The PH of the red soils lies ín the range of 6.0-75. Red Soils are spread over 64% ofTelangana.
These are red in color due to the presence of Iron Oxide.
Red soils are spread in almost all districts of Telangana.
The Red soils area is less in Adilabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, Kumuram Bheem, Kamareddy, Nizamabad, Sangareddy, Jogulamba Gadwal districts.
Telangana mainly consists of red soils.
Red soil has less nutrients and organic material but more phosphorus.
They are classified as Chelka (Red Sandy Loams) and Dubba soils (Red Loamy Sands) in Telangana.
Chelka Soils (Red Sandy Loams)
Chelka soils are derived from weathering of Quartzite and coarse granite rocks. They are mainly located in lower areas i.e in the slopes between hillocks.
Red Sandy soils have a high percentage of sand molecules and less percentage of clay molecules. They are poor in Nitrogen and Phosphorus and are less fertile.
Chelka soils are pqrolis and frigble. The water retention capacity is less. So they are mixed with black soils, loamy soils and fertilizers to improve water retention capacity.
Dubba soils (Red Loamy Sands)
Dubba soils have less percentage of sand moleculęs and high percentage of clay molecules. So they have good water retention capacity.
They are less fragile and pale gray in color.
Groundnut is mainly cultivated in red soils. They are loose soils.
They are primarily spread in Mahabubnagar, Wanaparthy, Nagarkurnool, Gadwal, Nalgonda, Suryapet, Khammam, Kothagudem, Warangal, Bhupalpally, Karimnagar, Jagtial, Peddapalli, Rangareddy. Vikarabad, Kamareddy and Nizamabad districts.
