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Original research article
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15 Jan 2024
Original research article |
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| 15 Jan 2024
Combining lime and organic amendments based on titratable alkalinity for efficient amelioration of acidic soils
Birhanu Iticha
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5064, Australia
Luke M. Mosley
Acid Sulfate Soils Centre, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5064, Australia
Petra Marschner
School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5064, Australia
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Short summary
Little effort has been made to develop methods to calculate the application rates of lime combined with organic amendments (OAs) needed to neutralise soil acidity and achieve the desired pH for plant growth. The previous approach of estimating appropriate lime and OA combinations based on field trials is time-consuming and costly. Hence, we developed and successfully validated a new method to calculate the amount of lime or OAs in combined applications required to ameliorate acidity.
Little effort has been made to develop methods to calculate the application rates of lime...
