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What do you rnean by hygroscopic water and combined water in the soil? Are these available to plants?

Hygroscopic water is the film of water tightly held by the soil particles and it is not available to the plant.


Combined water is the amount of water that is present in the chemical compounds, which are present in the particles of soil. Combined water is also not available to the plant.


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