Question

What is the other name of cotton soil

Answer 1

Answer:

regur

Explanation:

The type of soil is determined by numerous… …are often referred to as regur but are popularly known as “black cotton soils,” since cotton has been the most common traditional crop in areas where they are found.

Answer 2

Regur/Black Soil

Explanation:

• Black/regur soils located in the "lava-covered" areas and these soils are  referred to as "regur", and are commonly known as “black cotton soils". This is because the soil is mostly used for cultivating cotton crops.
• Owing to its high clay content, black/regur soils develop wide cracks in the dry season, however, regur/black soils are "iron-rich granular structure" which makes the soil resistant to water & wind erosion. They are poor in humus content but "highly moisture-retentive", therefore responding quite well to irrigation
• Black Soils/Regur soils are trap lava deriatives which is distributed over primarily the interior of , Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, & Madhya Pradesh on the Malwa Plateau & Deccan lava Plateau.