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Agriculture · Q270

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 270

Q270

Calculate the plant population of maize sown in 5000 sq m area if the crop is sown in paired row of 40/80 cm and P-P 25 cm

A.
33,333
Answer
B.
50,000
C.
66,666
D.
1,11,111

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
How to calculate plant population:
1. The plant population of any field is given by multiplying the plant's spacing by the spacing between the rows.
2. The total area of the field a square meters.
3. Divide 10,000 by the result of multiplying the between plant spacing and the between rows spacing as given:
   
Here, Space between the plants is 40 and 80.
Taking average is 60 centimeter = 0.6 meter
Space between the rows = 25 centimeter = 0.25 meter