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Choosing lime - what you need to know to make better decisions

2015
CC BY 4.0

Research organisation
Funding sources
Southern Farming Systems
<abbr title='Grains Research and Development Corporation'>GRDC</abbr> <abbr title='Corangamite Catchment Management Authority'>CCMA</abbr> <abbr title='Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry VIC'>DAFF VIC</abbr> <abbr title='Department of Primary Industries (New South Wales)'>DPI NSW</abbr>

Trial details

Researcher(s) Lisa Miller (SFS)
Year(s) 2015
Contributor Southern Farming Systems
Trial location(s) Inverleigh, VIC
Choosing lime - what you need to know to make better decisions locations
Aims

To report on what you need to know to make better liming decisions.

Key messages
  • Lime quality is affected mainly by its neutralising value and particle size and solubility plays a minor role affecting performance in the first 6 to 12 months
  • A high quality lime has a NV above 90% and contains a high proportion of particle sizes less than 0.1 mm
  • There are calculators available that can help growers compare the cost effectiveness of limes 
Lead research organisation Southern Farming Systems
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source GRDC
Trial funding source CCMA
Trial funding source DAFF VIC
Trial funding source DPI NSW
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

GRDC and CCMA through the support of DAFF. Brendan Scott, Research Scientist, Charles Sturt University and Mark Conyers, Research Scientist, Department of Primary Industries, NSW for assistance in understanding this topic. 
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type None: No crop specified
Treatment type(s)
  • Soil Improvement
Trial type Article/commentary
Trial design Not applicable

Inverleigh 2015

Sow date Not specified
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size Not specified
Plot replication Not specified
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Trial source data and summary not available
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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Inverleigh, VIC Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Inverleigh, VIC Sodosol
Soil Moisture Source: BOM/ANU
Average amount of water stored in the soil profile during the year, estimated by the OzWALD model-data fusion system.
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Climate

Derived climate information

No observed climate data available for this trial.
Derived climate data is determined from trial site location and national weather sources.

Inverleigh VIC

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Some data on this site is sourced from the Bureau of Meteorology

SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
Jeffrey, S.J., Carter, J.O., Moodie, K.B. and Beswick, A.R. (2001). Using spatial interpolation to construct a comprehensive archive of Australian climate data , Environmental Modelling and Software, Vol 16/4, pp 309-330. DOI: 10.1016/S1364-8152(01)00008-1.

Trial report and links

2015 trial report



Trial last modified: 20-10-2019 12:58pm AEST