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Total water content present in a soil is known as

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Echard

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Holard

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Cavitation

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Both B and C

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Solution

The correct option is B Holard
Total water content available in a soil is called as holard. Soil water available to plants is called as chresard. Soil water not available to plants is called as echard. Cavitation is the vapour cavity formed in the liquid.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.

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