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). | ||