HFS-514

1. DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE NORTH-EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY, TURA CAMPUS, MEGHALAYA End-Term Examination-2021 Subject: Subtropical & Temperate Fruit Production (HFS-514) Full Mark: 50 Time Allotted: 3 Hours Q1. Fill in the blank(s) 0.5 X 10= 5.0 i. Lal Ambri is cross between………………… ii. Wild apricot and ……………..seedlings are commercially used as rootstock. iii. The scientific name of Japanese plum is……………….. iv. …………….is used as interstock to overcome graft incompatibility between Bartlett and Quince. v. Among the temperate fruits,…………has the lowest chilling requirement. vi. The edible portion of litchi is botanically known as……….. vii. Kiwifruit belongs to the family……………… viii………….is the most important cultural practice of strawberry cultivation. ix. The chilling hour requirement of cherry is between…………………hours. x. The botanical name of cultivated pecannut is………………….. Q2. Write True or False 0.5 X 10= 5.0 i. Kiwifruit is monoecious. ii. Bitter pit in apple is due to zinc deficiency. iii. Bangalore Blue is seedless variety of grape. iv. Pruning intensity is most severe in peach. v. Santa Rosa is commercial cultivar which is European plum hybrid.

2. vi. Stella is a cultivar of sour cherry. vii. Pecannut shows tendency to biennial bearing. viii. Walnut is native to Iraq. ix. Sloh (Peach X Almond hybrid) is self-fertile. x. Nemaguard is nematode resistant rootstock of Pear. Q3. Choose the correct answer 0.5 X 10= 5.0 i. Persimmon has originated in China but has attained the status of the National Fruit in which of the following country. a) Newzealand b) Japan c) Australia d) China ii. Apple shows which type of apomixis a) Non-recurrrent b) Recurrent c) Budding d) Vegetative iii. Strawberry is propagated through a) Stolon b) Runners c) Crown d) Suckers iv. “Ne Plus Ultra” is a variety of a) Peach b)Almond c)Plum d) Pear v. Ultra dwarf rootstock of apple a) M16 b) M27 c) Robusta d) M9 vi. Fruit of cherry is botanically a a) Drupe b) Berry c) Sorosis d) Pome vii. In peaches, the most serious pest is a) Leaf curl aphid b) Black aphid c) Case worm d) Defoliating beetle viii. Rose Scented variety of litchi is a) Early variety b) Mid- season variety c) Late variety d) None of the above ix. A dwarf rootstock of pear is a) Kainth b) Quince A c) Quince C d) Quince B

3. x. “Paradox” is rootstock of a) Pecannut b) Persimmon c) Walnut d) Chesnut Q 4. Write short note on the following (Any Four) 2.5 X 4= 10.0 a.Write down the climatic requirement of apple cultivation. b.Write short note on “Pruning in grapes”. c.State the harvesting and post-harvest management in apricot d.Distinguish between Japanese plum and European plum. e.Explain in brief the maturity indices and harvesting of walnut. Q 5. Describe the following questions (Any Five) 5 X 5= 25.0 a.Explain the three distinct groups of pear. Narrate the soil and climatic requirement, varietal wealth and intercultural operations in pear cultivation. b.Explain the propagation techniques of strawberry crop. Enumerate the different planting systems followed in the crop. State the special cultural practices followed in this crop. c.Discuss the different commercial rootstocks of apple and their uses. Narrate on the choice of pollinizer in apple cultivation citing suitable examples. d.Describe in detail the propagation methods, pollination management and pruning methods in kiwifruit cultivation. e.Enumerate the propagation technique and rootstock used in walnut cultivation. Discuss the planting, training & pruning and intercultural operations involved in its cultivation. f.Discuss the production technology of Litchi. **************