Neco 2018 Agricultural Science Question 8
Practice objective / multiple choice question 8 from the 2018 Neco Agricultural Science examination.
A tomato farmer monitors the pest *Tuta absoluta*. The economic injury level (EIL) is given by \(\text{EIL}=\dfrac{C}{V\times I}\), where \(C\) is the cost of control per hectare (₦12,000), \(V\) is the market value per kilogram of tomatoes (₦250), and \(I\) is the injury per pest per kilogram yield loss (0.02 kg per pest). The farmer estimates that each pest causes a loss of 0.02 kg per kilogram of yield. The current pest density is 5 pests per plant and there are 10,000 plants per hectare. Should the farmer apply control measures? Answer "Yes" if control is justified, otherwise "No".
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This is Neco 2018 Agricultural Science Question 8. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Neco Agricultural Science examination.
Difficulty level: Medium .
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