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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