Table 10. Lime application according to soil pH3.
Soil pH	Quantity of CaCO3 lime (kg/ha) 2	Quantity of lime Ca(OH)2 1
Above 7	-  �	-
7�6.5	500�	250
6.5�6.0	1 000�	500
6�5.5	2 000�	1 000
<5.5	3 000�	1 500
1Called calcium hydroxide, hydrated lime or slaked lime.�
2Called agricultural lime.
Other limes are CaMg(CO3)2 (dolomite), CaO (calcium oxide).
3Source: Suresh, Aceituno and Oliva (2006), Boyd (2005).