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Agriculture · Q640

Agronomy

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 640

Q640

How much seed of legume crop should be treated with one packet of Rhizobium culture

A.
5 kg
B.
10 kg
Answer
C.
15 kg
D.
20 kg

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Rhizobium inoculants are one of the widely used Bacterial biofertilizers for legume crops to fix atmospheric nitrogen.
Each 200 g packet of Rhizobium culture is mixed with 200 ml of rice gruel or jaggery solution and used to treat 10 kg seeds. The seeds are mixed in the slurry to have a uniform coating of the inoculants over the seeds and then dried in shade for 30 minutes.