Goa Board Class 12 Question Paper June 2018 Floriculture

2018 VI 12 1430 Seat No. :

Time : 2 Hours FLORICULTURE

Subject Code

V 3 8 5

Total No. of Questions : 4 (Printed Pages : 3) Maximum Marks : 50

Instructions : i) All questions are compulsory.
ii) Answer each question on a fresh page and attempt all
Parts of a question together.
iii) Write the no. of each question and sub-question clearly.
iv) Figures to the right indicate full marks.
v) Draw diagram wherever necessary.

1. A) Name the following : [3]
1) The art of making arrangement with dry flowers and leaves.
2) Japanese flower arrangement.
3) Botanical name of Gypsophila.
B) Answer the following questions in one to two sentences each : [3]
1) What do you mean by design ?
2) Write cheapest support material used in carnation cultivation.
3) Which planting season is most suitable to the golden rod plants ?
C) Write short note on following : [4]
1) Selection of site for construction of poly house.
2) Guidelines for selection the right structure of a green house.

2. A) Write true or false : [3]
1) Gerbera has life span of about 20-30 months.
2) The practice of removing leaves of carnation plants is called as
disbudding.
3) Glypsophilla flowers are sensitive to ethylene.
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B) Answer the following questions in one to two sentences : [3]
1) Write any one measure of light intensity.
2) What do you mean by “Anthos” ?
3) How to irrigate orchid plants for better result ?

C) Write short note on following : [4]
1) Wooden poly house.
2) Chemical sterilization of gerbera beds with formalin.

3. A) Write family of following flower crops. [3]
1) Carnation
2) Anthurium
3) Golden rod.

B) Answer the following questions in one to two sentences each : [3]
1) What do you mean by span width ?
2) Draw neat labeled diagram of wide span gutter connected green house
structure.
3) Write classification of green house according to covering material.

C) Describe the cultivation of Anthurium with respect to following aspects.
(any three). [6]
1) Types of anthurium.
2) Media of growth
3) Site selection
4) Planting materials.

D) Draw neat labelled diagram of bed preparation for carnation with mashing. [3]

OR
Draw neat labeled diagrams of two types of pinching in carnation. [3]

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4. A) Match the pairs with pests (A) and diseases (B) with their control measure. [3]
A B
1) Aphids a) Metacide
2) Nematods b) Glyphosate
3) Root rot c) Nuvan
d) Bavistin
B) Answer the 1 to 2 sentences each : [3]
1) What do you mean by respiration ?
2) Write self life of gerbera flower.
3) State types of orchids according to their growth patterns.
C) Answer the following in 3-4 sentences each : [6]
1) Write goals of climate control in polyhouse.
2) Which points should be consider while gerbera seedling should be plant
on beds ?
3) What do you mean by integrated pest management ?
D) Draw neat labelled diagram of layout of poly house. [3]
OR
Draw neat labeled diagram of layout of shednet house. [3]

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