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Define the following:
Hygroscopic water
What is meant by Hygroscopic water?
Solution
Fine soil particles imbibe/absorb water and hold it very tightly. This is called ‘hygroscopic water'.
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In which forms water is available to roots for absorption?
______ refers to the microenvironment surrounding the root from which plants absorb water.
______ water refers to the water that is present in the fine spaces of small non-colloidal soil particles.
Plants absorb water from the ______.
Due to which ·of the following reason root cap has no function in water absorption?
Plants absorb water from the ______.
______ is available to the plants for absorption.
Fill in the column 'B' with appropriate answer:
| Column A | Column B | ||
| (I) | Water adsorbed on soil particles | (a) | ______ |
| (ii) | Water penetrated deep in soil | (b) | ______ |
| (iii) | Water present as hydrated oxides | (c) | ______ |
| (iv) | Water present between soil particle | (d) | ______ |
(Capillary water, Combined water, Hygroscopic water, Gravitational water)
