Skip to main content
Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm

Crop and Soil Responses to Rates of Lime

Authors: Kenneth T. Pecinovsky (Iowa State University) , Brian J. Lang (Iowa State University)

  • Crop and Soil Responses to Rates of Lime

    Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm

    Crop and Soil Responses to Rates of Lime

    Authors: ,

Abstract

Soil pH is one of the most important soil characteristics of crop production. The pH is the negative logarithm of the hydrogen ion activity of a soil. For each unit increase in pH, there is a 10 times change in acidity. A pH of 5 is 10 times more acid than a pH of 6, and 100 times more acid than a pH of 7. A soil pH greater than 7 is called alkaline or basic. A soil pH less than 7 is called acidic.

Keywords: Agronomy

How to Cite:

Pecinovsky, K. T. & Lang, B. J., (2015) “Crop and Soil Responses to Rates of Lime”, Iowa State University Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports 2014(1).

Downloads:
Download pdf
View PDF

294 Views

95 Downloads

Published on
2015-01-01

Peer Reviewed