Sunday Revision: 5 Agri Concepts | IBPS AFO #Shorts

Sunday revision: this week's 5 Agri Concept Shorts in one quick recap. • Irrigation projects by Culturable Command Area: minor up to 2,000 ha, medium 2,000–10,000 ha, major above 10,000 ha. • Zinc deficiency causes Khaira disease in rice; it is linked mainly with submerged calcareous or alkaline soils. • When potassium ions move into guard cells, water enters, the guard cells become turgid and the stoma opens. • Dehaulming: the aerial parts of the potato plant are removed 10–15 days before harvest, to protect the planting material from aphid-borne viral disease. • Parthenocarpy is the development of fruit without fertilization; the term was introduced by Noll in 1902. Sources: Central Water Commission, FAO, FAO AGRIS, TNAU Agritech, Uttarakhand Open University ▶ Practice more at agriprep.in: https://agriprep.in/ ▶ Live Agriculture quiz Mon–Sat at 9:30 PM IST (playlist: AgriPrep Live Quiz) · Morning Short daily at 7:30 AM IST · Agri Concept in 60s Short daily at 10:00 AM IST Facts from this week's Shorts, each checked against an official or academic source and AgriPrep's verified question bank. Narration is AI-generated (text-to-speech). #IBPSAFO #AFO2026 #Shorts #AgricultureOfficer #AgriPrep