A Field of mustard had 500 mustard plants of 200 gm each, assuming that direct evaporative loss of water…
A Field of mustard had 500 mustard plants of 200 gm each, assuming that direct evaporative loss of water from soil is neglected and transpiration takes place only when plant is exposed to sun. assuming total sun exposure in 1 day is 10 hrs, how much water would be
Required by the field per day?
1L
400ml
20 L
2L
Solution
Amount of water transpired by mustard plant = Equal to weight of mustard plant/ 5 hrs