Soil Type

I am doing B.Sc degree and got an assignment to make presentation on the topic Soil Type searching for details related to this. Will you please provide me list of all major soil types which is available in India and also provide me list of college for doing Soil Science courses in India?

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Soil types are classified according to many more factors. They are classified on the basis of colour, depth, pH, productivity, texture and process of formation.

Major soil types in India

Red soils
Laterites and Lateritic soils
Black soils
Alluvial soils
Forest and hill soils
Desert soils
Saline & Alkaline soils
Peaty and Marshy soils

Soil types according to depth are as follows:

1) Shallow Soil - Soil depth less than 22.5cm. Only shallow rooted crops are grown in such soil, e.g. Paddy, Nagli.

2) Medium deep soil - Soil depth is 22.5 to 45cm. Crops with medium deep roots are grown in this type of soil e.g. Sugar cane, Banana, Gram.
3) Deep soil - Soil depth is more than 45cm. Crops with long and deep roots are grown in this type a soil e.g. Mango, coconut

List of colleges where soil science courses available in India and USA:

Colleges or departments in India:

Department of Soil Science And Agricultural Chemistry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture Science And Technology of Jammu.
Department of Soil Science And Agricultural Chemistry Punjab Agricultural University Ludhiana
Department of Soil Science And Agricultural Chemistry Bihar Agricultural University Sabour
Department of Soil Science Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam

Colleges or departments in USA:

Environmental, Soil and Water Science Program, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Alabama A&M University
Agronomy and Soils, College of Agriculture, Auburn University
College of Agricultural, Environmental, and Natural Sciences, Tuskegee University
Soil, Water and Environmental Science, University of Arizona
Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences, University of Arkansas
Plant Sciences Department, California State University, Fresno
College of Agriculture, California State University, Chico
Plant Science, College of Agriculture, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Earth and Soil Sciences Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Rangeland Resources & Wildland Soils Department, Humboldt State University
Agriculture and Technology Department, Reedley College,
Ecosystem Sciences Division - Environmental Science, Policy, and Management Department, University of California, Berkeley
Soils and Biogeochemistry Departments, University of California, Davis
Soil and Water Science - Undergraduate Studies
Soils and Biogeochemistry Graduate Group
Department of Environmental Sciences - Soil and Water Sciences, University of California, Riverside