(Solved): ABS360 Quiz 12: Other Edible Tree Fruits for the Desert...

Quiz 12: Other Edible Tree Fruits for the Desert
Score for this quiz: 24 out of 24
Started: Jul 26 at 4:00am
Quiz Instructions

 
Question 1
2 pts
Which is the best date variety must be refrigerated after harvest because of its high sugar content?
Group of answer choices

•  Tamar
•  Zahidi
•  Thoory
•  Black Sphinx

Question 2
2 pts
Which of the following statements about dates is FALSE?

•  Commercial dates palms are typically propagated from seed.
• Dates are members of the Arecaceae or palm family.
•  Dates are dioecious with male and female plants.
• A mature female date palm can yield upwards of 100 to 200 pounds of fruit each year.

Question 3
2 pts
What time of year are date palms usually pollinated?

•  Spring
•  Summer
•  Fall
•  Winter

Question 4
2 pts
Why are date fruit strands bagged each season?

•  To protect them from fruit flies.
•  To collect pollen from the male palms.
•  To protect from the birds.
•  To keep the ripened date fruit off the ground after they have fallen off the tree.
•  To preserve the fruit from being attacked by the veracious date moth.

Question 5
2 pts
Bare root trees when offered for sale in the nursery are ..................

•  pruned hard to encourage healthy new growth during the summer.
•  "healed in" by covering the roots with soil so they don't dry out.
•  potted into containers so that they can easily be transported by the buyer.
•  dipped into a vitamin and hormone solution to make them fruit the first year.

Question 6
2 pts
Bare root peaches and grapes should be planted in: 

• All year round
•  January
•  June
•  September

Question 7
2 pts
Dates can be grown in many states including Arizona, California, New Mexico and Utah.

•  True
•  False

Question 8
2 pts
The chilling requirement for decidious fruit cultivars that grow best in the Phoenix are is usually greater than 900 hours.

•  True
•  False

Question 9
1 pts
Fruit thinning is practiced for peaches to increase the size of the remaining fruit.

•  True
•  False

Question 10
2 pts
The best method to optimize fruit production for grapes is to remove most of the previous year's growth during spring

•  True
•  False

Question 11
2 pts
The best three deciduous fruit tree varieties to plant in Phoenix for the beginning gardener are a 'Desert Gold' peach, 'Katy' apricot, and a __________________________________

•  'Santa Rosa' plum
•  'Chico' pomegranate
•  'Desert Flame' red grape
•  'Anna' golden apple

Question 12
1 pts
When shopping for fruit tree for your yard select varieties that mature before the hot summer temperatures arrive to avoid sunburning fruit.

•  True
•  False

Question 13
1 pts
Dates were brought to the Americas by the Iranians, but the first modern importation to the US of offshoots was from Egypt to Arizona in 1890.

•  True
•  False

Question 14
1 pts
Female date flowers need to be hand-pollinated in Arizona because although our area has the hot climate conducive to date culture, the winds here are not strong enough for natural pollination to occur.

•  True
•  False