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Types of soils found in India

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rn Type of soil	rn Regions	rn Crops grown
rn Red soil	rn Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Orissa	rn Wheat, rice, sugarcane, cotton, pulses
rn Black soil	rn Maharashtra, MP, Gujarat	rn Cotton, sugarcane
rn Alluvial soil	rn Punjab, Haryana, UP, Bihar	rn Highly fertile; wheat, rice, sugarcane grown
rn Desert soil	rn Desert areas such as Rajasthan	rn Thin vegetation cover since it is less fertile
rn Mountain soil	rn Himalayan region and N-E India	??? not there
rn Laterite soil	rn Tamil Nadu, Orissa, AP, Assam	rn Tea, coffee, coconut

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