ICSE Class 10 Geography Question 7 of 24

Agriculture — IV: Cash Crops (2) — Question 9

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Question 3(a)

State the soil conditions that favour the growth of jute.

Answer

Jute grows best on the soil enriched by new alluvium brought by river inundation. Loamy soils are most suitable for jute production as the clay particles of loam help to hold the plant nutrients preventing them from getting washed away by water.

The clayey soil gives the heaviest yield. Sandy soils produce coarse fibres.