Give four reasons why compacting a soil is likely to reduce the amount of water available to growing plants. Since even rapidly growing, finely branched root systems rarely contact more than 1 or 2%...

Give four reasons why compacting a soil is likely to reduce the amount of water available to growing plants.

Since even rapidly growing, finely branched root systems rarely contact more than 1 or 2% of the soil particle surfaces, how is it that the roots can utilize much more than 1 or 2% of the water held on these surfaces?