MCQ on fruits canopy management: most important question with answers

 MCQ on fruits canopy management: 

1-a. The use of plant hormones like Cycocel in canopy management primarily helps in:

a) Increasing tree height
b) Promoting lateral growth
c) Enhancing root development
d) Reducing flowering

Answer: b) Promoting lateral growth

1-b. Cut made anywhere below the terminal bud on a shoot but not a total removal of the shoot is called:

a) Topping

b) Heading back

c) Thinning

d) Pinching

Answer: b) Heading back

2. The science of cutting away a portion of the plant for horticultural purposes is called:


a) Grafting

b) Pruning

c) Fertilization

d) Planting

Answer: b) Pruning

3. Strong growth at the top of the trees, at the expense of weaker growth on the lower level is known as:

a) Apical dominance

b) Lateral growth

c) Vertical dominance

d) Canopy management

Answer: a) Apical dominance

4. Canopy management is the manipulation of tree canopies to optimize the production of:

a) Leaves

b) Fruits

c) Flowers

d) Roots

Answer: b) Fruits

5. Which of the following promotes lateral shoot development of young cherry trees?


a) Gibberellic acid

b) Ethylene

c) Auxin

d) Cycocel

Answer: d) Cycocel

6. Cycocel is also called:

a) Gibberellic acid

b) Chlormequat chloride

c) Naphthalene acetic acid

d) Cytokinin

Answer: b) Chlormequat chloride

7. Cytokinins are also called:

a) Auxins

b) Kinetins

c) Gibberellins

d) Abscisic acid

Answer: b) Kinetins

8. Chemical compounds that alter plant growth and development by modifying natural hormonal action are called:

a) Fertilizers

b) Plant growth regulators

c) Pollens

d) Nutrients

Answer: b) Plant growth regulators

9. Which type of training system is used in peaches?

a) Central leader system

b) Open center system

c) Modified leader system

d) Espalier system

Answer: b) Open center system

10. Pinching of unwanted shoots is done to 3 to 5 cm from:

a) The main stem

b) The terminal bud

c) The root tip

d) The first branch

Answer: b) The terminal bud

11. Pruning scaffold branches should have a crotch angle of:

a) 30 to 45 degrees

b) 45 to 60 degrees

c) 60 to 75 degrees

d) 90 degrees

Answer: b) 45 to 60 degrees

12. Tools used for tip pruning and cutting out shoots and suckers are:

a) Shovel

b) Hoe

c) Pruning shears

d) Rake

Answer: c) Pruning shears

13. A primary limb that forms the tree canopy is called:

a) Side branch

b) Scaffold branch

c) Leader branch

d) Lateral branch

Answer: b) Scaffold branch

14. The leader of the vertical stem of the top is called a:

a) Lateral leader

b) Central leader

c) Auxiliary leader

d) Side stem

Answer: b) Central leader

15. Lower branches are stronger and outgrow the top of the tree due to:

a) Apical dominance

b) Lateral dominance

c) Reduced apical dominance

d) Light intensity


Answer: c) Reduced apical dominance

16. Heading back of the mango plant when they attain the age of 1 year at that height of:

a) 0.5 meters

b) 1 meter

c) 1.2 to 1.5 meters

d) 2 meters

Answer: c) 1.2 to 1.5 meters

17. Pruning of surplus leaves is a common operation in which fruit cultivation?

a) Citrus cultivation

b) Grape cultivation

c) Apple cultivation

d) Banana cultivation

Answer: a) Citrus cultivation


18. The feature of the ideal canopy is:

a) Good root spread

b) Good light penetration

c) Thick foliage

d) High tree height

Answer: b) Good light penetration

19. A phloem interruption technique used to stimulate lateral branching from buds that would not normally grow is called:

a) Girdling

b) Grafting

c) Layering

d) Pollarding

Answer: a) Girdling

20. The removal of the apical bud of shoots or spurs during the growing season is called:

a) Topping

b) Pinching

c) Heading back

d) Thinning

Answer: b) Pinching


21. Which of the following is the primary objective of pruning in fruit trees:

a) To promote flower production

b) To control the height of the tree

c) To improve air circulation and light penetration

d) To increase the number of leaves

Answer: c) To improve air circulation and light penetration

22. Which hormone is commonly used to promote rooting in cuttings:

a) Ethylene

b) Auxin

c) Cytokinin

d) Gibberellin

Answer: b) Auxin

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