Question
Differntiate between
red soil and alluvial soil
red soil and alluvial soil
✓
Answer
Red soil :
- It is formed by the weathering of ancient rocks.
- It is rich in iron and has very little humus.
- It is porous and sandy in texture.
- It is mostly found in Kerala, Tamil Nadu,Karnataka, Odisha Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
- It is highly fertile and suitable for variety of crops like wheat, rice and sugarcane.
- It is formed by deposition of fine rocks by rivers.
- It is rich in humus.
- It is loamy in texture.
- It is mostly found in the plains of Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
- With proper fertilizers and irrigation, it is good for wheat, rice, sugarcane, cotton and pulses.
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