Question

Alluvial soil is a mixture of.

Answer 1

Hint: Alluvial soil is found at moist places or near the river side mostly near floodplain and delta. Or stream trace. These are found mostly in northern India in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana Punjab.

Complete step by step answer:
Features of alluvial soil are as follow
1. It is formed by the deposition or sedimentation of river load as the river flow from top to bottom sediments collect and form alluvial soil.
2. it is easily tiltable due to its light and porous feature.
3. soil rich in potash and lime and hence it is very suitable for the growth of sugarcane.
4. It is suitable for the growth of a large variety of rabi and kharif crops.
It is considered as the most fertile soil and the whole northern area consists of alluvial soil. It is classified according to its age old alluvial (bhangar) and new alluvial (khadar). Bhangar or new alluvial is light in colour and is made up of new deposits. Khadar or old alluvial is the older alluvium and is composed of lime nodules or kankar that are rich in lime and clayey composition.
The soil consists of sand silt and clay.

Note:
The crops that can be grown in alluvial soils include wheat, rice, pigeon pea, chickpea, groundnut, mustard, linseed black gram, barley, maize, bajra, jowar, pea, sugarcane, jute, cotton and tobacco.