A soil sample is found to have 25% of its volume occupied by soil water. Of this, 10% is hygroscopic water and the remaining is capillary water. What is the field capacity of this soil?

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Dr. Abubacker · Accepted Answer

Field capacity is generally defined as ‘the water content of an undisturbed soil’ after it is saturated by rainfall and drainage of gravitational water has completely stopped.

Q. A soil sample is found to have 25% of its volume occupied by soil water. Of this, 10% is hygroscopic water and the remaining is capillary water. What is the field capacity of this soil?

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