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Effects of Lime and Lime-Pelleted Seed on Legume Establishment and Growth in South Brazil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

D. M. Elkins
Affiliation:
Department of Plant and Soil Science, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, U.S.A.
F. J. Olsen
Affiliation:
Department of Plant and Soil Science, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, U.S.A.
E. Gower
Affiliation:
Department of Plant and Soil Science, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, U.S.A.

Summary

Studies of seed pelleting and liming for legume establishment at initial low pH levels in prepared seedbed and natural pasture situations were conducted in 1971 and 1972 at Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Lime-pelleted seed often improved establishment and increased subsequent dry matter herbage yield of soybeans, greenleaf desmodium, and perennial soybeans at low pH levels (4·8 and 4·9) and low lime rates. Applying agricultural lime at rates up to 6 t/ha generally improved legume establishment and herbage yields on prepared land or in disked natural grass sod, compared to unlimed areas.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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