Field Crops> Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.)> Soil

Sugarcane can be grown on all types of soils ranging from sandy loam to clay loam. It, however, thrives best on well drained loamy soils. It can also be raised successfully on lighter soils provided there is adequate irrigation facilities and on heavy clays with proper drainage and addition of organic matter. Saline, alkaline and acidic, soils are not at all suitable for this crop. In northern India, it is cultivated largely on the loams and clay loams of the Genetic alluviums, whereas in Peninsular India, it is grown on brown or reddish loams, laterites, and black cotton soils.