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ICSE Class 10 Geography Question 4 of 33

Soil Resources — Question 9

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Question 3(a)

Give two characteristic features of the soil found most suitable for growing cotton and sugarcane in Maharashtra.

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Black soil is suitable for growing cotton and sugarcane in Maharashtra. Its characteristics are-

  1. It is black in colour.
  2. It has high quantities of lime, iron, magnesium and generally poor percentage of phosphorus, nitrogen and organic matter.