EXERCISE 5

Question 1

Enclosing or wrapping fruits to protect from possible damage due to insects, diseases, winds, etc. (e.g. banana, mango, guava, macopa, jackfruit, ampalaya, cacao, and papaya)

Answer 1

Fruit Bagging

Question 2

Removal of unnecessary suckers from the base to allow better growth of remaining sucker; to regulate the volume and schedule of production

Answer 2

Desuckering

Question 3

Providing support to branches or stalk with heavy load of fruits; common propping materials are bamboo poles (V shape end tied together) e.g. mango, banana, pomelo

Answer 3

Propping

Question 4

Growing of new crop out of the shoots arising from the previous crop; save time and reduce cost of production
e.g. sugarcane, pineapple, and rice

Answer 4

Ratooning

Question 5

Way of producing fruits even during off-season; way profuse and uniform flowering

Answer 5

Flower induction

Question 6

In flower induction, what kind of chemical is used for mango dark green leaves?

Answer 6

KNO3 (Potassium Nitrate)

Question 7

In flower induction, what kind of chemical is used for Pineapple?

Answer 7

244 ppm Ethephon (Ethrel) mixed with 1% urea

Question 8

Removal of some flowers or fruits to allow the remaining ones to increase in size
e.g. atis, jackfruit, watermelon, melon, grapes, durian, rose, chrysanthemum.

Answer 8

Thinning

Question 9

Providing support to the plant so stem and leaves are kept from the ground; viny crops
e.g. cucumber, gourds, yam, grapes, passion fruit, tomato, vanilla, black pepper

Answer 9

Trellising

Question 10

Very young suckers

Answer 10

Peeper sucker

Question 11

What kind of sucker is sword-shaped, attached to the mother plant, tapered, follower?

Answer 11

Sword sucker

Question 12

What kind of sucker are broad leaves, not tapered, superficially attached to mother plant, not follower?

Answer 12

Water sucker

Question 13

What does perforations do?

Answer 13

Provide aeration and humidity and temperature regulation