What is the other name of black soil?

🔑Key Points:
-Indian black soils are commonly known as Black Cotton Soils or "Regur".
-Black soil is known as Black Cotton Soil as cotton is an important crop that is grown in this type of soil.
-Black soil is good for producing cotton, oilseeds, wheat, linseed, millets, and tobacco.
-This soil is rich in calcium carbonate, potash, lime but has poor phosphorus content.
-Black soil can hold a lot of moisture.
-It is mostly found in the Peninsular Plateau of India.
-It is mostly found in areas such as Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra.

🔴Additional Information:
-Mountain soil
-Mountain soil is typically found at altitudes above 900 meters.
-This soil is primarily found on mountains with steep slopes, high relief, and shallow profiles.
-It has thin layers, poorly developed profiles and horizons, 
-This soil is vulnerable to soil erosion, 
-It has richness in organic content.
-Loamy soil
-A typical loam soil will consist of roughly 50% soil solids (a combination of sand, silt, and clay) and 50% pore spaces and water.
-The size and distribution of pore spaces will depend on the size and shape of the mineral particles, as well as the activity of microorganisms. 
-Red soil
-Red soils develop on Archean granite and cover a significant portion of India.
-Generally red soil is low in phosphate, lime, magnesia, humus, and nitrogen.
-It Supports rice, sugarcane, cotton, millet, and pulses.