Water remaining in the soil after a plant has permanently wilted is
A
Hygroscopic water
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B
Ground water
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C
Gravitational water
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D
Capillary water
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Solution
The correct option is A Hygroscopic water
Hygroscopic water is the water held tightly by the soil and cannot be taken up by plant roots because this water forms very thin films around soil particles and is not available to the plant. Thus the correct answer is option A.