Question: Tarai' soils are deficient in
Options:
N
P
S
Zn
✅Explanation:
The terai soils are rich in nitrogen and organic matter but are deficient in phosphate. These soils are generally covered by tall grasses and forests but are suitable for a number of crops such as wheat, rice, sugarcane, jute etc.
Important Points
-Alluvial Soils are found in Terai.
-This soil has been deposited by 3 important Himalayan river systems such as the Indus, the Ganga, and the Brahmaputra.Â
-This soil is also found in the Eastern Coastal Plains, particularly in the deltas of the Mahanadi, the Godavari, the Krishna, and the Kaveri rivers.
-It consists of various proportions of Sand, Silt, and Clay.
-Such soil is more common in piedmont plains such as Duars, Chos, and Terai.
-It can be classified as Old alluvial (Bhangar) and New alluvial (Khadar).
The terai soils are rich in nitrogen and organic matter but are deficient in phosphate. These soils are generally covered by tall grasses and forests but are suitable for a number of crops such as wheat, rice, sugarcane, jute etc.
Important Points
-Alluvial Soils are found in Terai.
-This soil has been deposited by 3 important Himalayan river systems such as the Indus, the Ganga, and the Brahmaputra.Â
-This soil is also found in the Eastern Coastal Plains, particularly in the deltas of the Mahanadi, the Godavari, the Krishna, and the Kaveri rivers.
-It consists of various proportions of Sand, Silt, and Clay.
-Such soil is more common in piedmont plains such as Duars, Chos, and Terai.
-It can be classified as Old alluvial (Bhangar) and New alluvial (Khadar).