Question

Write any three characteristic features of black soil?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The following are five important characteristics of Black soil: It is fine textured and clayey in nature. It has high amounts of lime, iron, magnesium and generally low quantities of phosphorus, nitrogen and organic matter. It is black in colour since it is formed from weathered lava rocks.

Answer 2

Characterstics of black soil are :

• Clayey texture and are highly fertile.

• Rich in calcium carbonate, magnesium, potash, and lime but poor in nitrogen and phosphorous.

• Highly retentive of moisture, extremely compact and tenacious when wet.

• Contractible and develops deep wide cracks on drying.