Waec Model Questions Vol1 2024 Agricultural Science Question 29
Practice objective / multiple choice question 29 from the 2024 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.
A farmer intends to grow tomatoes on 2 ha. The crop requires per hectare: N = 120 kg, P₂O₅ = 60 kg, K₂O = 80 kg. Soil tests show available nutrients: N = 30 kg/ha, P₂O₅ = 20 kg/ha, K₂O = 40 kg/ha. The farmer will apply a single NPK fertilizer with analysis 12‑24‑12 (i.e., 12 % N, 24 % P₂O₅, 12 % K₂O by weight). Determine the amount of this fertilizer (kg ha⁻¹) needed to meet the most limiting nutrient, and state the resulting surplus of the other two nutrients per hectare.
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This is Waec Model Questions Vol1 2024 Agricultural Science Question 29. It is one of the objective questions from the 2024 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.
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