Answer:
Main
types of soil found in India are listed below
(i) Forest and Mountainous (ii) Alluvial
(iii)Red and Yellow (iv) Black
(v) Laterite (vi)
Arid
The most widespread of these is alluvial soil. It consists
of various proportions of sand, silt and clay. The soil is coarser as we move
up the river valleys.
According to their age, alluvial soils can be classified
as old alluvial (Bangar) and new alluvial (Khadar). It has more fine particles
and is more fertile than bangar.
Alluvial soils as a whole are very fertile.
Mostly these soils contain adequate proportion of
potash, lime and phosphoric acid, good for cultivating cereal and pulse
crops. Soils in the drier areas are more alkaline.
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