GK
SOIL AND AGRICULTURE
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Question
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Black soil found in the Deccan
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Grey-brown soil found in Russia
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Black soil found in northern Argentina
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Red color sticky soil found in the Amazon area
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Detailed explanation-1: -Black soils are also known as regur soils. Black soil is ideal for growing cotton and is also known as black cotton soil. This type of soil is typical of the Deccan trap (Basalt) region spread over northwest Deccan plateau and is made up of lava flows.
Detailed explanation-2: -Black soil is also called Regur soil. It is black in colour and ideal for growing cotton. This type of soil is typical of the Deccan trap (Basalt) region spread over North-West Deccan plateau and is made up of lava flows.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: Black soil or Black Cotton Soil, also known as Regur are mineral soils that are volcanic/ trap lava derivatives. They are found mostly in the Deccan Plateau of India. They are formed due to the weathering and denudation of indigenous rocks (basalt) or cooling and solidification of lava after volcanic eruption.