Waec Model Questions Vol1 2021 Agricultural Science Question 41

Practice objective / multiple choice question 41 from the 2021 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.

Waec Model Questions Vol1 2021 Agricultural Science Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 41 WAEC_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2021 • AGRICULTURAL_SCIENCE • objective

A farmer intends to cultivate maize on 2 hectares using a spacing of 75 cm between rows and 25 cm between plants within a row. He also plans to inter‑plant cowpea in every alternate row, using the same row spacing but a plant spacing of 20 cm. The germination rate is 90 % for maize and 85 % for cowpea. Assuming each viable seed produces one plant, how many seeds of each crop should the farmer purchase? Express the answer as "Maize: X seeds, Cowpea: Y seeds".

Answer Options

A. Maize: 108519 seeds, Cowpea: 70432 seeds
Correct Answer B. Maize: 118519 seeds, Cowpea: 78432 seeds
C. Maize: 123456 seeds, Cowpea: 85000 seeds
D. Maize: 115000 seeds, Cowpea: 79000 seeds
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
Maize: 118519 seeds, Cowpea: 78432 seeds

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This is Waec Model Questions Vol1 2021 Agricultural Science Question 41. It is one of the objective questions from the 2021 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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