Civil Engineering - Irrigation - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Irrigation - Section 3 (Q.No. 16)
16.
Effective precipitation for a crop may be defined as
total precipitation minus the loss due to evaporation
total precipitation minus the loss due to infiltration
total precipitation during the crop period
available water stored in soil within root zone of the crop.
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SDO ADNAN said:   3 years ago
A is the correct answer.
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Harshit said:   6 years ago
Effective Precipitation (EP) is the amount of precipitation that is actually added and stored in the soil. During drier periods less than 5mm of daily rainfall would not be considered effective, as this amount of precipitation would likely evaporate from the surface before soaking into the ground.

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