Choosing the Crops (Groupwise) based on Soil Types - Work In Progress

In our Agriculture for Everybody blog series, we are going to see how to select Crops (Groupwise)based on Soil Types.


The Data provided below will help the farmers choose the crops based on the Soil Types.  The data has been grouped together for easy understanding.

Please note that this blog is Work In Progress.

• Black Soil is also called as Black Cotton Soil or Clay Soil
• Coastal Soil is also called Coastal or Alluvium Soil

Cereals

Crop Name	Black Soil	Coastal Soil	Laterite Soil	Red Soil
Rice	Y	Y	Y
Wheat		Y

Fibre Crops

Crop Name	Black Soil	Coastal Soil	Laterite Soil	Red Soil
Agave
Cotton	Y	Y
Jute		Y

Flower Crops

Crop Name	Black Soil	Coastal Soil	Laterite Soil	Red Soil
Anthurium
Carnation
China Aster
Chrysanthemum
Crossandra
Cut Chrysanthemum
Cut Rose
Dendrobium Orchid
Gerbera
Gladious
Golden Rod
Jathimalli (Pitchi)
Lilium
Malligai
Marigold
Maruvu
Mullai
Nerium
Rose
Tuberose

Forage Crops

Crop Name	Black Soil	Coastal Soil	Laterite Soil	Red Soil
Cumbu Napier
Deenanath Grass
Fodder Cholam
Fodder Cowpea
Fodder Cumbu
Fodder Maize
Guinea Grass
Kolukattai Pullu
Kudirai Masal
Muyal Masal
Soundal
Veli Masal

Fruit Crops

Crop Name	Black Soil	Coastal Soil	Laterite Soil	Red Soil
Acidlime		Y
Amla		Y
Annona		Y
Apple		Y
Apricot		Y
Avocado		Y	Y
Banana		Y
Ber		Y
Bilimbi		Y
Bread Fruit		Y
Carambola		Y
Durian		Y
Egg Fruit		Y
Fig		Y
Grapes		Y
Guava		Y
Jack		Y
Jamun		Y
Karonda		Y
Kiwi		Y
Lemon		Y
Litchi		Y
Loquat		Y
Mandarin Orange		Y
Mango		Y
Mangosteen		Y
Mulberry		Y
Papaya		Y
Passion Fruit		Y
Peach		Y
Pear		Y
Persimmon		Y
Phalsa		Y
Pineapple		Y	Y
Plum		Y
Pomegranate		Y
Rambutan		Y
Sapota		Y
Strawberry		Y
Sweet Orange		Y
West Indian Cherry		Y

Medicinal Crops

Crop Name	Black Soil	Coastal Soil	Laterite Soil	Red Soil
Aswagandha
Gloriosa
Phylanthus
Senna
Stevia
Periwinkle
Pyrethrum
Digitalis
Medicinal Dioscorea
Medicinal Solanum
Aloevera
Medicinal Coleus
Tippili

Millets

Crop Name	Black Soil	Coastal Soil	Laterite Soil	Red Soil
Cumbu	Y	Y		Y
Kudiraivali	Y	Y		Y
Maize	Y	Y		Y
Panivaragu	Y	Y		Y
Ragi	Y	Y		Y
Samai	Y	Y		Y
Sorghum	Y	Y		Y
Tenai	Y	Y		Y
Varagu	Y	Y		Y

Oil Seeds

Crop Name	Black Soil	Coastal Soil	Laterite Soil	Red Soil
Castor		Y		Y
Gingelly		Y		Y
Groundnut	Y	Y		Y
Niger		Y
Safflower	Y	Y
Sunflower	Y	Y

Plantation Crops

Crop Name	Black Soil	Coastal Soil	Laterite Soil	Red Soil
Arecanut			Y
Betelvine			Y
Cashewnut			Y
Cocoa			Y
Coconut			Y
Coffee			Y
Oilpalm			Y
Palmyrah			Y
Rubber			Y
Tea			Y

Pulses

Crop Name	Black Soil	Coastal Soil	Laterite Soil	Red Soil
Bengalgram	Y	Y		Y
Blackgram	Y	Y		Y
Cowpea	Y	Y		Y
Field lablab	Y	Y		Y
Garden lablab	Y	Y		Y
Greengram	Y	Y		Y
Horsegram	Y	Y		Y
Redgram	Y	Y		Y
Soybean	Y	Y		Y
Swordbean	Y	Y		Y

Spices

Crop Name	Black Soil	Coastal Soil	Laterite Soil	Red Soil
Allspice
Cardamom
Cinnamon
Clove
Coriander
Fennel
Fenugreek
Garlic
Ginger
Mustard	Y
Nutmeg
Paprika
Pepper
Tamarind
Turmeric
Vanilla

Sugar Crops

Crop Name	Black Soil	Coastal Soil	Laterite Soil	Red Soil
Sugarbeet
Sugarcane		Y
Sweet Sorghum

Vegetables

Crop Name	Black Soil	Coastal Soil	Laterite Soil	Red Soil
Amaranth		Y
Annual Moringa		Y
Ash Gourd		Y
Asparagus		Y
Babycorn		Y
Basella		Y
Beetroot		Y
Bellary Onion		Y
Bhendi		Y
Bitter Gourd		Y
Bottle Gourd		Y
Brinjal		Y
Broadbeans		Y
Brussels Sprout		Y
Butter Bean		Y
Cabbage		Y
Capsicum		Y
Carrot		Y
Cauliflower		Y
Celery		Y
Ceylon Spinach		Y
Chakravathi Keerai		Y
Chekurmanis		Y
Chickpea		Y
Chillies		Y
Chinese Cabbage		Y
Chinese Potato		Y
Chow chow		Y
Cluster Beans		Y
Coccinia		Y
Colocasia		Y
Cucumber		Y
Curry Leaf		Y
Dioscorea		Y
Elephant Foot Yam		Y
French Bean		Y
Gherkin		Y
Knol-khol		Y
Lablab		Y
Lettuce		Y
Mint		Y
Musk Melon		Y
Palak		Y
Paprika		Y
Peas		Y
Potato		Y
Pumpkin		Y
Radish		Y
Rhubarb		Y
Ribbed Gourd		Y
Small Onion		Y
Snake Gourd		Y
Soybean		Y
Sweet Potato		Y
Tapioca		Y
Tinda		Y
Tomato		Y
Turnip		Y
Vegetable Cowpea		Y
Watermelon		Y
Winged Bean		Y