GATE CE 2022 Set 1 — Question 34
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During a particular stage of the growth of a crop, the consumptive use of water is . The amount of water available in the soil is 50\text{ %} of the maximum depth of available water in the root zone. Consider the maximum root zone depth of the crop as and the irrigation efficiency as 70\text{ %}.The interval between irrigation (in days) will be _________. (round off to the nearest integer)
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1.Maximum depth of available water () = .
2.Available water in soil = 50\text{ %} of .
3.Depth of water to be replenished (depletion allowed) = .
4.Consumptive use () = .
5.Irrigation interval = .
6.Rounding to the nearest integer, we get days.
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