Black soil is loamy and fertile. It has the capacity to hold the moisture for a long time. ie. the moisture storing capacity of this soil is very high, and when the moisture dries, fissures (cracks) appear in it The black soil is much suitable to the cotton crop, so it is called Black Cotton Soil. It is also known as 'Regur' Crops like cotton, linseed, mustard. groundnut, tobacco and a pulse-like crop of urad (a kind of black been) are grown in this soil.