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Discuss the functions of water as used in irrigation

      

Discuss the functions of water as used in irrigation

  

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- Water is a constituent of protoplasm
- Water acts as a solvent. Plants can absorb nutrients when these nutrients are dissolved
in water
- Water is used for transpiration carrier of nutrients from the soil to green plant tissues.
- They are used for photosynthesis and the end product is also conveyed through water
to various plant parts
- Water forms over 90% of the plant body by green or fresh weight basis.
- Plants can synthesis food through photosynthesis only in the presence of water in their
system.
- Water helps to maintain the turgidity of cell walls. Water helps in cell enlargement
due to turgor pressure and cell division which ultimately increase the growth of plant.
- Water is essential for the germination of seeds, growth of plant roots, and nutrition
and multiplication of soil organism.
- Water is essential in hydraulic process in the plant. It helps in the conversion of starch
to sugar.
- Water helps in the transpiration, which is very essential for maintaining the absorption
of nutrient from the soil.
- Water regulates the temperature and cools the plant.
- Water helps in the chemical, physical and biological reaction in soil.
NatalieR answered the question on June 29, 2022 at 12:43


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