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| Web URL(s): | http://turf.rutgers.edu/research/abstracts/symposium2006.pdf#page=42
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| Content Type: | Abstract or Summary only |
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| Author(s): | Provance-Bowley, Mary C.;
Heckman, Joseph |
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| Author Affiliation: | Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University |
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| Title: | Evaluation of solu-cal as a soil amendment for ph adjustment |
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| Section: | Posters
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| Meeting Info.: | Cook College, Rutgers, NJ: January 12-13, 2006 |
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| Source: | Proceedings of the Fifteenth Annual Rutgers Turfgrass Symposium. 2006, p. 41. |
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| Publishing Information: | New Brunswick, NJ: Center for Turfgrass Science, Cook College, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Soil amendments; Soil pH; Limestone; Product evaluation; Soil chemistry; Soil sampling; Comparisons; Calcium; Soil acidity
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| Trade Names: | Solu-Cal |
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Turfgrass managers are often presented with alternative soil additives; one such product that has come to our attention is called Solu-Cal. This product has been suggested as an alternative to the use of agricultural limestone. A study was, therefore, conducted to evaluate Solu-Cal by comparing how it affects the chemistry of an infertile sandy loam soil with an initial pH of 4.9 to that of common agricultural limestone products. According to the product label, Solu-Cal is described as a material derived from calcium carbonate and calcium oxide, however, no calcium carbonate equivalent (CCE) is listed on the package. The product appears as a gray pelleted material, with a pellet size ranging from 1-4mm. Baker's Pulverized Dolomitic Limestone (CCE=105.6%, ENV=95.0%, Ca=21.4%, Mg=12.1%) and Pelleted Pro Limestone (CCE=97.1%, ENV=85.8%, Ca=34.8%, and Mg=2.4%) were compared to Solu-Cal by applying various rates of the materials to the acidic soil. The amended soils were allowed to incubate for 137 days at 21° in pots kept moist in the laboratory. Following incubation soil samples were analyzed by the Mehlich-3 soil test and soil pH was measured. Results showed that for an application rate of 10 mg/kg (equivalent to 10 tons/acre) soil pH was increased more by Baker's Dolomitic Pulverized Limestone (pH 7.2), followed by Pelleted Pro Limestone (pH 6.3), and lastly by Solu-Cal (5.5). Although Solu-Cal was less effective at neutralizing soil acidity, the Mehlich-3 soil test results for exchangeable calcium showed that this product supplied similar amounts of calcium to the soil as sis traditional liming materials. The Solu-Cal, as compared to the liming materials, did little to increase the level of exchangeable magnesium. The results of the study indicate that Solu-Cal can be a useful calcium source, but it is less effective than traditional liming materials at neutralizing soil acidity." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Provance-Bowley, M. C., and J. Heckman. 2006. Evaluation of solu-cal as a soil amendment for ph adjustment. Proc. Annu. Rutgers Turfgrass Symp. p. 41. |
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