Question

describe the important characteristics of red soil.​

Answer 1

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Red soil:

• Seen mainly in low rainfall area.
• Also known as Omnibus group.
• Porous, friable structure.
• Absence of lime, kankar (impure calcium carbonate).
• Deficient in: lime, phosphate, manganese, nitrogen, hummus, and potash.
• Colour: Red because of Ferric oxide.
• Texture: Sandy to clay and loamy.

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Answer 2

Red soil is mainly rich in colour and nutrition. It contains mainly potasium,Nitrogen and Phosphorus as well as some nitrates which is mainly important for plants as major plant nutrients. Mainly seedlings grow in the red soil. It is found in the Deccan and Southern as well as in some plateaus in South