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Laterite soil is used for _____ crops.
Laterite soil is used for _____ crops.
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The correct option is B Commercial
Laterite soils lack fertility due to intensive leaching.
Laterite soils have a high clay content, which mean they have higher cation exchange capacity and water-holding capacity than sandy soils. It is because the particles are so small, the water is trapped between them. After rain, the water moves into the soil slowly. They are good for oil palm, tea, coffee and cashew cultivation.
When manured and irrigated, laterite soils are suitable for growing plantation crops like tea, coffee, rubber, cinchona, coconut, arecanut, etc.
Hnece, option C is the correct answer.
Laterite soils lack fertility due to intensive leaching.
Laterite soils have a high clay content, which mean they have higher cation exchange capacity and water-holding capacity than sandy soils. It is because the particles are so small, the water is trapped between them. After rain, the water moves into the soil slowly. They are good for oil palm, tea, coffee and cashew cultivation.
When manured and irrigated, laterite soils are suitable for growing plantation crops like tea, coffee, rubber, cinchona, coconut, arecanut, etc.
Hnece, option C is the correct answer.
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