any two crops produced in regur soils of maharashtra plateau
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Also known as regur soil, black soil is ideal for growing cotton and is known as black cotton soil. They are rich in soil nutrients, such as calcium carbonate, magnesium, potash and lime. These soils are generally poor in phosphoric contents.
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Two crops produced in regur soils of maharashtra plateau are: Cotton and Wheat.
Regur soil
- Black soils known as regur soil.
- The Deccan lava plateau and Malwa plateau in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Madhya Pradesh, where there is moderate rainfall and underlying basaltic rock, are the most common places to find black soil.
- crops grown on the black soils include: cotton, wheat, jowar, linseed, virginia tobacco, castor, sunflower and millets.
Properties of regur soil:
- Moisture holding capacity which makes it ideal for growing cotton.
- Rich in soil nutrients such as calcium carbonate, magnesium, potash and lime.
- These soils are generally poor in phosphoric content.
- During dry hot weather develop deep cracks that help in proper aeration of the soil.
- This soil becomes sticky when wet and is difficult to work with unless tilled immediately after the first shower.
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