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  Alluvial Soil


              Black Soil


              Red Soil

              Laterite Soil


              Desert Soil


              Mountain Soil

        Alluvial Soil


            •  Area – UP, Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha, Assam and parts of Rajasthan.


            •  Features – Extremely fertile.


            •  Crops Grown – Rice, wheat, sugarcane, pulses, millets, oilseeds and jute.

        Black Soil










            •  Area –Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.


        Features

                   •  Black in colour.

                   •  High percentage of humus.
                   •  Rich in clay.

                   •  Also known as regur soil.

        Crops – Cotton, Sugarcane and Groundnut.


        Red Soil
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