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Black soil Laterite soil

found in Deccan plateau–Maharashtra, useful for crops, like tea, coffee and

Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, coconut. Laterite soil is good for growing
Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. fruits. Dried or baked bricks made from

this soil are used as building material. It is
Red Soil
found in parts of the Western ghats,
Red soil is rich in iron. It is formed from
Eastern ghats, parts of Odisha, West
breaking of old rocks, often due to heavy
Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Meghalaya.
rainfall. It is suitable for growing rice,
millets, tobacco and vegetables. This soil Mountain Soil

type is found throughout Tamil Nadu, Mountain soil is mainly found on hill
Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Konkan slopes covered with forests. This soil is

Coast of Maharashtra, eastern Madhya formed by the deposition of organic
Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, parts of Odisha matter from forest growth. It is good for
and Jharkhand. growing tea, coffee, spices and tropical

fruits. The states of Jammu and Kashmir,
Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Assam,

Sikkim and parts of Arunachal Pradesh
have mountain soil.

Red soil

Laterite Soil
Laterite soil is found in regions with high

temperatures and heavy rainfall. It
develops as a result of leaching (the Mountain soil

removal of minerals as water passes
Desert Soil
through it continuously) in areas of heavy
Desert soil is sandy and occurs in areas of
rainfall. If properly manured, it is very

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