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Pick up the correct statement from the following:

Gravity water is harmful to crops
Hygroscopic water remains attached to soil molecules by chemical bond
Capillary moisture held in the soil pores against gravity by surface tension, is utilised by plants
All the above.

Correct Answer: Capillary moisture held in the soil pores against gravity by surface tension, is utilised by plants

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