Orchard Management and Training Questions and Answers

Answer: A

The Tatura trellis was developed in Australia, at the Tatura research station in Victoria, for high-density peach and pear orchards. It is a V-shaped training system in which two trellised branches slope outward from the tree.

Germany, the Netherlands and India are not its origin, although Dutch growers use other trellis forms.

The Tatura trellis is a V-shaped system in which two sloping canopies are trained on a trellis, giving good light for the fruit and suiting mechanical work. It is named for the Tatura research station in Victoria, Australia.

Answer: C

Grape needs the most man-days per hectare. A vineyard needs repeated pruning, training, tying, bunch thinning, spraying and hand harvesting through the year.

Aonla, ber and custard apple are hardy orchard fruits with much lighter labour needs.

Grape needs the most labour per hectare among the options because pruning, training on a bower or trellis, bunch thinning and harvesting must all be done by hand. Aonla, ber and custard apple need far less.

Answer: A

The key gives Dwarf Cavendish as the clone from which Bombay Green was selected by bud selection. I could not confirm this from a source.

Kadali, Kunnan and Bontha are other banana varieties.

Bombay Green is a selection of the Robusta type, which belongs to the Cavendish group. The key gives Dwarf Cavendish as its source.