SOILS AND NATURAL VEGETATION
SOILS
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Alluvial
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Red soil
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Black soil
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Mountain soil
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: Black soil is well known for its it’s a self-aeration capacity of the soil since it is clayey soil and has a lot of moisture.
Detailed explanation-2: -Black soil is extremely made up of fine clayey material. When sticky, these soils get stuck and are difficult to work on. It is well known for its high holding moisture capacity. During the hot weather, these soils get dry and develop cracks which help in the aeration of the soil.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sandy soil has large sized particles and has very less water retaining capacity because of which it is well aerated.
Detailed explanation-4: -Because when it becomes dry it forms deep cracks in it due to which it plough itself this id known as self aerated soil that is black soil.
Detailed explanation-5: -Black soil is called as self-ploughing soil as it can retain or absorb water and gets swelled up in presence of moisture.