Question

Which soil is well known for its capacity to hold moisture?

Answer 1

Among all the soils present alluvial soil is well known for its capacity to hold moisture.

Alluvial soil is known to be rich in mineral nutrients like potash and lime.

This is one of the main reasons for the soil to be fertile. Moreover the soil is made up of fine particles.

Answer 2

black soil and one needs to do its tilling after the first shower of monsoon or else it would get very sticky and hard to work on