FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS BY FARMERS

CROP IMPROVEMENT

1)List out some important FCV varieties of tobacco?

2)How the biotechnological research helps the tobacco farmers?

3)What are the varieties resistant to TMV? Kindly inform us about the availability of seed?

 

CROP PRODUCTION

1)What is the Optimum time of sowing tobacco nurseries? What is the optimum seed rate? Explain the care to be taken while growing tobacco nurseries?

2)What is the best green manure crop for tobacco? How to select rotation crops? Is Sunhemp suitable for green manuring? What are the Kharif crops suitable for improving soil fertility?.

3)What is Organic farming? Can it be applicable in tobacco? What are the bio- fertilizers recommended in tobacco crop?.

4)What is alternative skip furrow method of irrigation? .

5)Explain about NTRM? What are the precautions to be taken during post harvest product management?.

6)How to reduce the cost of fuel in curing FCV tobacco? Explain some alternate fuels suggested for curing tobacco?

7)In what way topping helps to improve the leaf quality? Explain about the stage of topping and desuckering?

8)Explain the care and precautions to be taken during curing, bulking and grading of FCV tobacco?

9)How to recognize the good quality tobacco? Explain the features of high quality tobacco?

10)What is the rate of application of farmyard manure? Briefly explain?

CROP PROTCETION

1)Briefly explain the control and preventive measures for management of tobacco caterpillar?

2)Explain the cultural management of damping-off in tobacco nurseries? Explain about Bordeaux mixture preparation?

3)What are the management aspects of tobacco mosaic virus? List out some resistant varieties for TMV?

4)How to control and manage the tobacco aphid? Explain the chemical control measures for aphids?

5)Explain some biological control measures in tobacco? How to prepare NSKS? Explain the procedure for application of Pongamia cake and NSKS?

6)How to control the incidence of stem borer in tobacco nurseries?

7)Explain the cultural and preventive measures for the Black shank disease in tobacco fields?

8)What is the reason for mould development in tobacco bulking? What are the precautionary measures for control of mould?

9)Explain the integrated pest management schedule in brief?

10)How to control leaf curl disease? Suggest important management practices for control of leaf curl disease?

 

CROP CHEMISTRY & SOIL SCIENCE

1)What are the alternative uses of tobacco?

2)How to improve the quality of tobacco? In what way the sugars in tobacco can be improved?

2)How to improve the quality of tobacco? In what way the sugars in tobacco can be improved?

3)What is Solanesol? Can you quote the variety having high Solanesol? Is there any direct or indirect benefit for tobacco farming community in near future?

4)How to reduce the salinity in tobacco? Are there any alternative Potash fertilizers for tobacco in place of SOP?

5)What are the harmful constituents in tobacco?

6)What are the preventive measures to reduce Mg deficiency in tobacco fields?

7)Give the nutrient management in FCV tobacco?