Which of the following is more suitable than the others for the growth of cashew nut?

🔑Key Points:
-Red laterite soil is most suitable for growing cashew nuts.
-Red laterite soils are formed due to the weathering of laterite rocks.
-Laterite soils are rich in iron and aluminium content.
-Usually rusty-red in color due to the high iron oxide content.
-It is suitable for building purposes.
-Red laterite soils in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala are more suitable for tea plantations.

🔴Additional Information:
-Black soil
-It is well suited for the cultivation of cotton so it is also called cotton soil.
-It is also called ‘Regur Soil’ or the ‘Black Cotton Soil’.
-It is formed by the disintegration of basalt.
-Alluvial soils
-These are the most extensive soil type in India.
-Alluvial soils are formed from the sediments deposited by the rivers.
-It is rich in potash and poor in nitrogen and organic matter.
-Alluvial soils are most suitable for growing wheat, rice, maize, sugarcane, pulses, etc.
-Red and yellow soils
-These are derived from granites, gneisses, and other metamorphic rocks.
-The soil looks reddish in color due to a wide diffusion of iron in crystalline.
-These are metamorphic rocks and it looks yellow when it occurs in a hydrated form.
-Red and yellow soils are most suitable for growing wheat, cotton, pulses, tobacco, millets, oilseeds, potato, etc.
-Arid Soils 
-Arid soil is unsuitable for cultivation.
-Arid soil is generally sandy in texture and saline in nature.
-It restricts the filtration of water.