The field capacity is the amount of water retained by a saturated soil mass after being acted by gravity. The amount of water required to bring the soil moisture content of that soil up to field capacity is called__________________?
Correct answer: D. a and b are correct
- A. Soil-moisture deficiency
- B. Field-moisture deficiency
- C. Equivalent-moisture deficiency
- D. a and b are correct
Explanation
The water needed to raise the existing soil moisture to field capacity is called soil-moisture deficiency or field-moisture deficiency. Therefore, both terms in options a and b are acceptable.
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