Neco Model Questions Vol1 2018 Agricultural Science Question 26
Practice objective / multiple choice question 26 from the 2018 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.
A maize field has an expected yield of 5,000 kg ha⁻¹. The market price of maize is \(\text{₦}30\) per kg. At a pest density of 20 pests per plant, the yield is reduced by 15 %. The field contains 40,000 plants per hectare and the cost of pest control is \(\text{₦}12{,}000\) per hectare. Using the economic injury level formula \(\text{EIL}=\dfrac{C}{V\times I}\), where \(C\) is the control cost per hectare, \(V\) is the market price per kg, and \(I\) is the loss in kg per pest, determine the economic injury level in pests per plant (round up to the nearest whole pest).
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This is Neco Model Questions Vol1 2018 Agricultural Science Question 26. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.
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