Question

NAME THE FOLLOWING :
1. INTENSIVELY LEACHED SOIL S OF THE MONSOON CLIMATE
2. SOIL WITH HIGH WATER RETAINING CAPACITY

Answer 1

Laterite soil is the intensively leached soil.

Leaching means the loss of water-soluble plant nutrients from the soil, due to rain and irrigation.

Clay or organic content type soil has max water retention capacity.

The maximum water a soil could retain is known as its field capacity.

Soil structure also affects the water retention capacity.

Answer 2

1 latrite soil

2. Alluvial soil