Quantifying the effectiveness of prilled lime and liquid lime for neutralising soil acidity in the glasshouse

Authors

Paul M. Damon, University of Western AustraliaFollow
Zed Rengel, University of Western Australia
Gaus Azam, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western AustraliaFollow
Chris Gazey, Department of Primary Industries and Regional DevelopmentFollow
Craig Scanlan, Department of Primary Industries and Regional DevelopmentFollow
Darin Malinowski, University of Western Australia

Publication Date

26-2-2018

Series Number

DAW00252

Publisher

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

City

Perth

Abstract

• Liquid lime, prilled lime slurry and limesand had a similar effect on soil solution pH and Al concentration and the growth of wheat roots when mixed through subsoil at the same CaCO3-equivalent rate.
• Pelletising fine lime in prilled granules reduced its effectiveness by affecting the distribution of lime in soil.
• The Al concentration [Al] in soil solution was strongly correlated with pH, and lime treatment effects on root proliferation in the subsoil horizon were consistent with changes in the pH and [Al] of the subsoil solution.

Disciplines

Agronomy and Crop Sciences | Soil Science

Recommended Citation

Damon, P M, Rengel, Z, Azam, G, Gazey, C, Scanlan, C, and Malinowski, D. (2018), Quantifying the effectiveness of prilled lime and liquid lime for neutralising soil acidity in the glasshouse. Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), Perth. Report DAW00252.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/fc_researchrpts/8

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