compare and contrast alluvial soil and black soil in teerms of soil components, places of availibility and crops grown.
S.No | Alluvial soil | Black soil |
1. | It is made up of very fine grains which are formed by erosion or flow of water | It is also known as black cotton soil and it possess compounds like iron, aluminium, humus etc |
2. | They are made up of clay and silt which is good for crops | Moreover, this type of soil is rich in calcium, potash, magnesium carbonates etc |
3. | This type of soil is usually found near river beds and as such, they are found in Brahmaputra, Cauvery, Narmada, Tapti, Godavari, Krishna etc | They are found in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Guntur, Kurnool, Bidar, Belgaum, Tamilnadu, Uttar Pradesh etc |
4. | A number of crops like rice, jute, sugarcane, wheat, cotton, maize etc are grown in this type of soil | Crops like cotton, wheat, jowar, sugarcane, vegetables, castor, etc are grown in this type of soil |