Gce Model Questions Vol1 2024 Agricultural Science Question 11
Practice objective / multiple choice question 11 from the 2024 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.
A maize farmer expects a potential yield of 5 t ha⁻¹. The market price of maize is N 1.8 kg⁻¹. A pesticide treatment costs N 90 ha⁻¹. A field trial showed that a pest density of 40 pests ha⁻¹ reduces the yield by 0.4 t ha⁻¹. The farmer monitors the field and finds a density of 12 pests ha⁻¹. Using the economic threshold formula \(ET = \dfrac{C}{V \times L}\), where \(C\) is the control cost per hectare, \(V\) is the market value per kilogram, and \(L\) is the loss in kilograms per pest per hectare, decide whether the farmer should apply the pesticide.
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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2024 Agricultural Science Question 11. It is one of the objective questions from the 2024 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.
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