Irrigation Engineering [1]

16) A useful soil moisture for plant growth is

  • (a) capillary water
  • (b) gravitational water
  • (c) hygroscopic water
  • (d) all of these

17) The amount of water required to fill up the pore spaces in soil particles by replacing all air held in pore spaces, is known as

  • (a) field capacity
  • (b) saturation capacity
  • (c) available moisture
  • (d) all of these

18) The moisture content of the soil, after free drainage has removed most of the gravity water, is known as

  • (a) field capacity
  • (b) saturation capacity
  • (c) wilting co-efficient
  • (d) available moisture

19) The water content at which plants can no-longer extract sufficient water from the soil for its growth, is called

  • (a) field capacity
  • (b) saturation capacity
  • (c) permanent wilting point
  • (d) available moisture

20) The saturation capacity, field capacity and the permanent wilting point of a soil are 47% , 27% and 14% respectively. The available moisture for the crops grown in the soil is

  • (a) 13%
  • (b) 20%
  • (c) 27%
  • (d) 33%

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