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Agriculture · Q704

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 704

Q704

The water is available between the 15 atm and

A.
atm
Answer
B.
31 atm
C.
0.33 atm
D.
None of these

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Soil moisture is defined as force per unit area that must be exerted to extract water from the soil. Soil moisture tension is usually expressed in terms of atmosphere.
For a given soil, soil moisture tension is inversely proportional to water content in the soil.
In soil, water is available between the 15 atm and atm.