The field capacity and permanent wilting point for a given 15 kg of soil are 36% and 13%, respectively. At a given time, the soil was put in an oven at 100 °Cfor 24 hrs to measure its water content, its weight after drying was found to be 11.8 kg. The farmer irrigates the soil with 270 mm depth of water and it was found to be there is 30% of the water was wasted. Assuming bulk specific gravity of the soil as 1.6, determine the effective depth of the root zone of this soil.

The field capacity and permanent wilting point for a given 15 kg of soil are 36% and 13%, respectively. At a given time, the soil was put in an oven at 100 °Cfor 24 hrs to measure its water content, its weight after drying was found to be 11.8 kg. The farmer irrigates the soil with 270 mm depth of water and it was found to be there is 30% of the water was wasted. Assuming bulk specific gravity of the soil as 1.6, determine the effective depth of the root zone of this soil.

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