Neco 2017 Agricultural Science Question 5

Practice objective / multiple choice question 5 from the 2017 Neco Agricultural Science examination.

Neco 2017 Agricultural Science Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 5 NECO • 2017 • AGRICULTURAL_SCIENCE • objective

In a 5‑ha maize field the initial disease incidence is 5 %. The weekly incidence follows the logistic update \( I_{t+1}=I_{t}+r I_{t}(1-I_{t}) \) with \(r=0.3\). A fungicide applied at the end of week 3 reduces the incidence instantly by 40 %. Determine the disease incidence (as a percentage) at the end of week 6, rounded to one decimal place.

Answer Options

A. 10.9%
Correct Answer B. 13.1%
C. 12.4%
D. 14.8%
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
13.1%

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This is Neco 2017 Agricultural Science Question 5. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Neco Agricultural Science examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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