Saline soils represent a group of soils in which percentages of soluble salts, usually chlorides and sulphates of the alkali bases are very high. The pH of saline soils are always high. In India saline soils occur in many provinces, as U.P., West Bengal, Punjab, Bihar, Orissa, Maharashtra Tamil Nadu, M.P., Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Delhi and Rajasthan covering an area [...]
Read this article to learn about Soil Types: Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rocks! Rocks are generally classified into three types on the basis of their origin and structure. These are as under: (1) Igneous rocks, (2) Sedimentary rocks, (3) Metamorphic Rocks 1. Igneous Rocks: These are formed by cooling and solidification of molten magma or lava which escapes through fissures [...]
Soil Formation: Profile, Morphological Characteristics! The surface rocks of the earth are weathered and as a result of weathering, small particles of parental materials are formed. The weathering process continues until all the essential elements locked up in the rocks become available to all sorts of organisms. Simultaneously with weathering process, pedogenesis or soil forming process also runs which leads [...]