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This study investigated the effects of surface-application of lime and gypsum on soil properties and yields of ratoon sugarcane crops. Treatments involved once-off surface application of dolomitic lime (L), gypsum (G) and dolomitic lime plus gypsum (LG) in factorial combination, with four replications. Soil chemical properties were measured on samples collected at intervals of 20 between depths of 0 and 80 cm in the first and fifth years after treatment application. Yield parameters were measured annually. In the first year, treatment effects were mainly restricted to a depth of 0–20 cm. The LG increased pH (CaCl2)  from 3.9 to 4.5, and calcium from 123 to 350 mg L −1 . Little treatment effect was observed on yield parameters in the first year. In the fifth year, L and LG generally showed similar impacts on soil properties. The L treatment led to markedly increased pH (CaCl2)  and calcium and somewhat decreased magnesium levels in the topsoil. The sucrose and cane yields in LG were significantly higher than in other treatments, which all had similar results. It was, therefore, concluded that LG may be a viable option for the correction of soil acidity through surface application in the sugarcane ratoon crops grown in the sandy soils of KwaZulu-Natal.

south african journal of plant and soil

The short-term effects of surface-applied dolomitic lime and gypsum on soil chemical properties and yields of sugarcane ratoon crops in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa