Cereal Production
Cereal Production Quiz
Test your knowledge of cereal production with our comprehensive quiz! This quiz covers a wide range of topics, from crop yields to soil pH essentials that every agricultural enthusiast should know.
Whether you're a student, teacher, or simply passionate about farming, this quiz offers:
- 42 engaging questions
- Multiple choice format
- In-depth insights into cereal crops
Winter sown crops have a ____% higher yield than a spring grown crop due to their longer growing season
20-25%
10-15%
5-10%
6-8%
Winter wheat target ear numbers are
100
200
400
500
Actual yield =
60-65% of potential yield
10-25% of potential yield
40-45% of potential yield
15-30% of potential yield
Harvest yield =
Economic yield/ biological yield
Biological yield/ economic yield
Optimum leaf area index for cereals is
1-2
3-4
4-5
9-10
Moisture content for malting barley at harvest should be
<21.5%
>21.5%
<15%
>35%
When processing barley to malt, during the steeping stage, moisture is raised to what %
11%
46%
55%
66%
Malt is stored for how long at the start of the process of turning malt to beer
1 month
5 weeks
1 week
3 months
What size sieve is used to check malting barley quality during screening
2.25 mm
3.0mm
2.00mm
4mm
What size sieve is used to check wheat quality during screening
2.0mm
3.3mm
2.25mm
1mm
What % of wheat is used for human food in the world
10%
60%
65%
45%
What % of wheat is used for livestock feed in the world
21%
22%
24%
25%
The protein content of breadmaking wheat should be
>11%
>5%
<8%
>22%
The protein content of biscuit wheat should be
9-10%
11-12%
7-8%
2-3%
What % of the total wheat protein is in the gliadin and glutenin components of the storage protein in wheat
75-85%
45-5-%
10-15%
85-90%
What % of total protein is the non-gluten forming proteins albumin and globulin in wheat
15-25%
10-15%
30-35%
40%
Higher protein content means _______ gluten content
More
Less
Each 40 kg/ha of nitrogen increases protein content of wheat on average by ___
1%
0.5%
4%
2%
Bread wheat is ______
Soft wheat
Hard wheat
Bread wheat has
Low water absorption
High water absorption
Biscuit wheat has
Strong gluten
Weak gluten
What soil pH is optimum for growing wheat
6.0+
5.0+
What soil pH is optimum for growing oats
3-4.5
4.7- 6.0
What soil pH is optimum for growing barley
6.2-6.5
5-5.2
What is the correct order of the taxonomy biological classification
Kingdom, division, class, order, family, genus, species, variety
Genus, division, Kingdom, order, family, class , species, variety
Winter Wheat Varieties for Ireland in 2020/21- top variety
Graham
Costello
Bennington
Spring Barley Varieties for Ireland in 2021- top variety
Planet
Gangway
Errigal
An average plant stand of 80-100 plants/m2 of cereal crops can give
90-95% of expected yield if it is uniform over the field area
80-85% of expected yield if it is uniform over the field area
70% of expected yield if it is uniform over the field area
Which is not a major element
N
P
K
Cu
A P/K index of 2 would =
Nutrient response likely
Nutrient response definite
Nutrient response unlikely except for root crops but maintainence dressing should be used
_____% of the nitrogen cycle is between plants, micro-organisms and the soil
85%
90%
95%
75%
Reducing risk of lodging includes
Decreasing crop height
Increasing crop height
Plant growth and reproduction is controlled by
Hormones
Enzymes
Carbohydrates
Ethephon...
Inhibits auxins
Inhibits gibberellins
Chemical name for Nitrous oxide
(N2O)
(CO2)
(CH4)
(SF6)
One years weed is ____ years seed
5
7
10
9
Mildew is an example of a ____ disease
leaf
Ear
Root
Stem
Fusarium is an example of a ______ disease
Seedling
Seed
Root
Leaf
Mildew and rust diseases are
Dry diseases
Wet diseases
What disease is this
Fusarium
Rynchosporium
BYDV
What is this
Ramularia
Rynchosporium
BYDV
Net blotch
Is this net blotch
Yes
No
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