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Fruit trivia quiz

1  Which of the following is not a fruit symptom of little cherry disease?
    a.    Small size
    b.    Poor color
    c.    High acids
    d.    Poor shape


2    Which of the following rootstocks is not resistant to fireblight?
    a.    Geneva 41
    b.    Budagovsky 9
    c.    PiAu-56-83
    d.    Malling 26

3 What country has the most irrigated acres?
    a.    Israel
    b.    China
    c.    United States
    d.    Egypt
    e.    Australia
    f.    India

4 Which of the following apple varieties are not scab resistant?
    a.    Topaz
    b.    Enterprise
    c.    Juliet
    d.    Cortland
    e.    Scarlet O’Hara
    f.    Rome Beauty

5 What state after California has the most irrigated acres?
    a.    Nebraska
    b.    Texas
    c.    Idaho
    d.    Colorado

6 What percentage of Washington State’s 1.8 million irrigated acres is watered ­­­by drip irrigation?
    a.    5 percent
    b.    15 percent
    c.    50 percent
    d.    60 percent

 

Test your knowledge answers

Q1: c. Cherries infected with little cherry disease have low acids and sugars. (“Little cherries, little flavor,” February 15, 2011)
Q2: d. (“Get it right at planting,” February 15, 2011)
Q3: f. Ranking is India 138 million, China 135 million, U.S. 55 million.
Q4: d and f. Cortland and Rome Beauty are highly susceptible to scab.
Q5: a. They are listed in rank order: California has 10.1 million irrigated acres, Nebraska 7.8 million, Texas 6.5 million, Idaho, 3.8 million, Colorado 3.4 million.
Q6:. a.