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Maize Crop Questions and Answers

Maize Crop All One Liner Questions

Corn (Maize) 

  Questions Answers
1 Botanical name? Zea mays
2 Family?  Gramineae
3 Chromosome number? 2n=20
4 Origin of maize? Maxico
5 Type of fruit? Caryopsis
6  Cross pollination in maize is due to?  Protoandry
7 Maize plant are ?AgriExam.Com Cross pollinated, C4 & Day neutral plant
8 Maize known as? Queen of Cereals
Backbone of America
9 What is the name of maize  protein? Zein
10 Maize protein (Zein) deficient in? Tryptophan and Lysine
11 Protein content in maize ? 10%
12 Maize Male inflorescence known as ? Tassel
13 Maize Female inflorescence known as ? Silk
14 Water requirement for Maize crop? 500-800 mm
15 Seed Rate
Composite Maize 18-20 kg/ha
(Depth 3-5cm)
Hybrid Maize 20-25 kg/ha
Baby Corn 25 kg/ha
Fodder Maize 40 kg/ha

Maize Crop

  Questions Answers
16 In maize yellow colour due to presence of Cryptoxanthin 
17 Single cross technique in Maize developed by? E.M. East & G.H. Shull (1910)
18 Double Cross technique in Maize developed by? D.F. Jones (1920)
19 The use of synthetic varieties for commercial cultivation was first suggested in maize by?  Hayes and Garber , 1919
20 Quality Protein Maize developed by? Dr. Sruinder K. Vasal
21 Which Indian scientist shared world food prize for Miracle maize? Dr. Sruinder K. Vasal (2000)
22 Double Cross technique is mostly used in ? India
23 Maize plant is ? Non-tiller plant
24 What kind of roots are found in maize? AgriExam.Com
  • Seminal
  • Crown
  • Prop/ Aerial roots
25 Roots present in maize to nourished seedling plants? Seminal roots
26 Suitable temperature for Maize cultivation? Germination– 21°C
Growth- 32°C
Maximum for growth?
30°C
Minimum for germination?
6-7°C
Optimum for germination? 21-22°C
27 Critical stage for irrigation in maize ? Tassel & Silking
28 Maize plant is? Monoecious
29 Maize susceptible for? Water logging
30 What is the process of removing male inflorescence from the plant of maize ? Emasculation
31 Rabi season maize mostly grown in? Bihar
32 Oil, fibre and  carbohydrate %in maize?
  • Oil 4%
  • fibre 2.5%
  • Carbohydrate 70-75%
33 Major weeds of maize field?AgriExam.Com
  • Samwa
  • Cynodon
  • Setaria glauca
34 Commonly Herbicide used in Maize field ? Simazine
35 Herbicide suitable for maize in drought conditions is? Atrazine
36 First “All India coordinated research project”(1957) New Delhi started on Which crop ? Maize
37 classification of Maize on the basis of endosperm characters which scientist  classified into seven groups Shurtevant (1899)

Maize Crop

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38 Sweet corn variety is? Madhuri
39 Maize crop grown in which season? AgriExam.Com
  • Rabi
  • Kharif
  • Zayed
40 Fertilizer dose required (NPK)? 120:60:40
41 Corn good source of ? Vitamin A & E
42 Test weight? 280 gram
43 Which gene are found in maize ? Opeque-2
Floury-2
44 Lysine rich (Opaque-2) varieties are?
  • Protina
  • Shakti
  • Ratna
45 Maize Seeds are? One seeded fruit
46 Which average is applied to find the average height of the maize plants? Arithmetic average

  Questions Answers
47 Zea Mays Indurata?
(Cultivate in India)
Flint corn
48 Zea mays indentata?
(Cultivate in USA)
Dent corn
49 Zea mays saccharata?
(Sweeter than others)
Sweet corn
50 Zea mays amylacea?
(Suitable for floor making)
Soft corn
51 Zea mays tunicata?
(Primitive type of corn)
Pod corn
52 Zea mays ceratina?
(Starch similar to Topioca)
Waxy corn
53 Zea mays everta? Pop corn
54 Wild ancestor of Maize Teosinte (Zea mays ssp. parviglumis)
55 Composite varieties? AgriExam.Com
  • Vikram
  • Vijay
  • Amber
  • Kishan
  • Jawahar
  • Sona
56 Hybrid varieties?
  • Sangam
  • Ganga
  • Safed,
  • Deccan
  • Hi-starch
57 White varieties are ?
  • Ganga white-2
  • Hi-starch
  • Ganga-4
58 Yellow varieties are ?
  • VL-54
  • Ganga-3,5
  • Him 123
  • Deccan 101
59 Top cross varieties?
  • Ganga-2
  • Hi-starch
60 Major diseases?
  • Charcoal Rot
  • Seed Rot
61 Major insect-pest? AgriExam.Com
  • Stem borer
  • Aphid
  • Shoot fly
  • Pink borer
62 A person wholly depended on maize lead to a disease called as Pellagra
63 White bud caused by deficiency of? Zinc
64 Which crop has maximum productivity among the cereals? Maize
65 Red and purple color of maize leaves is due to the deficiency of? Phosphorus
66 Recently scientists separated germs in maize corn for manufacturing? Contraceptives
67 Which hybrid is obtained by combing an inbred line and an open-pollinated variety Top cross
68
Best suitable direction of maize sowing is
East- West direction

Maize Importance

  Questions Answer
69 How much moisture % at harvested in Sweet corn? 70%
70 How much moisture% in kernel should be at harvesting? 25-30%
71 Which herbicide is not use when pulse is use inter-crop with maize? Atrazine
72 Maize is tolerate to salinity? Moderate
73 How much % of production is consumed by human? 35%
74 How much % of production is consumed by poultry/cattle feed? 25%
75 How much % of production is consumed by food processing? 15%
76 Which corn Use in textile and paper? Waxy corn
77 How much temp. used for grain burst in Pop corn? 170°C
78 Which corn has soft starch kernel? Flour corn
79 Sweet corn has sugar contain? 20% of dry matter
81 Spacing of maize? 60 x 20-25 cm
81 Spacing of fodder purposes maize? 30X10 cm
80 Seed rate of fodder purposes maize? 40-50 kg/ha
82 Yield of Composite Variety 40-45 Q/ha
83 Yield of Hybrid Variety 50-60 Q/ha
84 Maize plant population per hectare in Kharif 65,000-70,000 Plants/ha
85 Maize plant population per hectare in Rabi 90,000 Plants/ha

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  1. 1.Yellow colour is due to—Cryptoxanthin
    2.Wild Ancestor– Teosinte
    3.Carbohydrate is 70%
    4.Seed rate Composites—15-20 kg/ha(kharif)
    Hybrids—- 20 kg/ha(if 20 n 25 both option is there)source TNAU.
    fodder—–40-45 kg/ha(*even for millets)
    6.Its Dr.Surinder K.Vishal
    7.Most damaging weed —Striga(upto 35% loss)
    8.1st Hybrid variety —-Ganga 1
    9.India ranked 6th in production
    10.Leading Producer —Karnataka(38%)>A.P>T.N.
    11.Fertilizer–120:60:60
    12.Maturity stage— When layer start forming on the tip of grain.
    13.Yield— HYV–4-5 t/ha
    Hybrid–5-7 t/ha.

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