Dealing with acid soils at deeper depths

By Bob Freebairn
May 10 2021 - 5:00am
Jason Condon and Helen Burns check pH after lime application in a soil profile. Insufficient mixing of lime into the soil profile is seeing an elevated pH on the top 0-5cm layer but a continuation of acidic problems in the 5 to 15cm soil band.
Jason Condon and Helen Burns check pH after lime application in a soil profile. Insufficient mixing of lime into the soil profile is seeing an elevated pH on the top 0-5cm layer but a continuation of acidic problems in the 5 to 15cm soil band.

RESEARCHERS estimate around half of Australia's agricultural lands face or have acid soil issues.

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