Veggie Quiz 1

1.Many Florida shippers are well equipped to rapidly ________ their crops. Heat Package Cool Destroy

2. Mechanical injury ________ senescence and ripening. Increases Decreases Doesn’t All of the Above

3. More than ______ of Florida grown vegetables are shipped out of state. ¼ ½ ¾ 2/3

4. A method of weed control is Crop competition Crop rotation Mulching All of the above

5. ________ pressure should be used for applying fungicides. Low Medium High Any

6. When transporting pesticides, the containers should be Properly labeled Properly secured Vented All of the above

7.The width of the planting bed is determined by all of the following except Crop Number of rows desired per bed Reason for using mulch Available acreage

8. Too little fertilizer in general will result in Over production of buds Over production of foliage Leggy plants Stunted plants

9. A reduction in ________ can increase a plants hardening process. Water Temperature Sunlight Chlorophyll

10. Precision seeding is a term used to Plant a seed and fertilizer at the same time Plant a seed at the correct soil moisture level Plant a seed at an exact plant spacing to achieve a uniform stand Analyze the amount of coating a seed has to prevent disease

11. Seed costs are _________ for hybrids than for open pollinated varieties. Higher Lower No different Depends on crop

12. Fertilizer broadcast over the garden plot should be spread 1-2 days prior to planting 1-2 weeks prior to planting 3-4 weeks prior to planting 2-3 months prior to planting

13. What is the dominant factor in control of the plant height? Water Fertilizer Seed variety Planting depth

14. Fields where seepage irrigation is used or fields prone to flooding should be cropped using Drip irrigation Pan beds Raised beds Track beds

15. For routine crops monitoring and diagnostic procedures for most nutrients use New leaves Mature Leaves Any leaf Soil samples

16. Fertilizer and water management programs Are linked Should be assessed independently of one another Are only needed on a large production operations Can create more challenges than solutions

17. Fertilizer rate and placement Have no relationship Should be considered separately Should be considering together Should be dictated by economics

18. A good source of sulfur is Dolomite Gypsum Sodium Urea

19. Chemicals should be Stored in a safety sealed container Stored in a childproof container Stored in its original container All of the above

20. Generally, thee most effective method of chemical protection is Dusts Sprays Water based chemicals Oil based chemicals

21. The first number on a fertilizer bag stands for Nitrogen Phosphorous Potassium Weight of bag

22. The three parameters of disease progress include all of the following except The initial amount of inoculum The rate of disease increase Resistance to chemical The time the crop is grown

23. Cooperatives provide services such as Packing Marketing Bulk purchase of supplies All of the above

24. All of the following increase mechanical injury potential except Transfer plat angles Rotational and velocities of brushes and rollers Moisture control Protusions

25. The two methods of nematode control are Cultural and chemical Biological and environmental Cultural and biological Chemical environmental