∗ Domestification of animal : (1) Dog (2) Sheep (3) Goat
∗ Cultivated crops in the world : (1) Wheat (2) Barley
∗ Hybrid pigeon pea : ICPH-8 (ICRISAT, Hyderabad)
∗ Hybrid sunflower : BSH-1 (Pro-Agro)
∗ Hybrid cotton : H-4 (Surat Farm, Gujarat)
∗ Semi dwarf variety of basmati rice : Pusa Basmati 1 (IARI)
∗ Aromatic Rice hybrid : Pusa RH 10 (IARI)
∗ Sorghum hybrid : CSH-1 and CSH-2 (IARI)-1964
∗ Public sector hybrid of forage sorghum : Pusa Chari Hybrid 106
∗ Mango hybrid for commercial : Mallika (Neelam × Dashehari) cultivation
∗ Public sector insect resistant multiple forage : PCH 106
∗ Viral disease : Leaf curl of Tobacco
∗ Plant Parasitic Nematode : Anguina tritici (on wheat)
∗ Plant Parasitic Bacteria : Fire Blight of apple
∗ Sorghum high yielding variety : CSV-1
∗ Rice variety introduced in India : IR-8
∗ Developed dwarf variety of rice : TN 1
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∗ Rice high yielding variety of India : Jaya (TN1×T1N1)
∗ Hybrid variety of mustard : Pusa Jai Kisan (BIO 902)
∗ Hybrid variety of Bajra : HB-1 (1965)
∗ Hybrid developed by using local male parent : Hare Chhole no-1
∗ Man made cereal : Triticale (Wheat × Rye)
∗ Rice resistant variety developed for yellow stem borer : IR-20 (TN-1 × TKM-6)
∗ Organophosphate compound : Parathion
∗ Napier × Bajra (NB) hybrid : Pusa Giant Hybrid
∗ Hormone : Secretin
∗ Maize hybrid : Ganga 101 (1961)
High productive early duration rice hybrid released by DRR: DRRH 2
∗ Country to adopt hybrid rice : China
∗ Hybrid rice released in India : APRH-1 and APHR-2 (1994)
∗ Egyptian variety of cotton : Sujata
∗ Super rice variety for saline/ alkaline conditions : Lunishree
∗ Country to introduce zero tillage : USA
∗ Sugarcane variety : Co-205
∗ Scented basmati rice for normal and sodic soils : Yamini (CSR 30)
Interspecific variety of cotton (G. hirsutum × G.barbadense): Varalaxmi
∗ Tobacco hybrid : GTH 1
∗ Safflower hybrid : DSH-129
∗ Crop to have its genome decoded : Rice
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∗ Plant to have its genome decoded : Arabidopsis thaliana
∗ Single cross maize hybrid : Paras
∗ Pathogen resistant gene : HM 1
∗ Systemic fungicide : Carboxin
∗ Organic fungicide : Dithiocarbamate
∗ Fungicide : Bordeaux mixture (inorganic in nature)
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∗ Person to record plant disease : Theophrastus
Autopolyploid variety released for commercial cultivation in India : Pusa Giant (Berseem)
∗ Carbamate compound : Sevin/carboryl
∗ Laureate of the “world food” prize : Dr. M.S.Swaminathan
∗ Director General of ICAR : Dr. B.P.Pal
∗ President of ICAR : Mohammad Habibullah
∗ Indian scientist who collected and identified the fungus : K.R. Kirtikar
∗ Agriculture university : G.B. University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar (1960)
∗ Plant pathologist of India : J.F. Dastur
∗ Plant parasitic bacteria was reported by : T.J. Burill
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∗ Plant parasitic nematode was reported by : Needham
∗ Mycoplasma disease reported by : Do et al. and Ishit et al.
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