Lead organisation & collaborators:
Department of Agriculture
Best available science assessment:
Overall score: 17
Overall rating: moderate
Objectives |
Conceptual model |
Study design |
Soil analysis |
Production & financial |
Method reporting |
Data analysis |
Results reporting |
Publication |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
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3 |
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Project details
Objectives:
To identify the extent of responses as a result of lime addition.
Hypotheses:
Lime induces pH responses in soils.
Basis of trial
This synthesis is a collation of lime trials which have shown responses to lime addition. In some cases, these responses can be explained as molybdenum release.
Best available science assessment:
Overall score: 17
Overall rating: Moderate
Objectives |
Conceptual model |
Study design |
Soil analysis |
Production & financial |
Method reporting |
Data analysis |
Results reporting |
Publication |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
Location details
Management practices tested:
Lime application
Trial site details:
Numerous sites across Victoria, including West Gippsland
Summary of key findings of trial
Lime coupled with superphosphate had a positive impact on soil pH and pasture growth in most instances.
Variation in soil pH with time and management influence:
Locality |
Soil |
Geology |
pH |
Super applied |
Warragul | Red loam, brown clay loam | Older basalt | 5.4 | √ |
Warragul | Red loam | Older basalt | √ | |
Warragul | Light grey- brown loam | 5.4 | √ | |
Lardner | Red loam, brown loam | Older basalt | 5.0 | √ |
Ellinbank | Red loam, friable brown clay loam | Older basalt | 5.5 | √ |
Rokeby | Red loam | Older basalt | √ | |
Nar Nar Goon | Podsolic loam | Cainozoic materials | √ | |
Poowong | Podsolic grey loam | Jurassic felspathic sand stone | 5.6 | √ |
Inverloch | Meadow soil grey loam | Cainozoic materials | 5.5-5.8 | √ |
Inverloch | Meadow soil light grey loam | Cainozoic materials | 4.7-5.2 | √ |
Inverloch | Meadow soil grey fine sandy loam | Cainozoic materials | 5.1 | √ |
Buffalo | Meadow soil grey loam | Cainozoic materials | 4.4 | √ |
Stony Creek | Meadow soil dark grey loam | Cainozoic materials | 4.9 | √ |
Sandy Point North | Meadow soil dark grey loam | Cainozoic materials | 4.7 | √ |
Foster | Meadow soil dark grey loam | Cainozoic materials | 4.6 | √ |
Foster | Meadow soil grey loam to fine sandy loam | Cainozoic materials | 4.3 | √ |
Foster | Meadow soil dark grey silty loam | Cainozoic materials | 4.4 | √ |
Yanakie | Meadow soil | Cainozoic materials | √ | |
Yanakie North | Podsolic Dark grey loam | Cainozoic materials | 4.5-4.8 | √ |
Tarwin Lower | Podsolic Dark grey loam | Cainozoic materials | 4.9 | √ |
Tarwin Lower | Podsolic Dark grey fine sandy loam | Cainozoic materials | 4.8 | √ |
Tarwin Lower | Podsolic Dark brown and grey loamy sand | Cainozoic materials | 5.6 | √ |
Fish Creek | Podsolic light grey brown loam | Jurassic felspathic sandstone | 5.5 | √ |
Toora | Meadow soil grey loam | Cainozoic materials | √ | |
Welshpool | Meadow soil light grey loam | Cainozoic materials | √ | |
Gelliondale | Podsolic grey sandy clay loam | Cainozoic materials | 6.0 | √ |
Leongatha | Podsolic greyish brown loam | Jurassic | 6.2-6.4 | √ |
Callignee | Red loam Dark brown loamy | Older basalt | 5.3 | √ |
Traralgon | Podsolic brownish grey loam | Cainozoic materials | 6.0 | √ |
Yarragon | Meadow soil grey loam | Cainozoic materials | √ | |
Mardon | Red loam friable loam | Older basalt | 5.5 | √ |
Mirboo North | Red loam brownish grey clay loam | Older basalt | 5.4 | √ |
Mirboo North | Red loam brownish grey clay loam | Older basalt | 5.4 | √ |
Mirboo North | Red loam brownish grey clay loam | Older basalt | 5.4 | √ |
Limonite | Red loam brownish grey clay loam | Older basalt | 5.4 | √ |
Bengworden | Groundwater podsolic brownish grey sand with organic matter | Cainozoic materials | 5.6-6.0 | √ |
Glenaladale | Podsolic grey-brown fine sand | Cainozoic materials | 5.8 | √ |
Lindenow South | Groundwater podsolic Dark grey sand with organic matter | Cainozoic materials | 4.2-5.1 | √ |
Stockdale | Groundwater podsolic Dark grey sand with organic matter | Cainozoic materials | 4.7-4.9 | √ |
Paynesville | Podsolic grey sand | Cainozoic materials | 4.8-5.7 | √ |
Sale | Podsolic grey sand | Cainozoic materials | 5.6-5.8 | √ |
Delvin | Podsolic grey- brown sand | Cainozoic materials | 5.8 | √ |
Marlo | Podsolic grey loamy fine sand with organic matter | Cainozoic materials | 4.9-5.4 | √ |
Buckley | Brownish grey loam | Newer basalt | 5.3-5.6 | √ |