Class 12 Agriculture Dairy Farmer Chapter 1 Conservation of Forages

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Conservation of Forages

Chapter: 1

SESSION 1: FODDER CROPS AND THEIR HARVESTING

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A. Multiple Choice Questions:

1. The Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute is located in ____________. 

(a) New Delhi. 

(b) Kolkata. 

(c) Jhansi. 

(d) Bareilly. 

Ans: (c) Jhansi. 

2. _______________ is a Kharif fodder. 

(a) Berseem. 

(b) Maize. 

(c) Barley. 

(d) Oat.

Ans: (b) Maize.

3. __________ is considered as a Rabi fodder. 

(a) Berseem. 

(b) Maize. 

(c) Cowpea.

(d) Sorghum. 

Ans: (a) Berseem.

4. _______________ is a leguminous fodder. 

(a) Sorghum. 

(b) Mustard. 

(c) Lucerne. 

(d) Maize. 

Ans: (c) Lucerne. 

5. Which of these purposes does harvesting of fodder serve? 

(a) Provides optimum nutrients to animals. 

(b) Facilitates increased biomass yield from a field. 

(c) Provides green fodder to animals. 

(d) All of the above.

Ans: (d) All of the above.

B. Fill in the Blanks:

1. The scientific name of sorghum is ________________. 

Ans: Sorghum bicolar.

2. Sorghum must not be harvested at an early stage because of the presence of anti-nutritional factors like ________________. 

Ans: Dhurrin.

3. The usual harvesting time for maize is ________________ days after sowing when the plants are in the milk stage. 

Ans: 60–70 

4. The scientific name of lucerne is ________________. 

Ans: Medicago sativa.

5. ________________ is a leguminous fodder grown in the Kharif season.

Ans: Cowpea.

C. Mark ‘True’ or ‘False’:

1. Fodder crops are the essential and cheapest source of feed for ruminants. 

Ans: True.

2. Leguminous fodder crops contain high protein content. 

Ans: True.

3. As a plant grows, biomass yield increases. 

Ans: True.

4. Year-round fodder production facilitates storage of fodder. 

Ans: False.

5. As a plant matures, its protein content decreases rapidly.

Ans: True.

D. Match the Columns:

A	B
1. Berseem	(a) Vigna sinensis
2. Lucerne	(b) Sorghum bicolar
3. Cowpea	(c) Hordeum vulgare
4. Sorghum	(d) Trifolium alexandrinum
5. Barley	(e) Medicago sativa

Ans:

A	B
1. Berseem	(d) Trifolium alexandrinum
2. Lucerne	(e) Medicago sativa
3. Cowpea	(a) Vigna sinensis
4. Sorghum	(b) Sorghum bicolar
5. Barley	(c) Hordeum vulgare

E. Crossword:

		1R		2B
		3K	H
	4B	A		R		I	F
5C		W			A
				Y
	T

Across:

1. Fodder crop is cultivated in winter season. 

Ans: Rabi.

3. Fodder crop is cultivated in rainy season. 

Ans: Kharif.

4. Scientific name of the fodder is Pennisetum typhoides. 

Ans: Bajra.

5. Leguminous fodder crop in Kharif season.

Ans: Cowpea.

Down:

2. Non-leguminous fodder grown in the Rabi season.

Ans: Barley.

SESSION 2: METHODS OF CONSERVATION OF FORAGES AND ASSESSING THEIR QUALITY

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