Question: In which region of Rajasthan Alfisols group of soil is found?
Options:
Kota, Bundi, Bharatpur
Jaipur, Alwar, Duasa
Jaisalmer, Barmer, Pali
Udaipur, Sirohi, Pali
Alfisols –
-Alfisols are mainly found in Jaipur, Alwar, Dausa.
-These are mature soils with medium to maximum profile development.
-The color of the soil is Reddish to Brownish.
-Annual Rainfall – 500 to 900 mm.
-A new soil taxonomy-based comprehensive system of soil classification was developed by Soil Survey Staff in 1976.
-This new system has 10 soil orders, these great groups are then subdivided into families and series.
🔴Additional Information:
✏️Under the new system, most soils of Rajasthan belong to only 5 orders:
-Aridsols: These occur extensively in the western half of Rajasthan divided by the Aravalli axis and some parts of Alwar, Jaipur, and Ajmer districts.
-Entisols: They are the dominant soil of the state. All districts in the western half are covered in some or major part by these soils.
-Inceptisols: Along the foothills of the Aravalli in the districts of Sirohi, Pali, Udaipur, Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, and in some parts of alluvial plains in Udaipur, Alwar, Sawai Madhopur, and Jhalawar.
-Vertisols: Jhalawar, Kota, Bundi, and a small part of Sawai Madhopur, Bharatpur, Dungarpur, Chittorgarh, and Banswara.