Effectiveness of micro-dosing of lime on selected chemical properties of soil in Banja District, North West, Ethiopia
Soil acidity significantly impacted the agricultural productivity of Ethiopia. Liming has been used as a soil ameliorator, albeit it was not successful due to inadequate availability, high cost, and poor infrastructure for lime transportation to the required agricultural land area. Hence, soil amend...
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| author | Yenesew Selomon Afework Selassie Yihenew G. Ejigu Workineh Abere Tirusew Lewoyehu Mekuanint Adegeh Asmare |
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| description | Soil acidity significantly impacted the agricultural productivity of Ethiopia. Liming has been used as a soil ameliorator, albeit it was not successful due to inadequate availability, high cost, and poor infrastructure for lime transportation to the required agricultural land area. Hence, soil amendment with a minimum amount of lime application is a viable option to improve agricultural productivity sustainably. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of micro-dosing lime on selected chemical properties of acidic soil in North West, Ethiopia. Three lime application methods and eight treatment approaches were used in the field experiment employing a randomized complete block design with four replications. Independent soil samples were collected before and after liming and analyzed for selected chemical properties. Data were analyzed by analysis of variance using SPSS version 22.0 and SAS 9.3. The application of lime had a significant impact (p < 0.01) on the selected soil chemical properties. Micro-dose application of lime efficiently affected the selected soil chemical properties. The results showed that water pH, available phosphorus, cation exchange capacity, and organic carbon exhibited a considerable increase per kg of applied lime: 2.5 × 10−3, 101.3 × 10−3 (mg kg−1), 160 × 10−3 (Cmol(+) kg−1), and 3 × 10−3%, respectively. Conversely, exchangeable aluminum and exchangeable acidity decreased per kg of applied lime by 7.8 × 10−3 (Cmol(+) kg−1) and 12.2 (Cmol(+) kg−1) × 10−3, respectively. Therefore, the micro-dosing lime application proved to be more effective in influencing these soil properties than other application methods, emphasizing its potential as a valuable soil amendment strategy for small-scale farming. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9f361857cea54399b788e9f1928610d62024-03-18T10:28:14ZengDe GruyterOpen Agriculture2391-95312024-03-01911910.1515/opag-2022-0272Effectiveness of micro-dosing of lime on selected chemical properties of soil in Banja District, North West, EthiopiaYenesew Selomon Afework0Selassie Yihenew G.1Ejigu Workineh2Abere Tirusew3Lewoyehu Mekuanint4Adegeh Asmare5Department of Natural Resource Management, Bahir Dar University, P.O. Box 5501, Bahir Dar, EthiopiaDepartment of Natural Resource Management, Bahir Dar University, P.O. Box 5501, Bahir Dar, EthiopiaDepartment of Natural Resource Management, Debere Tabor University, P.O. Box 272, Debere Tabor, EthiopiaDepartment of Natural Resource Management, Bahir Dar University, P.O. Box 5501, Bahir Dar, EthiopiaDepartment of Chemistry, Bahir Dar University, P.O. Box 79, Bahir Dar, EthiopiaUnited Nations Development Programme, P.O. Box 5580, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaSoil acidity significantly impacted the agricultural productivity of Ethiopia. Liming has been used as a soil ameliorator, albeit it was not successful due to inadequate availability, high cost, and poor infrastructure for lime transportation to the required agricultural land area. Hence, soil amendment with a minimum amount of lime application is a viable option to improve agricultural productivity sustainably. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of micro-dosing lime on selected chemical properties of acidic soil in North West, Ethiopia. Three lime application methods and eight treatment approaches were used in the field experiment employing a randomized complete block design with four replications. Independent soil samples were collected before and after liming and analyzed for selected chemical properties. Data were analyzed by analysis of variance using SPSS version 22.0 and SAS 9.3. The application of lime had a significant impact (p < 0.01) on the selected soil chemical properties. Micro-dose application of lime efficiently affected the selected soil chemical properties. The results showed that water pH, available phosphorus, cation exchange capacity, and organic carbon exhibited a considerable increase per kg of applied lime: 2.5 × 10−3, 101.3 × 10−3 (mg kg−1), 160 × 10−3 (Cmol(+) kg−1), and 3 × 10−3%, respectively. Conversely, exchangeable aluminum and exchangeable acidity decreased per kg of applied lime by 7.8 × 10−3 (Cmol(+) kg−1) and 12.2 (Cmol(+) kg−1) × 10−3, respectively. Therefore, the micro-dosing lime application proved to be more effective in influencing these soil properties than other application methods, emphasizing its potential as a valuable soil amendment strategy for small-scale farming.https://doi.org/10.1515/opag-2022-0272effective methodlimingrate of incrementbanja district |
| spellingShingle | Yenesew Selomon Afework Selassie Yihenew G. Ejigu Workineh Abere Tirusew Lewoyehu Mekuanint Adegeh Asmare Effectiveness of micro-dosing of lime on selected chemical properties of soil in Banja District, North West, Ethiopia Open Agriculture effective method liming rate of increment banja district |
| title | Effectiveness of micro-dosing of lime on selected chemical properties of soil in Banja District, North West, Ethiopia |
| title_full | Effectiveness of micro-dosing of lime on selected chemical properties of soil in Banja District, North West, Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Effectiveness of micro-dosing of lime on selected chemical properties of soil in Banja District, North West, Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effectiveness of micro-dosing of lime on selected chemical properties of soil in Banja District, North West, Ethiopia |
| title_short | Effectiveness of micro-dosing of lime on selected chemical properties of soil in Banja District, North West, Ethiopia |
| title_sort | effectiveness of micro dosing of lime on selected chemical properties of soil in banja district north west ethiopia |
| topic | effective method liming rate of increment banja district |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/opag-2022-0272 |
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