About Lesson
Effective Root Zone:
- It is the soil depth from which various crops extracts most of the water needed for its growth.
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Root Characteristics |
Shallow rooted |
Moderately deep rooted |
Deep rooted |
Very deep rooted |
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Depth of root zone |
60 cm |
90 cm |
120 cm |
180 cm |
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Crops |
Rice, potato, cabbage, cauliflower, onion, lettuce |
Wheat, Groundnut, tobacco, pea, bean. Chilly, castor, carrot |
Maize, tomato, sorghum, soyabean |
Sugarcane, coffee, citrus, apple, grape vine |
Moisture extraction pattern within root zone