The Black soil stretch over the parts of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Western parts of Madhya Pradesh, North- Western Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand up to Raj Mahal hills.Below are the properties of Black soil: • The Black soil has clayey texture and is highly fertile • It is rich in calcium carbonate, magnesium, potash, and lime but poor in nitrogen &phosphorous • It is highly retentive of moisture, extremely compact & tenacious when wet • It is contractible and develops deep wide cracks on drying • It is calcareous and neutral to mild alkaline in reaction • It is high in carbon exchange capacity & low in organic matter • It is self-ploughing and comparatively less fertile on the uplands than that of the lowlands.