1. Vegetable Judging
Quiz 2

2. The primary purpose of cultivation is to…
Control insects
Control weeds
Create a food source
Create a habitat for biological species

3. 2. In gardens, it is suggested that the least practical weed control method is…
Hand-pulling
Hoeing
Mechanical cultivation
Chemical herbicides

4. 3. The most dominant soil type for vegetable production in Florida is….
Sandy soils
Clay soils
Loam soils
Hydroponically

5. 4. One of the major problems with sandy soils is…..
Leaching of nutrients
Leaching of water
Pesticide resistance
TMDl

6. 5. The key to proper use of organic materials as fertilizers comes through….
Water testing
Chemical analysis
Soil testing
Knowledge of the nutrient content and the decomposition rate of the material

7. 6. Decomposition rates of organic materials in warm sandy soils in Florida are …
Slow
Fast
The same as clay soils
Slower then clay soils but faster then loam soils

8. 7. Usually application rates of organic wastes are determined largely by the…
Nitrogen content
Phosphorous content
Potassium content
Micronutrient content

9. 8. The decision to the liquid or dry fertilizer sources should depend largely on….
Crop
Cost of material and equipment
Time of year
Growing conditions

10. 9. In some vegetable crops controlled-released fertilizers ________ production.
Increases
Decreases
Doesn’t effect
Provide potential problems for

11. 10. Over fertilization or placement of fertilizer too close to the seed or the root leads to….
Soluble salt injury
Nitrogen immunity
Rapid green growth
“Production stunt”

12. 11. Fertigation is the process of…
Applying pesticides along with fertilizers
Applying insecticides to a plant
Applying fertilizers to plants
Applying fertilizers through irrigation tubes

13. 12. What is the primary media used to grow plants by the hydroponics method…
Sand
Perlite
Water
Vermiculite

14. 13. Application rate of fertilizer are determined by….
Time of year
Time of day
Crop growth
Temperature

15. 14. Quality seed includes all except the following traits…
Good germination
Rapid emergence
Vigorous growth
Economical

16. 15. Unused seed is best stored…
In a zip lock bag
In high temperature areas
In high humidity
In a cold, dark environment

17. Middle school members stop here

18. 16. Precision seeding is a term used to…
Plant a seed and fertilizer at the same time
Plant a seed at the correct soil moisture level
Plant a seed at an exact plant spacing to achieve a uniform stand
Analyze the amount of coating a seed has to prevent disease

19. 17. A symptom of nematode damage is…
Blackening of the stem
Yellowing of leaves
Blackening of the leaves
Wilting of the blossoms

20. 18. Nematodes causes production to…
Increases
Decrease
Remain the same
Devalue

21. 19. A method of determining nematode infestation is by…
Visual inspection
Placing leaf samples in water and looking for floating nematodes
Rubbing stem and looking for black substance on hand
Root tissue samples

22. 20. Soil solarization is…
Used to magnify the suns temperature to increase soil temperature
A nonchemical technique
Works best in loamy to clay soils
All of the above

23. 21. Soil fumigants must be diffused through the soil as a …
Gas
Liquid
Granule
Pellet

24. 22. Cooperatives provide services such as…
Packing
Marketing
Bulk purchase of supplies
All of the above

25. 23. Operating costs do not include…
Seed
Fertilizer
Insecticide
Containers

26. 24. Yield for vegetables crops is typically measured in…
Pounds
Tons
Bushels
Packs

27. 25. IFAS stand for… Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences
Internal Food and Agriculture Society
Institute for Farmers and Scientists
Incorporated Firms for the Advancement of Science.