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1A late May hail storm went through a famers canola field at the time the second true leaves were unfolding. A post check of the fields revealed that the majority of the plants had broken hypoctyle. The farmer should...
- Areplant the field as soon as possible
- Badd nitrogen soon to stimulate regrowth
- Csummer fallow the field and leave it bare for the rest of the year
- Drelax, there will be enough regrowth to obtain a satisfactory yield
- Espray with a growth hormone like auxin to stimulate regrowth
2What would a minimum temperature be for seeding corn?
- A1 degree Celsius
- B10 degree Celsius
- C5 degree Celsius
- D7 degree Celsius
- E12 degree Celsius
3The soil separates would be..
- Aorganic matter, water and minerals
- Bsilt, clay and loam
- Csand, loam and clay
- Dmassve, granular and single grain
- Eclay, sand and silt
4Epigeal emergance is see above ground at this growth stage
- A09
- B03
- C05
- D07
- E06
5Through which of the following textures does water drain the best?
- Asilty clay
- Bloam
- Cheavy clay
- Dloamy sand
- Esandy clay
6How many classes are identified in the Canadian system of texture classification?
- A13
- B12
- C25
- D14
- E3
7A caryopsis contain an embryonic plant. When it germinates into a seedling, what will provide its first food?
- Ait feeds off the remains of the cotyledons
- BIt consumes the triploid endosperm tissue
- CIt makes photosynthesis its own first food
- DIt absorbs minerals form its immediate environment
- EIt feeds off moss and other lower order plants
8Of the following soil structures which is considered more desirable for cereal grain production?
- Aplatey and blocky
- Bsingle grained and blocky
- Cprismatic and massive
- Dgranular and blocky
- Ecolumnar and granular
9Which of the following has the greatest surface area per unit weight
- Aorganice matter
- Bclay
- Csilt
- Dsand
- Eloam
10Which of the following conditions might you use as lower seeding rate for spring wheat?
- Agood moisture
- Brough seed bed
- Clarge seed size
- Dseeding shallow
- Eneed to hasten maturity
11The micropyle on a bean seed is where a radicle will emerge through the testa
- ATrue
- BFalse
12A soil ped forms under compaction from tractor tire traffic
- ATrue
- BFalse
13Soil texture can be altered by addition of organic matter
- ATrue
- BFalse
14Grey soils are primarily found north of the dark brown and south of the black soil zones
- ATrue
- BFalse
15The three main parts of a developed legume plant are the testa, endosperm and the embryo
- ATrue
- BFalse
16Grey soils are developed under Boreal forest ecoregion and very arid climates
- ATrue
- BFalse
17Stratification is a seed treatment which damages the seed coat so that the seed may germinate
- ATrue
- BFalse
18The hilum is the scar where the seed was attached to the ovary
- ATrue
- BFalse
19The negative charge on clay particles hold fertilizer cation from being leached away
- ATrue
- BFalse
20Target plant populations for wheat range from 170 to 320 plants per square metre
- ATrue
- BFalse
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