Alkaline Soil

Economic

  • Barley, wheat oats sorghum, sugar-beet, berseem are best suited to grow in alkaline soil.
  • Cotton and grapes are also alkaline tolerants.

Physical

  • These soils are found in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. In the drier parts of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and Maharashtra, there are salt-impregnated or alkaline soils occupying 68,000 sq km of area.
  • These soils are liable to saline and alkaline efflorescence’s and are known by different names such as reh, kallar, usar, thur, rakar, karl and ....
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