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3. Red soils (Alfisols)

  • The main parent rocks are crystalline and metamorphic rocks.
  • The red colour is due to the presence of oxides of Iron.
  • The texture of these soils can vary from sand to clay, the majority being loams.
  • On the uplands, the red soils are poor, gravelly and porous.
  • But in the lower areas they are rich, deep dark and fertile.
  • They are mostly acidic and are poor in lime, Magnesium, Phosphates, Nitrogen and humus.
  • They are fairly rich in Potassium.
  • The red soils are mostly loamy and hence cannot retain water unlike the black soils.