| Researcher(s) |
Lyn Dohle (PIRSA Kingscote) |
|---|---|
| Year(s) | 2017 |
| Contributor | Agriculture Kangaroo Island Incorporated |
| Trial location(s) |
Seddon, SA
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To determine how quickly our lime-sands work.
• 3t/ha Little Sahara limesand will increase the pH in the top 5 cm of soil within 6 months and the effect will last for 4 years before re-acidification occurs
• It can take up to two years to get a pH change down to 10 cm in the soil profile
• Maintain surface pH above 5.5 to minimise risk of sub surface acidification.
| Lead research organisation | N/A |
|---|---|
| Host research organisation | N/A |
| Trial funding source | Natural Resources Kangaroo Island |
| Related program | N/A |
| Acknowledgments |
Little Sahara, Mark Hardy and Calciprill for donation of product Stanton Family for use of site |
| Other trial partners | Not specified |
| Crop type | None: No crop specified |
|---|---|
| Treatment type(s) |
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| Trial type | Experimental |
| Trial design | Replicated |
| Sow date | Not specified |
|---|---|
| Harvest date | Not specified |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | Not specified |
| Soil amelioration |
The Lime sand treatments are described below:
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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.
