Neco 2024 Agricultural Science Question 29

Practice objective / multiple choice question 29 from the 2024 Neco Agricultural Science examination.

Neco 2024 Agricultural Science Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 29 NECO • 2024 • AGRICULTURAL_SCIENCE • objective

A survey of 200 randomly selected maize plants in a 2 ha field found 30 plants showing leaf‑blight symptoms typical of Helminthosporium leaf blight. Laboratory analysis confirms that 80 % of the symptomatic plants are actually infected with the pathogen. Assuming the sample is representative, estimate the disease incidence (percentage of plants infected) in the whole field.

Answer Options

A. 20%
Correct Answer B. 12%
C. 10%
D. 15%
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
12%

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This is Neco 2024 Agricultural Science Question 29. It is one of the objective questions from the 2024 Neco Agricultural Science examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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