cuttings |
| 6 | Annual carnations (D.chinensis and D. barbatus) that are multiplied by? | Seeds |
| 7 | Spacing require in beds? | 20 x 30 cm or 30 x 45 cm |
| 8 | per meter square plant require in green house? | 25 |
| 9 | When plant of about 20-25 cm long pinch 7.5 cm growing point is called? | Pinching (Stopping) |
| 10 |
Removal of unwanted weak shoots is called?
|
Deshooting |
| 11 | Practiced to obtain long stalk and longer bloom, Terminal shoots disbud is called? | Disbudding |
| 12 | Providing support to avoid dislogging in plants is called? | Staking |
| 13 | FYM requirement per hectare? | 20-30 ton |
| 14 | NPK requirement per hectare? | 400:200:100 kg |
| 15 | Seeds requirement per hectare for sowing? | 400-500 gm |
| Varieties of Border carnation | |
| Madonna | king cup |
| Varieties of Perpetual flowering carnation | |
| Arthur sim | William Sim |
| Allwoods crimson, | Ancient Rose & Canadian Pink |
| Varieties of Marguerite or chabud carnation | |
| Aurora | Nero |
| Marie | Marguerite white |
| Question | Answer | |
| 16 | It is a which type flower? | long day plant |
| 17 | It is a which season flower? | Cool season crop |
| 18 | Temperature range? | 10-20°C |
| 19 | Storage temperature require? | 2-4°C. |
| 20 | Pinching in carnation is normally done at? | 6-7 pair leaf stage. |
| 21 | Single pincing is done? | Below 6th node |
| 22 | Single pincing is helpful to? | To get early crop |
| 23 | Double pinch is helpful to? | To delay flowering period. |
| 24 | Yield Per plant? | 70 to 100 flowers |
| 25 | Yield Per square meter? | 400-500 flowers/sq.m. |
Carnation Flower Crop Important Point
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