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Agriculture · Q294

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 294

Q294

Water at wilting coefficient is held with a force of

A.
15 atm
Answer
B.
0.33 atm
C.
atm
D.
31 atm

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Water at wilting coefficient is held with a force of 15 atm (atmospheres). The wilting coefficient of soil water is defined as the percentage water content of a soil when the plants growing in that soil are first reduced to a wilted condition from which they cannot recover in an approximately saturated atmosphere without the addition of water to the soil.