Determination of Lime Requirement of soil

Liming of Soil:
Liming of soil is the application of calcium and magnesium rich materials in various
forms, including marl, chalk, limestone, burnt lime or hydrated lime.

Liming should be done for soil having pH below

5.5
Target soil pH values could be set at 6.5-7.0

The reaction that occur,

CaCO3 + H+ = Ca2+ + CO2 + H2O Fig 1: Liming of soil

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 Determination of Lime Requirement of soil
Procedure:

• Field Selection
• Samples Collection
• Weight and process the samples
• Incubation period about 21 days
• Prepared suspension
• pH measure
Fig 2: Incubation period

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 Determination of Lime Requirement of soil
Result:
Amount of Ca(OH)2 added(gm) Soil pH 9.6
0.00 8.6 9.4
0.02 8.7 9.2
0.04 8.8 9

Soil pH
0.06 8.9 8.8

0.08 9.0 8.6

0.10 9.1 8.4
0.12 9.2 8.2
0.14 9.3 8
0 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.1 0.12 0.14 0.16
0.16 9.4
Amount of Ca(OH)2

Fig 3: Data Presentation Series1

Fig 4: Lime requirement curve

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 Determination of Lime Requirement of soil

Objectives: Over liming Consequences

• Measure soil pH • Altered Soil pH

• Assess Nutrient availability • Nutrient Imbalance
• Identify suitable crops • Decreased microbial
• Optimize crop production activity
• Improve soil health • Reduced plant growth
• Environmental impact

Student ID: 211328