Soil

Soil

1. Define

2. Properties

   • color
   • texture

3. soil Profile

4. Soil Formation or Pedogenesis

   • Weathering
   • Leaching
   • Capilary actions
   • Gleification

5. Factors for soil formation

   • climate
   • Parent material
   • Biota
   • Relief
   • time

6. Types of soil in INDIA

   • Alluvial Soil
     • Found Along Ganga and Brahmaputra River in UP, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam
     • Also found in Eastern Coastal Plain and Gujarat plains
     • then found in Terai region ie bordering Nepal
     • They are rich in Potassium(K) but poor in Nitrogen and Phosphorus
   • Black soil
   • Red soil
   • Desert Soil
   • Latterite Soil
   • Peaty Soil
   • Mountaneous Soil
   • Saline Alkaline soil