Soil acidification and the importance of liming agricultural soils with particular reference to the United Kingdom

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 390-399

  Goulding, K W T ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acid deposition; fertilizer; lime requirement; liming; soil acidification

Indexed keywords

ACID DEPOSITION; ACIDIFICATION; ACIDITY; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CARBON EMISSION; CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; CLAY MINERAL; CROP YIELD; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASSLAND; GROWTH RESPONSE; LEGUME; LIME; LIMING; NITROUS OXIDE; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL REMEDIATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84977123672     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sum.12270     Document Type: Review

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