Gce Model Questions Vol1 2020 Agricultural Science Question 26
Practice objective / multiple choice question 26 from the 2020 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.
A wheat field has a potential yield of \(5\,000\) kg ha⁻¹. Each insect of a particular pest causes a \(0.02\) % loss of the potential yield. The market price of wheat is \(\text{₦}0.30\) per kg and the cost of applying an appropriate pesticide is \(\text{₦}25\) ha⁻¹. Using the economic threshold concept, determine the minimum pest density (in insects ha⁻¹) at which pesticide application becomes economically justified. Round up to the nearest whole insect.
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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2020 Agricultural Science Question 26. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.
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