Question

Name some volcanic plateaus with fertile soils?Name some crops grown on volcanic soil.​

Answer 1

• The lava plateaus like Deccan traps are rich in black soil that is fertile and good for cultivation. Example: Maharashtra has good cotton growing soils called regurs. Loess plateau in China has very fertile soils that are good for many kind of crops.

• Cultivated crops here include maize, sorghum, potatoes, pyrethrum, and peas, along with bamboo and eucalypts. In Java, tea is grown on high altitude volcanic soils. Deficiencies recognized in this environment include nitrogen, potassium, magnesium, sulfur, phosphorus, and zinc.