SOIL NAME

(1) Black soil the surface

PROPERTIES

In texture soil vary from loam to clays. Generally they are neutral to alkaline in reaction, calcareous and well supplied with bases such as Ca, Mg, k..Black soil are know to get self ploughed due to their swelling and shrinking properties with change in their moisture content.

DISTRIBUTION

District are belgam, bijapur,gulbarga and bidhar also part of raichur chitradurga and ballary

(2)Laterite soil

Laterite soil are in the advanced stage of weathering highly leached,poor in bases and very acidic in reaction.The moisture retentivity of the soil is very poor and they become hard during summer month.soil contain adequte quntities of organic matter.

Malnad  and coastal area of U.K ,D.K and part of dharwad ,chikmaglur, hassan

(3)Red and red loamy soil

They are light textured from sandy or graveely to loams with poor aggregating ability.The soil are poor in bases and acidic to neutral in reaction.

Shimoga ,chikmagalur, hassan mysoreand coorg.

(4)Coastal alluvials

The surface soil is generally grey ,yellow or light brow ,the intencity of the coloure increases with depth .the soil are acidic in nature ,low in cation exchange capacity and bases.

D.K,U.K

(5)Dark brown clayey soil

They are clayey ,low bases,rich in organic matter ,as the surface soil receive the decomposition product of the virgin forest

D.K,U.K coorge ,mysore

(6)Mixed red and black soil

Black soil seen in the low land and valleys ,have properties resembling those of medium black soil.soil are productive under good managemanent practieces.

Belgaum ,bijapur ,dharwad , raichur  bellary and chitradurg.