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WAEC Agricultural Science 2009 Question 27

Question 27

Land Preparation and Cultural Practices

If a crop is planted at a spacing of 100cm x 50 cm, calculate the plant population required for an hectare of farm land.

  1. A.200
  2. B.2,000
  3. C.5,000
  4. D.20,000
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Answer: D (20,000)

Explanation

Each plant takes 1 m × 0.5 m = 0.5 m²; 10,000 m² ÷ 0.5 m² = 20,000 plants.