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Agriculture · Q536

Agronomy

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 536

Q536

Rotooning is practiced as a matter of routine in

A.
Sugarcane and sugarbeet
B.
Sugarcane and maize
C.
Sugarcane only
D.
Sugarcane and napier grass
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Ratooning is an ancient practice of propagation of sugarcane in which subterranean buds on the stubble give rise to a new crop. It is also referred to as stubble crop, where stubble is the leftover part of the cane left underground after harvesting.
This is practiced as a matter of routine in Sugarcane and Napier grass.