Wheat is to be grown in the field having value of field capacity equal to 30% and permaner wilting point is 15%. If the dry unit weight of soil is 20 kN/m³ then maximum storage capacit will be [Take depth of soil is 80 cm] (a) 24 cm (c) 21 cm (b) 30 cm (d) 12 cm

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Wheat is to be grown in the field having value of field capacity equal to 30% and permanent
wilting point is 15%. If the dry unit weight of soil is 20 kN/m³ then maximum storage capacity
will be [Take depth of soil is 80 cm]
(a) 24 cm
(c) 21 cm
(b) 30 cm
(d) 12 cm
Transcribed Image Text:Wheat is to be grown in the field having value of field capacity equal to 30% and permanent wilting point is 15%. If the dry unit weight of soil is 20 kN/m³ then maximum storage capacity will be [Take depth of soil is 80 cm] (a) 24 cm (c) 21 cm (b) 30 cm (d) 12 cm
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