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Question Numbers: 60-61 The moisture-holding capacity of the soil in a 100-hectare farm is 18 cm/m. The field to be irrigated when 50 percent of the available moisture in the root zone is depleted. The irrigation water is to be supplied by a pump working for 10 hours a day, and water application efficiency is 75%. Details of crops planned for cultivation are as follows
| Crop | Root Zone Depth (m) | Peak rate of moisture use (mm/day) |
| X | 1 | 5.0 |
| Y | 0.8 | 4.0 |
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