Premium
Chemical aspects of soil advisory work
Author(s) -
Blood J. W.
Publication year - 1957
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740081108
Subject(s) - lime , fertilizer , agriculture , crop , agronomy , soil ph , work (physics) , environmental science , plant growth , phosphate fertilizer , soil water , soil science , engineering , geology , biology , ecology , mechanical engineering , paleontology
A series of reference plots designed as an aid for giving advice on lime and fertilizer problems both in agriculture and horticulture have been described. The effect of soil reaction (pH) on plant growth and on the mineral composition of crops is recorded. An attempt has been made to differentiate between the level of soil acidity for optimal crop growth and the level at which complete failure occurs. Correlation between fertilizer treatment and the mineral uptake of some plants at varying degrees of soil acidity is given and discussed.