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EVALUATION OF THREE BUFFER METHODS FOR MEASURING THE LIME REQUIREMENT OF ACID COARSE-TEXTURED SOILS
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Hendershot W.H., Lalande H. & Duquette M. Soil reaction and exchangeable acidity. In Carter M.R. & Gregory E.G. (eds.). Soil sampling and methods of analysis. nd edition. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, USA, pp 173 –178, 2007.
Van Lierop W., Tran T.S., Banville G. & Morissette S. Effect of liming on potato yields as related to soil pH, Al, Mn and Ca. Agronomy Journal, vol. 74, pp 1050 –1055, 1982.
Shoemaker H.E., McLean E.O. & Pratt P.F. Buffer methods for determining the lime requirement of soils with appreciable amounts of extractable aluminium. Soil Science Society of America Proceedings, vol. 25, pp 274 –277, 1961.
Adams F. & Evans C.E. A rapid method for measuring lime requirement of red- yellow podzolic soils. Soil Science Society of America Proceedings, vol. 26, pp 355 – 357, 1962.
Mehlich A. New buffer pH method for rapid estimation of exchangeable acidity and lime requirement of soils. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, vol. 7, pp 253 –263, 1976.
Herman M., Mullen R.W., Viswakumar A. & Diedrick K. An alternative buffer solution to SMP for determining lime recommendations. OSU Extension fact sheet AGF-510-09, 2009. Available online at: http://ohioline.osu.edu/agf-fact/pdf/0510.pdf
McLean E.O. Soil pH and lime requirement. In Page A.L., Miller R.H. & Keeney D.R. (eds.). Methods of soil analysis. Part 2 – chemical and microbiological properties. nd edition. Agronomy no 9, ASA-SSSA. Madison, Wisconsin, USA, pp 199 –223, 1982.
Van Lierop W. Soil pH and lime requirement determination. In Westerman R.L. (ed.). Soil testing and plant analysis. Soil Science Society of America Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, USA, pp 73–126, 1990.
CRAAQ. Guide de R йfйrence en Fertilisation. 1 иre йdition. Centre de r йfйrence en agriculture et agroalimentaire du Qu йbec, Quйbec, Canada, 2003.
Moreira A., Almeida M.P., Costa D.G. & Santos L.S. 2004. Potential acidity by pH SMP method in Amazonas State, Bazil. Pesquisa Agropecu бria Brasileira [online], vol.39, pp. 89–92, 2004. SGEM2012 - DOI: 10.5593/sgem2012 www.sgem.org Soils
McKeague J. A. Manuel des m йthodes d’ йchantillonnage et d’analyse des sols. Sociйtй Canadienne de la Science du Sol. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1978.
Carter M.R. & Gregorich E.G. Soil sampling and methods of analysis. 2 nd ed. Canadian Society of Soil Science. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, USA, 2008.
Saharinen M.H., Vuorinen A.H. & Hostikka M. Effective cation exchange capacity of manure compost of varying maturity stages determined by the saturation displacement method, Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, vol. 27, pp 2917–2923, 1996.
Rayment D.E. & Lyons D.J. Soil chemical analysis. Australian soil and land survey handbooks. CSIRO Publishing, Australia, 2010.
Jones Jr. J.B. Laboratory guide for conducting soil tests and plant analysis. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, USA, 2001.
Seifferlein E.R., Jones P., Ferguson R., Burt R. & Mays D. Extractable acidity by a centrifuge method. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, vol. 36, pp 2067– 2083, 2005.
Thomas G.W. & Hargrove W.L. The chemistry of soil acidity. In F. Adams (ed.). Soil acidity and liming. 2 nd edition, Agronomy series no 12, ASA-SSSA, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, pp 3–56, 1984.
Hoskins B.R. & Erich M.S. Modification of the Mehlich lime buffer test. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, vol., 39, pp 2270 –2281, 2008.
Sims J.T. Lime requirement. In Sparks D.L. (ed.). Methods of soil analysis part 3 – chemical methods, SSSA book series no 5. ASA-SSSA, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, pp 491–515, 1996.
Tran T.S. & Van Lierop W. Lime requirement. In Carter M.R. (ed). Soil sampling and methods of analysis. Canadian Society of Soil Science. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, USA, pp 109 –113, 1993.
SAS Institute Inc. SAS® 9.1.2 Qualifi cation Tools User’s Guide, Cary, NC, USA, 2004.
Tran T.S. & Van Lierop W. Lime requirement determination for attaining pH 5.5 and 6.0 of coarse textured soil using buffer-pH methods. Soil Science Society of America Journal, vol. 46: 1008–1014, 1982.
Coutinho J. Calibration of the single and double buffer SMP lime requirement methods by root elongation bioassay. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, vol. 23, pp 1127–1139, 1997.
Machacha S. Comparison of laboratory pH buffer methods for predicting lime requirement for acidic soils of eastern Botswana. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, vol. 35, pp 2675–2687, 2004.
Aitken R.L., Moody P.W. & McKinley P.G. 1990. Lime requirement of acidic Queensland soils. I. Relationships between soil properties and pH buffer capacity. Australian Journal of Soil Research, vol. 28: 695 –701, 1990. SGEM2012 - DOI: 10.5593/sgem2012 www.sgem.org 12th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2012 SGEM2012 - www.sgem.org
Hendershot W.H., Lalande H. & Duquette M. Soil reaction and exchangeable acidity. In Carter M.R. & Gregory E.G. (eds.). Soil sampling and methods of analysis. nd edition. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, USA, pp 173 –178, 2007.
Van Lierop W., Tran T.S., Banville G. & Morissette S. Effect of liming on potato yields as related to soil pH, Al, Mn and Ca. Agronomy Journal, vol. 74, pp 1050 –1055, 1982.
Shoemaker H.E., McLean E.O. & Pratt P.F. Buffer methods for determining the lime requirement of soils with appreciable amounts of extractable aluminium. Soil Science Society of America Proceedings, vol. 25, pp 274 –277, 1961.
Adams F. & Evans C.E. A rapid method for measuring lime requirement of red- yellow podzolic soils. Soil Science Society of America Proceedings, vol. 26, pp 355 – 357, 1962.
Mehlich A. New buffer pH method for rapid estimation of exchangeable acidity and lime requirement of soils. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, vol. 7, pp 253 –263, 1976.
Herman M., Mullen R.W., Viswakumar A. & Diedrick K. An alternative buffer solution to SMP for determining lime recommendations. OSU Extension fact sheet AGF-510-09, 2009. Available online at: http://ohioline.osu.edu/agf-fact/pdf/0510.pdf
McLean E.O. Soil pH and lime requirement. In Page A.L., Miller R.H. & Keeney D.R. (eds.). Methods of soil analysis. Part 2 – chemical and microbiological properties. nd edition. Agronomy no 9, ASA-SSSA. Madison, Wisconsin, USA, pp 199 –223, 1982.
Van Lierop W. Soil pH and lime requirement determination. In Westerman R.L. (ed.). Soil testing and plant analysis. Soil Science Society of America Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, USA, pp 73–126, 1990.
CRAAQ. Guide de R йfйrence en Fertilisation. 1 иre йdition. Centre de r йfйrence en agriculture et agroalimentaire du Qu йbec, Quйbec, Canada, 2003.
Moreira A., Almeida M.P., Costa D.G. & Santos L.S. 2004. Potential acidity by pH SMP method in Amazonas State, Bazil. Pesquisa Agropecu бria Brasileira [online], vol.39, pp. 89–92, 2004. SGEM2012 - DOI: 10.5593/sgem2012 www.sgem.org Soils
McKeague J. A. Manuel des m йthodes d’ йchantillonnage et d’analyse des sols. Sociйtй Canadienne de la Science du Sol. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1978.
Carter M.R. & Gregorich E.G. Soil sampling and methods of analysis. 2 nd ed. Canadian Society of Soil Science. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, USA, 2008.
Saharinen M.H., Vuorinen A.H. & Hostikka M. Effective cation exchange capacity of manure compost of varying maturity stages determined by the saturation displacement method, Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, vol. 27, pp 2917–2923, 1996.
Rayment D.E. & Lyons D.J. Soil chemical analysis. Australian soil and land survey handbooks. CSIRO Publishing, Australia, 2010.
Jones Jr. J.B. Laboratory guide for conducting soil tests and plant analysis. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, USA, 2001.
Seifferlein E.R., Jones P., Ferguson R., Burt R. & Mays D. Extractable acidity by a centrifuge method. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, vol. 36, pp 2067– 2083, 2005.
Thomas G.W. & Hargrove W.L. The chemistry of soil acidity. In F. Adams (ed.). Soil acidity and liming. 2 nd edition, Agronomy series no 12, ASA-SSSA, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, pp 3–56, 1984.
Hoskins B.R. & Erich M.S. Modification of the Mehlich lime buffer test. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, vol., 39, pp 2270 –2281, 2008.
Sims J.T. Lime requirement. In Sparks D.L. (ed.). Methods of soil analysis part 3 – chemical methods, SSSA book series no 5. ASA-SSSA, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, pp 491–515, 1996.
Tran T.S. & Van Lierop W. Lime requirement. In Carter M.R. (ed). Soil sampling and methods of analysis. Canadian Society of Soil Science. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, USA, pp 109 –113, 1993.
SAS Institute Inc. SAS® 9.1.2 Qualifi cation Tools User’s Guide, Cary, NC, USA, 2004.
Tran T.S. & Van Lierop W. Lime requirement determination for attaining pH 5.5 and 6.0 of coarse textured soil using buffer-pH methods. Soil Science Society of America Journal, vol. 46: 1008–1014, 1982.
Coutinho J. Calibration of the single and double buffer SMP lime requirement methods by root elongation bioassay. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, vol. 23, pp 1127–1139, 1997.
Machacha S. Comparison of laboratory pH buffer methods for predicting lime requirement for acidic soils of eastern Botswana. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, vol. 35, pp 2675–2687, 2004.
Aitken R.L., Moody P.W. & McKinley P.G. 1990. Lime requirement of acidic Queensland soils. I. Relationships between soil properties and pH buffer capacity. Australian Journal of Soil Research, vol. 28: 695 –701, 1990. SGEM2012 - DOI: 10.5593/sgem2012 www.sgem.org 12th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2012 SGEM2012 - www.sgem.org
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