If maize seed is sown at a spacing of 100cm x 50cm, determine the expected maize plant population per hectare?
Answer Details
To determine the expected maize plant population per hectare, we need to convert the given spacing from centimeters to meters, as the hectare is a unit of area in meters.
100cm x 50cm is equivalent to 1m x 0.5m. So the area required per maize plant is 0.5 square meters.
Now, to find the number of plants per hectare (which is 10,000 square meters), we divide the total area by the area required per plant:
10,000 sq m / 0.5 sq m per plant = 20,000 plants per hectare.
Therefore, the expected maize plant population per hectare is 20,000.