After reading this article you will learn about:- 1. Definition of Soil Acidity 2. Source of Soil Acidity 3. Kinds 4. Problems 5. Amelioration. Definition of Soil Acidity: An acid is a substance that tends to give up protons (hydrogen ions) to some other substance. Conversely, a base in any substance that tends to accept protons (hydrogen ions). Soil acidity [...]
After reading this article you will learn about the influence of lime on soil properties in relation to plant nutrition. Direct Benefits: (i) Toxicity of aluminium and manganese is the most important growth limiting factor in many acid soils and this toxicity effect can be reduced by the application of liming materials. Besides this, the reduced uptake of calcium (Ca2+) [...]
After reading this article you will learn about:- 1. Distribution of Acid Soil 2. Classification of Acid Soils 3. Pedogenic Processes. Distribution of Acid Soil: Out of 157 million hectares of cultivable land in India, 49 million hectares of land are acidic, of which 26 million hectares of land having soil pH less than 5.6 (pH < 5.6) and the [...]