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Agriculture · Q206

Environmental Science In Agricultural

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 206

Q206

Soil water available to roots is called

A.
Surface water
B.
Hygroscopic water
C.
Gravitational water
D.
Capillary water
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Soil water available to roots is called Capillary water.
Capillary water is held in pores that are small enough to hold water against gravity, but not so tightly that roots cannot absorb it.
This water occurs as a film around soil particles and in the pores between them and is the main source of plant moisture.