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Arid/desert soil

Arid or desert soil is a sandy, saline, alkaline soil with low organic content…

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Black Cotton Soil (Regur)

Black cotton soil, or regur, is a clay-rich, lime- and iron-bearing soil formed…

Black Cotton Soil (Regur)

Black cotton soil, known as regur, is a clayey, lime- and iron-rich black soil…

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Forest and Mountain Soil

Forest and mountain soils are immature, often acidic and humus-rich soils…

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Gully Erosion and Ravines

Gully erosion is the advanced removal of soil by concentrated runoff that cuts…

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ICAR Soil Classification of India

The ICAR Soil Classification of India is a national scheme dividing the…

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Khadar and Bangar

Khadar is the younger, fertile, flood-deposited alluvium of river floodplains,…

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Laterite Soil

Laterite soil is an iron- and aluminium-rich soil formed by intense leaching of…

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Peaty and Marshy Soil

Peaty and marshy soils are dark, acidic, organic-rich soils formed in…

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Red and Yellow Soil

Red and yellow soil is an iron-rich Indian soil group formed by weathering of…

Red Soil

Red soil is an iron-rich soil formed by the weathering of ancient crystalline…

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Saline and Alkaline Soil

Saline and alkaline soils are salt-affected soils in which excess soluble salts…

Soil Erosion and Conservation

Soil erosion is the detachment and transport of topsoil by water, wind, or…

Soil Formation (Pedogenesis)

Soil formation, or pedogenesis, is the process by which weathered rock and…