Answer the following questions in about 30 words.

Name three states having black soil and the crop which is mainly grown in it.

Black soil is found in the Deccan tract. This comprises of the sates of Maharashtra, Chhatisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujrat, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. The soil has a high water retaining capacity which makes it ideal for cotton cultivation. Black soil is also called Regur( from the Telugu word Reguda meaning cotton).


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