coconut grows in which type of soil
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Coconuts grow mostly in the sandy soil are and most of the seashores
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Sandy Soils
The coconut palm can tolerate a wide range of soil conditions. It is particularly grown on the coastal belt on all tropical countries where light sandy and sandy-loam soil exists which is highly permeable and is assured with sub-soil water at a shallow depth, within easy reach to the roots.
The physical properties of sandy soil usually suit well for coconut cultivation, owing to its aeration and well drainage condition; even though they are characterised by poor in organic matter, low in mineral colloids and moisture retention capacity.
Sandy soil can support a good crop under a regular system of organic manuring and good management. Besides coastal sandy soil, coconut palms are grown in laterite alluvial and red sandy-soils with a pH ranging from 5.2 to 8.0
Laterite Soils
It has been found to grow well in gravelly and laterite soils. If laterite soil is chosen for coconut cultivation, it should be free from rock or hard pan up to a depth of one meter or more below the surface.
These soils need good decomposing organic matter and periodical timing to release constantly more of the 'fixing' phosphate nutrients.
It is a common practice to add one or 2 kg of common salt the bottom of the pits, in the laterite area for softening the rocky surroundings to aid root penetration. Increased soil aeration is gravelly areas enables the coconut palms for wide spread root system.
However, most of the nutrients are leached away in gravelly soils which has to be prevented by adding organic matter, neutralising the soil acidity through amendments and protecting rich surface soils in sloppy lands by terracing, contour bunding etc.,
Alluvial Soils
The texture of the alluvial soil is very good and suits most for coconut cultivation along the coast. It is highly porous, loose, excessively leached and well-drained.
Clayey Soils
Clayey soil is unsuitable for coconut cultivation because of its impermeability and indispensable drainage system. Moreover, water-logging is very common in clayey soil which the coconut palm does not tolerate. Moreover, stagnant wetness is injurious and hence marshy soil is unsuitable for coconut cultivation
In Karnataka, coconut growing area can be grouped in a few well-defined zones
Coastal sandy-soil tract of West.
Upland region between the Coast and hill slopes of South and North Kanara with low water table
Laterite soils of hill slopes of the West Coast with gravels and low water table.
Sandy-loam soils with low water table in the summer.
(a) Loamy soils in the interior of Karnataka covered Tiptur, Arsikere belt; having less rainfall (80 mm), but with a fairly good supply of sub-soil water.
(b) Red and black soils of maidan tract of Karnataka.
Forest soils.
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Climatic Requirements
The coconut palm is essentially a tropical crop which grows best in a warm humid climate.
It does not tolerate extremes of temperature and fails to come up well in places where long dry spell and severe cold conditions prevail.
Hence its distribution is almost confide to the tropical zones such as India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Pacific Islands and West Indies, particularly in the coastal belts.
In this connection factors such as latitude, altitude, rainfall, temperature, humidity sunshine and wind velocity require detailed consideration.