Question

write the Features of black soil ...​

Answer 1

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This is also known as Black cotton soil regur soil. It covers 16 % of India's Total geographical area.

Features:-

• It is found in the Deccan trap region and is made up of Lava flows.

• It covers the plateau areas of Saurashtra, Maharashtra, Malwa, Madhya Pradesh,Chhattisgarh and also lies along the valleys of the Godavari and Krishna rivers.

• It is made up of extremely fine i.e. clayey material and suitable for growing cotton.

• It is rich in nutrients like calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, Potash and lime, but is poor in Phosphoric content.

• It develops deep cracks during the hot summer which helps in aeration of the soil it becomes sticky (due to high moisture retention) when wet and becomes difficult to be tilled.

Answer 2

1. Regur is essentially a mature soil which has been produced by relief and climate, rather than by a particulat type of rock

2. The black soil is very retentive of moisture.

3. A typical black soil is argillaceous with a clay factor 62 percent or more, without gravel or coarse sand.

4.The soil has extraordinary fertility.