Rice soils

The major rice growing soils are sub - montance SoilA, Hill soils, Tarai soils, Calcareous soils, riverine alluvium, laterite soil, saline and alkaline soils, red yellow loams, red sand, mixed red and black soil, deltatic alluvium soil, medium black soil, selected soil, deep black soil, red loamy soil, coastal alluvium and shallow black soils.