Capillary rise of water is an important phenomenon in the movement of water in soil. a) describe the properties of the water molecule that allow water to move upward in soil by 1. capillary action. describe how does soil texture influences the both the rate of rise and the maximum height of b) rise of water in soil above the water table. c) one planting bed is filled with a loamy sand soil and an adjacent planting bed is filled with a silty clay loam soil. the surface of each bed is 70 cm above the water table, and in each bed plant roots extend down to a depth of 40 cm which is within the capillary fringe of each soil. plants in both beds rely on capillary rise for their water supply. on a hot sunny day with high water demand, in which bed are plants likely to first show water stress (wilting)? why?