Question

    Law of diminishing return was proposed by

    A Blackman Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Mitcherlich Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Justus Von Liebig Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Wilcox Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Watson Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Mitcherlichs’s law of dimishing return was proposed by Mitcherlich in 1909. He developed an equation relating growth with supply of plant nutrients. `(dy)/(dx) = (A - y) C` Where, dy/dx= growth rate A= maximum possible yield with sufficient level of all growth factors Y= yield obtained at a given level of growth factor C= proportionality constants  

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