WEED MANAGEMENT- QUESTION BANK

One word questions:

 Total stem parasite- Cuscuta

 Partial stem parasite- Loranthus
 Total root parasite- Orobranche
 Partial root parasite- Striga
 Weed having all three types of dormancy- Avena fatua
 Blind hoeing is a cultural weed control method mainly used in –Sugarcane
 Dredging and chaining is the used to control- aquatic weeds
 Who wrote the book “Horse hoeing husbandry”- Jethro Tull
 Father of weed science- Jethro Tull
 Mimicry weed of rice- Echinochloa colona
 Mimicry weed of wheat- Phalaris minor
 Mimicry weeds are – Crop associated weeds
 Parasitic weeds are- Crop bound weeds
 Dryland weed usually have- deep root, hairiness, muciliganeous stem
 “Directorate of weed science research” located at- Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
 The herbicide which is used as pre plant incorporation and volatile in nature-
Fluchlorlin
 Herbicide applied 1 day before sowing or planting known as- Preplant incorporation
(PPI)
 Trade name of some important herbicides:
 Pendimethalin- Stomp
 Imazethapyr- Pursuit
 2,4D- Weedar
 Alachlor- Lasso
 Fluchloralin- Basalin
 Paraquat- Gramaxone
 Atrazine- Atrataf
 Glyphosate- Roundup
 Butachlor- Machete
 Herbicide used as fumigant- Methyl bromide
 Quarantine is coming under which type of weed control- Preventive methods
 Stale seed bed technique and soil solarisation is ………. type of weed control-
Cultural methods
 Flooding and burning is …….. type of weed control- Physical/mechanical method
 Types of dormancy:
o Deep placement known as- Enforced dormancy
o Due to genetically- Innate dormancy
o Due to sudden physiological changes and waterlogging- Induced dormancy
 First invasive weed – Parthenium
 First biologically controlled weed- Lantana camera
 Water hyacinth (Eichornia crassipes) is controlled by- Neochetina eichorrniae
(weevil)
 Scientific name of
 Bermuda grass- Cynodon dactylon
 Nut sedge- Cyperus sp.
 Congress grass- Parthenium hysterophorus
 Barnyard grass- Echinochloa crusgalli
 Fieldbind weed- Convolvulus arvensis
 The biological control of parthenium using a Mexican beetle- Zygogramma bicolorata
 The detrimental effect of one higher plant on other higher plant- Allelopathy
 Herbicide:
o Paraquat- Nonselective contact herbicide
o Glyphosate- Non selective systemic herbicide
o 2,4 D- Selective systemic herbicide
o 2,4D chemical name- 2,4 dichloro phenoxy acetic acid
 Herbicide and used crops
o Atrazine- Maize
o Butachlor- Rice
o Paraquat- Non crop area (non selective herbicide)
o Isoproturon, 24D- Wheat
o Alachlor- Soyabean
 Important herbicide and its chemical group
o Butachlor- Amides
o Paraquat- Bypyridilium
 o Pendimethalin, Fluchloralin- Dinitroanilines
o 2,4D- Phenoxy acid
o Atrazine- Triazines
 Antagonistic effect of higher plant is called- Allelopathy
 Substance capable of antagonizing specific herbicide phytotoxicity to crop plant-
Safener/Antidote
Safener /antidote- they protect the crop from herbicide toxicity
 Herbicide does not used as dust form due to- Drift hazardous
 Fluchloralin is usually applied to control weeds in legumes as- Pre plant incorporation
(PPI)
 2,4 D is most effective herbicide against- Broad leaved weeds
 Stale seed bed technique is a method of controlling weeds- Cultural method
 ……………..weeds mature and are harvested at the same time as crop seeds-
Mimicry weed/ satellite weeds
 Weeds called sedges belong to the family- Cyperaceae
 Soil solarisation can increase soil temperature from- 3-5⁰C
 First chemical to show herbicidal property- 2,4 D
 ………………is the propagation of weeds through ingesting and excretion by
animals- Endozoochory
 Which one of is relatively a more persistent herbicide- Atrazine
 A non selective post emergence translocated herbicide is- Glyphosate
 The Mexican beetle Zygogramma bicolorata is used for controlling the weed-
Parthenium
 The weed that has developed herbicide resistance in India is- Phalaris minor
 Alien weeds are- Exotic weeds
 Herbicide widely used in rice- Butachlor
 The principle of flushing out germinate weed seeds before cropping is called-stale
seed bed technique
 A herbicide that kills some species in a mixed growth plant species are termed as
………………………- selective herbicide
 Herbicide known as synthetic auxin- 2,4 D
 Blind tillage refers to- Hoeing before germination
 An example for a commercially available bioherbicde is ………….- Devine, Collego
  Total weed killer herbicide- Glyphosate
 The herbicides applied 1-4 DAS is a ……………….type of herbicide- Pre emergent
herbicide
 A dose of herbicide which inhibits growth of test plants by 50% is – LD50
 Herbicide which has both symplastic and apoplastic movement- Atrazine
 The most appropriate method of weed control, when herbicide resistant develop in
plants- Rotation of herbicide
 Application of herbicide along with irrigation water- Herbigation
 Define
 Weed seed bank
 Active ingredient
 Acid equivalent
 LD50 value
 Critical period of weed control
 Integrated Weed Management (IWM)

Descriptive Questions:

 Explain common weed dispersal agents

 Write about cultural methods of weed control
 Explain about crop weed competition
 Briefly explain about classification of herbicide
 Explain common adjuvants and its function
 Differentiate between weed control and weed management
 State importance of weed seed bank
 Management of aquatic weeds
 Classification of aquatic weeds
 Explain weed shift and its management
 List the advantages and disadvantages of
o Preventive method
o Cultutal methods
o Physical/ mechanical method
o Chemical method
 o Biological methods
 Differentiate between
o Emulsifiable concentrate (EC) and granular formulation
o Selective and non selective herbicide
o Systemic and contact herbicide
o Surfactants and stabilizing agents
o Facultative and obligate weeds
 Importance of allelopathy in weed management
 Elaborate on mode of action of herbicide
 What are ideal qualities of bioagent in biological control of weeds
 Explain fate or dissipation of herbicide in soil
 Write management of herbicide residue in soil
 Describe weed resistance in detail
 What you mean by weed biology
 Discuss the weed characteristics that help in weed persistence
 Explain about weed seed dormancy
 What are the preventive methods of weed management
 Crop- weed competition
 Discuss the critical period of weed competition and factors affecting crops
competitive ability against weeds
 Discuss the various methods of herbicide application along with the advantages
 Write a note on formulations in herbicide
 Integrated weed management practices for important crop- Rice, maize, pulses,
sugarcane, cotton, atleast 2 horticultural crops
 Write about classification of parasitic weeds. What are parasitic weeds and list types
of parasitic weed with example of host plant
 How is soil solarization and stale seedbed technique used for weed control
 Explain about classification of weeds with examples
 Discuss about the harmful and beneficial effect of weed
 Explain the about
o Preventive method
o Cultutal methods
o Physical/ mechanical method
 o Chemical method
o Biological methods
 What are the general characteristics of wetland weeds and dryland weeds with
examples?
 Discuss the vegetative propagation structures of weeds with examples?
 Explain about advantages and disadvantages of chemical methods of weed
management?
 Differentiate between absolute weeds, rogue weeds and relative weeds with
examples?