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Capillary water is available to plants and hygroscopic water is not.

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asked Jul 29, 2023 in Irrigation Engineering by Carter (75.2k points)

Capillary water is available to plants and hygroscopic water is not.

(a) True

(b) False

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The above asked question is from Water Requirements of Crops in portion Water Requirements of Crops of Irrigation Engineering

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answered Jul 31, 2023 by Greg (106k points)

Correct choice is (a) True

Explanation: The capillary water can be extracted by the plants by capillary action or capillarity. But, hygroscopic water cannot be extracted by the capillarity.

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