iv. soils are found in the parts of Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, soils are found mostly along the Western Ghats, Meghalaya. Tamil Nadu etc. IV Alluvial Soil Black Soil i. These soils are formed by the deposition of the rivers. These soils have been derived from the weathered lava of the Deccan Trap. ii. These are mainly found in the northern plains and coastal strings. These are found mainly in the north western parts of the Deccan plateau. iii. These soils do not develop cracks in the hot dry season. These soils develop cracks in the hot dry season. These soils are clayed and impermeable. Principal Characteristics of different soils in India Type Formation Location Main contents Deficient Main features Crops contents Alluvial Soil Silt brought by River valleys, Potash, lime Organic and 1.Very fertile, Rice, wheat, cotton, (Transported rivers during the Northern plains, nitrogenous 2. Covers 40% area of oilseeds, sugarcane. soil) (Banjar course of their Punjab, Haryana, contents. India. and Khadar) long journey U.P, Uttaranchal, 3.Coarse in the parts Bihar, west of the river valleys Bengal 4. Soil particles are bigger in size. Black soil Weathering of Deccan plateau, Rich in lime, Lacks nitrogen 1.Self- ploughing quality Cotton, tobacco, (Regur soil) volcanic (basalt) Valley of iron, potash, and humus 2.Holds moisture when oilseeds, sugarcane rock formed by Godavari, magnesium, wet the Deccan lava Krishna, alumina, 3.Develop deep cracks in Narmada and calcium. the hot and dry season. Tapi, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu Red soil Decomposition of Eastern parts of Rich in iron Phosphorus, 1.Coarse, Wheat, rice, cotton the metamorphic the Deccan nitrogen, humus 2. Porous, pulses, sugarcane. rocks plateau, Kerala, and lime 3. Does not retain Southern states of moisture, Tamil Nadu, 4. Requires fertilizers as Chhotanagpur less fertile. plateau 5. Looks yellow when in the hydrated.
iv. soils are found in the parts of Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Tamil Nadu etc. soils are found mostly along the Western Ghats, Meghalaya. IV Alluvial Soil Black Soil i. These soils are formed by the deposition of the rivers. These soils have been derived from the weathered lava of the Deccan Trap. ii. These are mainly found in the northern plains and coastal strings. These are found mainly in the north western parts of the Deccan plateau. iii. These soils do not develop cracks in the hot dry season. These soils develop cracks in the hot dry season. These soils are clayed and impermeable. Principal Characteristics of different soils in India Type Formation Location Main contents Deficient contents Main features Crops Alluvial Soil (Transported soil) (Banjar and Khadar) Silt brought by rivers during the course of their long journey River valleys, Northern plains, Punjab, Haryana, U.P, Uttaranchal, Bihar, west Bengal Potash, lime Organic and nitrogenous contents. 1.Very fertile, 2. Covers 40% area of India. 3.Coarse in the parts of the river valleys 4. Soil particles are bigger in size. Rice, wheat, cotton, oilseeds, sugarcane. Black soil (Regur soil) Weathering of volcanic (basalt) rock formed by the Deccan lava Deccan plateau, Valley of Godavari, Krishna, Narmada and Tapi, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu Rich in lime, iron, potash, magnesium, alumina, calcium. Lacks nitrogen and humus 1.Self- ploughing quality 2.Holds moisture when wet 3.Develop deep cracks in the hot and dry season. Cotton, tobacco, oilseeds, sugarcane Red soil Decomposition of the metamorphic rocks Eastern parts of the Deccan plateau, Kerala, Southern states of Tamil Nadu, Chhotanagpur plateau Rich in iron Phosphorus, nitrogen, humus and lime 1.Coarse, 2. Porous, 3. Does not retain moisture, 4. Requires fertilizers as less fertile. 5. Looks yellow when in the hydrated. Wheat, rice, cotton pulses, sugarcane.
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