Chapter : 1. Resource & Development
Red and Yellow Soil
3. Red and Yellow Soil :
Formation : It is formed from igneous rock. Red colour is due to the presence of iron in the crystalline, igneous & metamorphic rock.
Features :
1. Soils are loamy in deep depression and in uplands they consist of loose gravels, highly coarse material.
2. Soils are deficient in phosphoric acid, organic matter and nitrogenous material but are fairly rich in potash.
3. Crops are cultivated with the use of fertilizers.
Crops : Cotton, wheat, rice, pulses, millets etc. can be produced by using fertilizers and irrigations.
Regions : Tamil Nadu, parts of Karnataka, South east of Maharastra, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa and on the Chota Nagpur Plateau of Jharkhand.
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