Enumerate the points that have to be considered for successful bee-keeping.

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How are morphological and biochamical/physiogical charracteristics of plants associated with resistance to insect pets? Give any five examples of the features and the name of the pest, which each is resistant to.

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Discuss advantages of poultry farming.

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Write a brief account of procedure of Inland Fishery.

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Discuss the role of plant tissue culture in increasing food production.

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Arvind was jobless for quite some time and was thinking of some business with low investment in his village which has abundance of flowering plants of various types. One day, he expressed his desire to his uncle who was an agricultural scientist. He advised him to start bee-keeping in his village.
Read the above passage and answer the following questions:
(i) What is bee keeping?
(ii) What are the products obtained from bee keeping?
(iii) What information is required for successful bee keeping?

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Name the technology that has helped scientists to propagate on a large scale the desired crops in a short duration. List the steps carried out to propagate the crops by the said technique.

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Why India and China though having about 70%of the live stock of the world, contribute only 25% of the world farm produce? What does it indicate and what has to be done?

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Name any two breeds of cattle evolved at NDRI Karnal.

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Name the man made cereal. How it was developed?

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