Cultivation of wheat thrives best in which type of soil?

The correct answer is Well drained loamy soil.

Key Points

• Loamy soil
  • Soil contains an equal proportion of small and big particles.
  • Consists of silt, sand, and clay.
  • Have accurate water holding capacity and humus.
  • Wheat is a grass widely cultivated for its seed, a cereal grain that is a worldwide staple food.
  • Wheat requires moderate temperature and rainfall during the growing season and bright sunshine at the time of harvest. 
  • In India, wheat is grown during the winter or rabi season. The crop is sown during November-December and harvested around April.

Additional Information

• ​Red Soil
  • The red soil is red in color because of the high iron oxide content in it.
  • It is formed by weathering the crystalline and metamorphic mixture of clay and sand.
  • It is found in the eastern part of the peninsular region covering the Chotanagpur Plateau, Odisha, eastern Chhattisgarh, etc.
  • It is suitable for the production of crops such as wheat, rice, millets, pulses, etc.
• Black soil 
  • The Black soil is also known as regur soil.
  • It covers a major part of the Deccan plateau including the states of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu.
  • It is also known as black cotton soil.
  • These are impermeable, deep, and clayey are rich in alumina, magnesia, iron, and lime.
  • Some of the crops grown on it include cotton, jowar, wheat, and linseed, etc.
• Yellow Soil
  • The red colour is due to the presence of iron in crystalline and metamorphic rocks.
  • The soil appears yellow when it is in hydrated form.
  • The fine-grained red and yellow soil is usually fertile while the coarse-grained soil is less fertile.
  • This type of soil is generally deficient in nitrogen, phosphorus and humus.​