Question

What are the important features of alluvial soil??

Answer 1

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*it contains all the types of soil in proper amount.
*it is very fertile for agriculture
*since it is fertile for agriculture it is commercially valuable.
*it contains silt brought down by the rivers
*it is mostly found on great northern plain

Answer 2

Alluvial soil is found in the deltas of rivers like Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri, on the eastern coastal plains.

Features of the alluvial soil are:-

It contains different proportion of sand, silt and clay.

It is very fertile and good for growth of wheat,paddy,sugar cane,pulses etc.

It contain right proportion of potash,lime and phosphoric acid.

In drier regions like Rajasthan, it is alkaline and require proper treatment for irrigation.