Neco 2022 Agricultural Science Question 44

Practice objective / multiple choice question 44 from the 2022 Neco Agricultural Science examination.

Neco 2022 Agricultural Science Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 44 NECO • 2022 • AGRICULTURAL_SCIENCE • objective

A farmer plans a relay‑planting mixed crop of cowpea and maize on 2 ha. Desired plant populations are 150,000 cowpea plants ha⁻¹ and 60,000 maize plants ha⁻¹. Cowpea seed germination is 85 % with a seed weight of 0.25 g; maize seed germination is 90 % with a seed weight of 0.30 g. How many kilograms of each seed should be purchased to achieve the target populations?

Answer Options

A. Cowpea: 44.1 kg; Maize: 20.0 kg
B. Cowpea: 105.9 kg; Maize: 33.3 kg
Correct Answer C. Cowpea: 88.2 kg; Maize: 40.0 kg
D. Cowpea: 83.3 kg; Maize: 42.4 kg
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
Cowpea: 88.2 kg; Maize: 40.0 kg

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This is Neco 2022 Agricultural Science Question 44. It is one of the objective questions from the 2022 Neco Agricultural Science examination.

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