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Amount of water a given soil can retain is called

A
Field capacity
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Gravitational water capacity
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C
Storage water capacity
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D
Hygroscopic water capacity
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Solution

The correct option is A Field capacity
The field capacity is the amount of water remaining in the soil a few days after having been wetted and after free drainage has ceased.

So the correct option is "field capacity".

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