1. Why are red soils not suitable for agriculture?
2. What is leaching? Give an example of leached soil.
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1. Rᴇᴅ sᴏɪʟs ᴀʀᴇ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟʟʏ ᴅᴇʀɪᴠᴇᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟʟɪɴᴇ ʀᴏᴄᴋ. Tʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴜsᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴘᴏᴏʀ ɢʀᴏᴡɪɴɢ sᴏɪʟs, ʟᴏᴡ ɪɴ ɴᴜᴛʀɪᴇɴᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴜᴍᴜs ᴀɴᴅ ᴅɪғғɪᴄᴜʟᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴄᴜʟᴛɪᴠᴀᴛᴇᴅ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴏғ ɪᴛs ʟᴏᴡ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ʜᴏʟᴅɪɴɢ ᴄᴀᴘᴀᴄɪᴛʏ. Rᴇᴅ sᴏɪʟs ᴀʀᴇ ᴀɴ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛ ʀᴇsᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ.
2. ʟᴇᴀᴄʜɪɴɢ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏss ᴏғ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ-sᴏʟᴜʙʟᴇ ᴘʟᴀɴᴛ ɴᴜᴛʀɪᴇɴᴛs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏɪʟ, ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ʀᴀɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ɪʀʀɪɢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. Sᴏɪʟ sᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ, ᴄʀᴏᴘ ᴘʟᴀɴᴛɪɴɢ, ᴛʏᴘᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴘᴘʟɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʀᴀᴛᴇs ᴏғ ғᴇʀᴛɪʟɪᴢᴇʀs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴄᴛᴏʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴠᴏɪᴅ ᴇxᴄᴇssɪᴠᴇ ɴᴜᴛʀɪᴇɴᴛ ʟᴏss. Exᴀᴍᴘʟᴇ:- Rᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴇʟʟᴏᴡ sᴏɪʟ ɪs ғᴏʀᴍᴇᴅ ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴀᴄʜɪɴɢ.
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