Refinement of a Quantitative Method for Determining the Lime Requirements of Soils
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Abruña, F., & Vicente, J. (1955). Refinement of a Quantitative Method for Determining the Lime Requirements of Soils. The Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico, 39(1), 41–45. https://doi.org/10.46429/jaupr.v39i1.12697

Abstract

In determining the lime requirement of kaolinitic soils by direct titration with a calcium hydroxide solution it was found that boiling for 5 minutes reduced the time required for the attainment of equilibrium between the soil and the solution from over 100 hours to 1 hour. The variation in the pH values of the sons at equilibrium with the two methods were in all cases less than 0.1 unit. A precise, rapid laboratory method based on 5-minute boiling is described for determining the lime requirement of these soils. Results of a field experiment are shown to demonstrate the accuracy of the method.
https://doi.org/10.46429/jaupr.v39i1.12697
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