After reading this article you will learn about the influence of lime on soil properties in relation to plant nutrition. Direct Benefits: (i) Toxicity of aluminium and manganese is the most important growth limiting factor in many acid soils and this toxicity effect can be reduced by the application of liming materials. Besides this, the reduced uptake of calcium (Ca2+) [...]
This article throws light upon the top eight types of soils found in India. The soils are: 1. Red Soils 2. Laterite and Lateritic Soils 3. Alluvial Soils 4. Black Soils 5. Desert Soils 6. Forest and Hill Soils 7. Peaty and Marshy Soils 8. Terai Soils. Type # 1. Red Soils: Red soils occur mainly in the peninsular portion [...]
This article throws light upon the five main types of salt affected soils found in India. The types are: 1. Saline Soils 2. Coastal Saline Soils 3. Sodic Soils 4. Acid Sulphate Soils 5. Potential Acid Sulphate Soils. Salt Affected Soil: Type # 1. Saline Soils: Soluble salts containing chlorides and sulphates of sodium, calcium and magnesium accumulate in soils. [...]