Watermelon Crop All Important Points
Agriculture Question & Answer 
Crop:- Watermelon
| Question | Answer | |
| 1 | Botanical Name? | Citrullus lanatus |
| 2 | Family? | Cucurbitaceae |
| 3 | Origin? | Tropical Africa |
| 4 | Soil? | Sandy loam |
| 5 | pH range? | 6.5-7.5 |
| 6 | Chromosome number? | 2n=22 |
| 7 | Type of vegetable? | Pepo |
| 8 | Edible portion? | Fruit |
| 9 | TSS range? | 8-13% |
| 10 |
Fruit contain water percentage?
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95% |
| 11 | Main bitter susbstance is found? | Tetracyclic triterpenes |
| 12 | Which stage come coincide with each other? | Seed maturity and edible maturity |
| 13 | potassium contains is found per 100gm watermelon? | 160 mg |
| 14 | Presence of Pigment? | Anthocyanin & lycopene |
| 15 | White heart at central position shows? | Poor quality fruits |
| Question | Answer | |
| 16 | Metallic sound at the time of Harvesting shows? | Immaturity |
| 17 | Heavy dull sound at the time of Harvesting shows? | Maturity |
| 18 | The drying of tendril at the base of the fruit is also a sign of? | Maturity |
| 19 | Yield losses up to been observed due to weeds? | 30% |
| 20 | Seed rate? | 4-4.5 kg/ha |
| 21 | Season of sowing? | November- December |
| 22 | Cool nights and warm days are ideal for accumulation of sugars in? | Watermelon |
| 23 | Watermelon is grown in relay system just before digging? | potatoes |
| 24 | Application of TIBA (20-25 ppm), boron (3-4 ppm) and calcium (20-25 ppm) is recommended to increase? | Fruiting |
| 25 | Bud necrosis in watermelon is due to? | Aphids (Aphis craccivora) |
| 26 | Introduced variety
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| 27 | Selection variety
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| 28 | Hybrid variety
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| 29 |
Pusa Bedana is released by?
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Dr. Kihara |
| 30 |
Which variety is suitable for long distance transport?
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Arka Manik |
| 31 | Antheracnose, Powdery mildew & downy mildew resistant variety? | Arka Manik |
| 32 | Privaie Sector Hybrid variety
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