Chapter : 1. Resource & Development
Literate Soil
4. Literate Soil :
Formation : It develops in areas with high temperature and heavy rainfall. It is a result of intense leaching owing to heavy tropical rains.
Features :
1. The soils are acidic in nature, coarse and crumbly in texture.
2. Due to lack of nitrogen, potassium and organic elements laterite soil lack fertility and are not suitable for cultivation.
3. When the soils are manured and irrigated some crops can be cultivated.
4. They provide valuable building material.
Crops : Tea, Coffee, Rubber, Cinchona, Coconut, Cashewnut and Tapioca.
Regions : Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh and hilly areas of Orissa.
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