Soil solution concentrations and aluminium species of an eastern wheatbelt acidic soil of WA treated with lime and gypsum

Authors

Geoffrey C. Anderson, Department of Primary Industries and Regional DevelopmentFollow
Shahab Pathan, Department of Primary Industries and Regional DevelopmentFollow
Rajesh Sharma, ChemCentreFollow
David Hall, Department of Primary Industries and Regional DevelopmentFollow
James Easton, CSBPFollow

Publication Date

26-2-2019

Series Number

DAW00242

Publisher

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

City

Perth

Abstract

• Both lime and gypsum applied to acidic soil have led to long term improvement in wheat grain yield. Application of lime increases soil solution pH (pHSoln) and while the application of gypsum increases soil solution sulphate (SSoln).

• The increase in pHSoln converts toxic Al3+ to inert gibbsite while the increase in SSoln concentration results in the formation of inert aluminium sulphate .

Disciplines

Agronomy and Crop Sciences | Soil Science

Recommended Citation

Anderson, G C, Pathan, S, Sharma, R, Hall, D, and Easton, J. (2019), Soil solution concentrations and aluminium species of an eastern wheatbelt acidic soil of WA treated with lime and gypsum. Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), Perth. Report DAW00242.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/fc_researchrpts/30

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