Laterite soil Formed by the Hill summits of Rich in iron Potassium, 1.Acidic Coffee, rubber, intense leaching the Eastern and lime, silica, 2.Porous cashew, tapioca, due to the heavy Western Ghats, phosphoric 3.Coarse rains Assam hills. acid, nitrogen Desert soil Mechanical North western High proportion Organic matter 1.Loose, With weathering of the parts of India, of salts 2.Porous bajra, melon, rocks forms sands states of 3.Coarse grams Rajasthan, 4. Sandy in nature Northern Gujarat, 5. Ranges from red to South Punjab in colour 6. Saline in nature 7. Lacks humus and moisture 8. Low horizons of the soil are occupied by kankar because of increasing calcium contents downwards. Forest Formed because and Acidic with low 1.Loamy Rice and fruits, dry Soil/Mountain of the weathering mountainous humus content 2.Silty fruits soil in the snow area, lower parts 3.Coarse grained covered mountain of the valley regions particularly on the river terraces.
Laterite soil Formed by the intense leaching due to the heavy rains Hill summits of the Eastern and Western Ghats, Assam hills. Rich in iron Potassium, lime, silica, phosphoric acid, nitrogen 1.Acidic 2.Porous 3.Coarse Coffee, rubber, cashew, tapioca, Desert soil Mechanical weathering of the rocks forms sands North western parts of India, states of Rajasthan, Northern Gujarat, South Punjab High proportion of salts Organic matter 1.Loose, 2.Porous 3.Coarse 4. Sandy in nature 5. Ranges from red to in colour 6. Saline in nature 7. Lacks humus and moisture 8. Low horizons of the soil are occupied by kankar because of increasing calcium contents downwards. With bajra, melon, grams Forest Soil/Mountain soil Formed because of the weathering in the snow covered mountain regions and mountainous area, lower parts of the valley particularly on the river terraces. Acidic with low humus content 1.Loamy 2.Silty 3.Coarse grained Rice and fruits, dry fruits