Gce Model Questions Vol1 2017 Agricultural Science Question 36
Practice objective / multiple choice question 36 from the 2017 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.
A maize farmer expects a yield of 4 t ha⁻¹ and the market price is ₦30 000 t⁻¹. An insecticide costs ₦1 200 ha⁻¹. Field surveys show that each additional 10 pests per 100 m² reduces the yield by 0.5 %. Using the economic threshold formula, at what pest density (pests per 100 m²) should the farmer apply the insecticide?
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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2017 Agricultural Science Question 36. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.
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