Band placement of lime and superphosphate for Ladino clover in an acid oxysol

Abstract

In a pot experiment with the A1 (topsoil) and B2 (subsoil) horizons of a Clovelly soil, it was found that although increasing the rate of band-placed lime from 265 to 2650 kg per ha did not significantly influence the yield of Ladino clover, considerably higher yields were obtained where the pH of the entire soil mass was raised from approximately pH 5.0 to 6.0 by liming.

Keywords: pH|toxicities|aluminium|roots|legumes|Ladino clover (ill)|limestone concentrations|topsoils|phosphate concentrations|lime|yields|band placements|soils|superphosphate|fertilisers|clover|acids|acid oxysol|subsoils