State three characteristics of black soil and name two crops suited to it.

Black soil is formed from weathered lava, is rich in iron, lime, magnesium and alumina but poor in nitrogen and organic matter, and has a very high moisture-retaining capacity so that it swells when wet and cracks when dry. Cotton and sugarcane grow well on it.

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Explanation

Its self-ploughing property, from the deep cracks, makes it easy to work.