Practice Management Allowable Depletion (mad) (41.8.2) - Soil-Water Relationships

Practice: Management Allowable Depletion (MAD)

Lesson 41.8.2Soil-Water Relationships

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6 sample questions

Question 1.
What does MAD stand for?
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Think about irrigation practices.
Question 2.
Is MAD important for irrigation management?
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Consider the root health of plants.
3Question 3.
What does MAD stand for in irrigation management?
- Management Allowable Depletion
- Maximum Allowable Drainage
- Management Agricultural Density
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Consider the role of moisture in irrigation.
4Question 4.
True or False: MAD can be different for various soils and crops.
- True
- False
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Think about how roots interact with soil moisture.
Question 5.
You have a clay soil with a field capacity of 30% and a wilting point of 15%. If your MAD is set at 50%, how much moisture can you potentially allow to deplete before irrigation?
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Think about the difference between field capacity and wilting point.
Question 6.
A farmer uses sandy soil for growing vegetables and has established a MAD of 30%. If it rains and brings soil moisture to field capacity of 20%, is the farmer allowing adequate depletion for irrigation?
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Consider what the MAD allows versus the current moisture levels.

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