Ideal Conditions Required for Growing Cotton

Ideal Conditions Required for Growing Cotton

Black Soil conditions suited for growing cotton loamy soil

Climate: Cotton needs warm and moist climate where summer is long

Rainfall: Cotton needs 60 – 100 cm rainfall for cultivation

Land: Gentle slope or plain lands with drainage facilities is good for cotton production

Soil: Cotton grows well in black cotton soil.  Loamy soil mixed with lime and potash is also good for cotton

Temperature: Grows well in a temperature of 24°C 

See Also :

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Major Types of Soil Found in India

Major Types of Soil Found in India

Alluvial soil Arid Soil Black Cotton Soil Black Soil Forest and Mountain Soil Laterite Soil Red Soil

Alluvial Soil:

These soils are seen near river side and have been deposited during flood.  Very productive soils but deficient in Nitrogen and Phosphorous

Red Soil:

These soils are light textured with porous and friable structure and there is absence of free carbonates.   Neutral to acidic reaction and are deficient in Nitrogen, Phosphoric acid and lime

Black Soil:

These are popularly known as “Black Cotton Soils” because of their dark brown colour and form deep cracks during dry season.  These soils are rich in Calcium, Potash and Magnesium but deficient in Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Organic Matter.

Laterite Soil:

These soils are reddish yellow in colour and formed in situation under high rainfall with alternation dry and wet periods.  Low in Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Lime, Magnesia and Potassium

Arid Soil:

These are mostly sandy soil that occur in low rainfall area and have high pH Value.  Very productive and subject to wind erosion

Forest and Mountains:

These soils are found in rainfall sufficient area to support trees, very shallow, stony, steep and infertile for the field crops. 

S. No	Soil Type	Place
1	Alluvial Soil	Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, West Bengal
2	Red and Yellow Soil	Telegana, Chattisgarh, Jharkand, Orissa, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Arunachala Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Meghalaya
3	Black Soil	Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat
4	Laterite Soil	Goa, Karikal
5	Arid Soil	Rajasthan
6	Forest & Mountains	Uttarakhand, Arunachala Pradesh,  Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh