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DIVISION S-8-NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT & SOIL & PLANT ANALYSIS

Soil and Crop Response to Variable-Rate Liming for Two Michigan Fields

Crop and Soil Sci. Dep., Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI 48824 USA

piercef{at}msu.edu

Soil pH is known to vary spatially, making variable-rate lime application attractive where soil acidity occurs. This study examined the efficacy of variable-rate lime applications based on grid sampling at various scales on soil pH and the yield of corn (Zea mays L.) and soybean [Glycine max L. (Merr.)] during 3 yr. Lime was applied in two fields according to five lime management strategies: lime requirement (LR) estimated from maps interpolated from soil samples obtained from 30.5-, 61-, and 91.5-m grids; LR determined for the plot; and no lime. The LR interpolations consistently underestimated and were not correlated with LR measured on each plot. Granulated lime, used to insure uniform lime application, was slow to react in the field and a lab incubation verified that it reacted much slower than agricultural lime. Changes in pH occurred in the surface 10 cm, reflecting the depth of lime incorporation by chisel plowing. Corn yield did not respond to liming in 1995 and 1996. Soybean yield in 1997 increased due to liming at the Durand field, which had a lower range of soil pH values. Normalized soybean yields at both fields followed the same linear-plateau response to pH, with soybean yields declining below a threshold pH of about 5.9. While there is need for improvements in grid sampling design, variable lime applications under all of the grid sampling scales increased soil pH above the threshold pH for soybean in these fields, resulting in an improvement compared with whole field management.

Abbreviations: LR, lime requirement

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