Why is Black soil also called Black cotton soil?
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Black soils are typical pedogenic features over volcanic rocks. ... The soil is clayey in nature and rich in soil nutrients like calcium, carbonate, magnesium, potash and lime. It is mainly known as black cotton soil because this soil is most suitable for the cotton crop
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It is mainly known as black cotton soil because this soil is most suitable for the cotton crop. Along with cotton, the soil is suitable for the cultivation of crops like groundnut, wheat, tobacco, chillies, and jowar.
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