Question

Explain how , the irrigation requirement of a crop depend on the nature of soil in which the crop is grown?

Answer 1

Dear student.

The following table shows the properties of soils based on the size of soil particles.

Soil type	Particle type	Properties
Sandy	Large	Loosely packed, with large air spaces. Water soaks into it easily. Thus it is dry, light and airy
Clayey	Fine, small	Tightly packed with no air spaces. This type of soil is heavy and holds more water
Loamy / silt	A mixture of large and small particles	Holds water, contains humus

As you can see, sandy soil cannot hold water easily, so more watering is required. Clayey soil can hold water so less irrigation is required. Thus irrigation requirement of a crop depends on the nature of soil.

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