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How quickly do our lime-sands work?

2014

Research organisation
Funding source
Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
Caring for our Country

Trial details

Researcher(s) N/A
Year(s) 2014
Contributor Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated
Trial location(s) Seddon, SA
How quickly do our lime-sands work? locations
Aims

To monitor how quickly the lime would change the pH down the profile.

Key messages
  • 3t/ha limesand will increase the pH in the top 5 cm of soil within 6 months.
  • Possibly takes up to two years to get a pH change down to 10 cm in the soil profile.
Lead research organisation N/A
Host research organisation N/A
Trial funding source Caring for our Country
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

Many thanks to the trial sponsors:

  • Agriculture Kangaroo Island (through Caring for Our Country funding),
  • Stanton family for providing the trial site, and
  • Little Sahara Limesand, Mark Hardy and Calcipril for donation of product.
Other trial partners Not specified
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Method

Crop type None: No crop specified
Treatment type(s)
  • Soil Improvement : Type
Trial type Demonstration
Trial design Unreplicated

Seddon 2014

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
Seddon, SA Not specified
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Seddon, SA Chromosol
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.

Seddon SA

NOTE: Exact trial site locality unknown - Climate data may not be accurate
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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

2014 trial report



Trial last modified: 15-12-2021 11:14am AEST