Cultivation of wheat thrives best in which type of soil?

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  1. Red soil
  2. Black soil
  3. Well drained loamy soil
  4. Yellow soil

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Option 3 : Well drained loamy soil
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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.​

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