Groundnut plants require soil that doesn't hold much water, so sandy loam soil is used for growing groundnut.

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Groundnut is cultivated on large scale in well-drained sandy loam soil or sandy clay loam soil in India. Hence the statement is correct.

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Appu’s father plans on opening an Anthurium flower farm. He read that Anthurium plants require soils with good water absorption capacity along with good aeration. He has three choices: Clayey soil, Sandy Loam soil and coco peat (an artificial soil made from coconut husks). He took 50 g of each soil and determined the volume of water it absorbed. He also determined the soil particle size using a microscope and tabulated the results.

$\begin{matrix} Soil Type & Volume of water absorbed by 50g of soil & Particle size Clayey & 35 ml & 0.002 mm Sandy Loam & 15 ml & 1 mm Coco Peat & 350 ml & 1 mm \end{matrix}$

Which soil should Appu’s father choose?

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(a) The texture of soil can be determined from its colour.

(b) Soil is formed by the fast flowing currents of water.

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Groundnut plants require soil that doesn't hold much water, so sandy loam soil is used for growing groundnut.

The correct option is A True Groundnut is cultivated on large scale in well-drained sandy loam soil or sandy clay loam soil in India. Hence the statement is correct.

The correct option is A
True

Groundnut is cultivated on large scale in well-drained sandy loam soil or sandy clay loam soil in India. Hence the statement is correct.