MAHARASHTRA DISTRICT SOIL GUIDE

🗺️ Maharashtra Soil Health by District

Soil type, pH, dominant crops, and common deficiencies for major Maharashtra districts. Click your district for specific recommendations.

Nashik District

Red/black cotton soils · Grapes, onion, tomato, wheat

Pune District

Laterite and alluvial · Sugarcane, onion, grapes, vegetables

Jalgaon District

Deep Vertisols (black cotton) · Banana, cotton, sugarcane, wheat

Solapur District

Black basaltic soils · Pomegranate, sugarcane, sorghum

Kolhapur District

Black cotton and laterite · Sugarcane, soybean, paddy

Sangli District

Mixed alluvial · Grapes, sugarcane, turmeric, onion

Ahmednagar District

Red laterite · Sugarcane, onion, pomegranate

Latur District

Vertisols · Soybean, tur/pigeon pea, sorghum

Amravati District

Deep black cotton · Cotton, soybean, wheat, orange

Nagpur District

Vertisols and alfisols · Orange, cotton, soybean, wheat

Wardha District

Deep Vertisols · Cotton, soybean, wheat

Aurangabad District

Black basaltic · Grapes, sugarcane, mosambi, pomegranate

Osmanabad District

Shallow Vertisols · Tur/pigeon pea, soybean, sorghum

Beed District

Deep black soil · Sugarcane, cotton, soybean

Nanded District

Vertisols · Soybean, cotton, tur, wheat