What do you mean by black soil
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Black soils are mineral soils which have a black surface horizon, enriched with organic carbon.Black soil is best for the farming of cotton.
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Black soil in India is rich in metals such as Iron, Magnesium and Aluminum. However it is deficient in Nitrogen, Potassium, Phosphorous and Humus. Black soil is of red colour mainly due to its iron oxide content. The soils are fine grained contain high proportion of Calcium and Magnesium carbonates.
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Black soils are mineral soils which have a black surface horizon, enriched with organic carbon that is at least 25 cm deep. A base saturation in the black surface horizons ≥50%.
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