SOILS AND NATURAL VEGETATION
NATURAL VEGETATION INDIA
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Detailed explanation-1: -Most alluvial soils are derived from the sediment being deposited by the river Ganga in the Indo–Gangetic plain, ranging from Punjab in the west to West Bengal and Assam in the east, as well as in the coastal areas of northern parts of Gujarat, Narmada, and Tapi valleys, which are formed by sea waves.
Detailed explanation-2: -Alluvial soils are best suited to the irrigation system and respond well to canal and well or tube-well irrigation. They yield splendid crops of rice, wheat, sugarcane, tobacco, cotton, pulses, oilseeds, jute, maize, oilseeds, leguminous crops, vegetables, and fruits, etc.
Detailed explanation-3: -Yellow and red soils are also found in parts of Odisha, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Maharashtra, southern Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh. Red and yellow soils develop a reddish colour due to diffusion of iron in crystalline and metamorphic rocks.
Detailed explanation-4: -Alluvial soil is a very fertile soil that contains adequate proportion of minerals like potash, phosphoric acid and lime. This makes it suitable for cultivation of sugarcane, paddy, wheat and other cereal and pulse crops.