Estimating lime requirements for tropical soils: Model comparison and development

Acid tropical soils may become more productive when treated with agricultural lime, but optimal lime rates have yet to be determined in many tropical regions. In these regions, lime rates can be estimated with lime requirement models based on widely available soil data. We reviewed seven of these mo...

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Main Authors: Aramburu Merlos, Fernando, Vasco Silva, João, Baudron, Frédéric, Hijmans, Robert J.
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/14344
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016706123000988
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2023.116421
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author Aramburu Merlos, Fernando
Vasco Silva, João
Baudron, Frédéric
Hijmans, Robert J.
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description Acid tropical soils may become more productive when treated with agricultural lime, but optimal lime rates have yet to be determined in many tropical regions. In these regions, lime rates can be estimated with lime requirement models based on widely available soil data. We reviewed seven of these models and introduced a new model (LiTAS). We evaluated the models’ ability to predict the amount of lime needed to reach a target change in soil chemical properties with data from four soil incubation studies covering 31 soil types. Two foundational models, one targeting acidity saturation and the other targeting base saturation, were more accurate than the five models that were derived from them, while the LiTAS model was the most accurate. The models were used to estimate lime requirements for 303 African soil samples. We found large differences in the estimated lime rates depending on the target soil chemical property of the model. Therefore, an important first step in formulating liming recommendations is to clearly identify the soil property of interest and the target value that needs to be reached. While the LiTAS model can be useful for strategic research, more information on acidity-related problems other than aluminum toxicity is needed to comprehensively assess the benefits of liming.
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spelling INTA143442023-03-28T18:39:04Z Estimating lime requirements for tropical soils: Model comparison and development Aramburu Merlos, Fernando Vasco Silva, João Baudron, Frédéric Hijmans, Robert J. Suelos Tropicales Suelo Ácido Saturación pH del Suelo Encalado Cal Agrícola Tropical Soils Acid Soils Saturation Soil pH Liming Agricultural Lime Acid tropical soils may become more productive when treated with agricultural lime, but optimal lime rates have yet to be determined in many tropical regions. In these regions, lime rates can be estimated with lime requirement models based on widely available soil data. We reviewed seven of these models and introduced a new model (LiTAS). We evaluated the models’ ability to predict the amount of lime needed to reach a target change in soil chemical properties with data from four soil incubation studies covering 31 soil types. Two foundational models, one targeting acidity saturation and the other targeting base saturation, were more accurate than the five models that were derived from them, while the LiTAS model was the most accurate. The models were used to estimate lime requirements for 303 African soil samples. We found large differences in the estimated lime rates depending on the target soil chemical property of the model. Therefore, an important first step in formulating liming recommendations is to clearly identify the soil property of interest and the target value that needs to be reached. While the LiTAS model can be useful for strategic research, more information on acidity-related problems other than aluminum toxicity is needed to comprehensively assess the benefits of liming. EEA Balcarce Fil: Aramburu Merlos, Fernando. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y el Desarrollo Sostenible; Argentina. Fil: Aramburu Merlos, Fernando. University of California Davis. Department of Environmental Science and Policy; Estados Unidos. Fil: Vasco Silva, João. International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center; Zimbabue. Fil: Baudron, Frédéric. International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center; Zimbabue. Fil: Hijmans, Robert J. University of California Davis. Department of Environmental Science and Policy; Estados Unidos. 2023-03-28T18:34:18Z 2023-03-28T18:34:18Z 2023-04 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/14344 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016706123000988 1872-6259 (online) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2023.116421 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Elsevier Geoderma 432 : 116421 (April 2023)
spellingShingle Suelos Tropicales
Suelo Ácido
Saturación
pH del Suelo
Encalado
Cal Agrícola
Tropical Soils
Acid Soils
Saturation
Soil pH
Liming
Agricultural Lime
Aramburu Merlos, Fernando
Vasco Silva, João
Baudron, Frédéric
Hijmans, Robert J.
Estimating lime requirements for tropical soils: Model comparison and development
title Estimating lime requirements for tropical soils: Model comparison and development
title_full Estimating lime requirements for tropical soils: Model comparison and development
title_fullStr Estimating lime requirements for tropical soils: Model comparison and development
title_full_unstemmed Estimating lime requirements for tropical soils: Model comparison and development
title_short Estimating lime requirements for tropical soils: Model comparison and development
title_sort estimating lime requirements for tropical soils model comparison and development
topic Suelos Tropicales
Suelo Ácido
Saturación
pH del Suelo
Encalado
Cal Agrícola
Tropical Soils
Acid Soils
Saturation
Soil pH
Liming
Agricultural Lime
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/14344
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016706123000988
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2023.116421
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