Cereal Production

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Cereal Production Quiz

Test your knowledge of cereal production with our comprehensive quiz! This quiz covers a wide range of topics, from crop yields to soil pH essentials that every agricultural enthusiast should know.

Whether you're a student, teacher, or simply passionate about farming, this quiz offers:

42 engaging questions
Multiple choice format
In-depth insights into cereal crops

42 Questions10 MinutesCreated by CultivatingFields37

Winter sown crops have a ____% higher yield than a spring grown crop due to their longer growing season

20-25%

10-15%

5-10%

6-8%

Winter wheat target ear numbers are

100

200

400

500

Actual yield =

60-65% of potential yield

10-25% of potential yield

40-45% of potential yield

15-30% of potential yield

Harvest yield =

Economic yield/ biological yield

Biological yield/ economic yield

Optimum leaf area index for cereals is

1-2

3-4

4-5

9-10

Moisture content for malting barley at harvest should be

<21.5%

>21.5%

<15%

>35%

When processing barley to malt, during the steeping stage, moisture is raised to what %

11%

46%

55%

66%

Malt is stored for how long at the start of the process of turning malt to beer

1 month

5 weeks

1 week

3 months

What size sieve is used to check malting barley quality during screening

2.25 mm

3.0mm

2.00mm

4mm

What size sieve is used to check wheat quality during screening

2.0mm

3.3mm

2.25mm

1mm

What % of wheat is used for human food in the world

10%

60%

65%

45%

What % of wheat is used for livestock feed in the world

21%

22%

24%

25%

The protein content of breadmaking wheat should be

>11%

>5%

<8%

>22%

The protein content of biscuit wheat should be

9-10%

11-12%

7-8%

2-3%

What % of the total wheat protein is in the gliadin and glutenin components of the storage protein in wheat

75-85%

45-5-%

10-15%

85-90%

What % of total protein is the non-gluten forming proteins albumin and globulin in wheat

15-25%

10-15%

30-35%

40%

Higher protein content means _______ gluten content

Less

Each 40 kg/ha of nitrogen increases protein content of wheat on average by ___

0.5%

Bread wheat is ______

Soft wheat

Hard wheat

Bread wheat has

Low water absorption

High water absorption

Biscuit wheat has

Strong gluten

Weak gluten

What soil pH is optimum for growing wheat

6.0+

5.0+

What soil pH is optimum for growing oats

3-4.5

4.7- 6.0

What soil pH is optimum for growing barley

6.2-6.5

5-5.2

What is the correct order of the taxonomy biological classification

Kingdom, division, class, order, family, genus, species, variety

Genus, division, Kingdom, order, family, class , species, variety

Winter Wheat Varieties for Ireland in 2020/21- top variety

Graham

Costello

Bennington

Spring Barley Varieties for Ireland in 2021- top variety

Planet

Gangway

Errigal

An average plant stand of 80-100 plants/m2 of cereal crops can give

90-95% of expected yield if it is uniform over the field area

80-85% of expected yield if it is uniform over the field area

70% of expected yield if it is uniform over the field area

Which is not a major element

A P/K index of 2 would =

Nutrient response likely

Nutrient response definite

Nutrient response unlikely except for root crops but maintainence dressing should be used

_____% of the nitrogen cycle is between plants, micro-organisms and the soil

85%

90%

95%

75%

Reducing risk of lodging includes

Decreasing crop height

Increasing crop height

Plant growth and reproduction is controlled by

Hormones

Enzymes

Carbohydrates

Ethephon...

Inhibits auxins

Inhibits gibberellins

Chemical name for Nitrous oxide

(N2O)

(CO2)

(CH4)

(SF6)

One years weed is ____ years seed

Mildew is an example of a ____ disease

leaf

Ear

Root

Stem

Fusarium is an example of a ______ disease

Seedling

Seed

Root

Leaf

Mildew and rust diseases are

Dry diseases

Wet diseases

What disease is this

Fusarium

Rynchosporium

BYDV

What is this

Ramularia

Rynchosporium

BYDV

Net blotch

Is this net blotch

Yes

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