Gce Model Questions Vol1 2020 Agricultural Science Question 17

Practice objective / multiple choice question 17 from the 2020 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2020 Agricultural Science Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 17 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2020 • AGRICULTURAL_SCIENCE • objective

Disease severity on a wheat crop was recorded at four times: week 0 = 5 %, week 2 = 20 %, week 4 = 45 %, week 6 = 70 %. (a) Calculate the area under the disease progress curve (AUDPC) using the trapezoidal method. (b) If a fungicide reduces the severity at each observation by 30 % (i.e., multiplies each percentage by 0.7), compute the new AUDPC. (c) What is the percentage reduction in AUDPC caused by the fungicide? Give your answer to the nearest whole percent.

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. 30 %
B. 40 %
C. 35 %
D. 25 %
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
30 %

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2020 Agricultural Science Question 17. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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