Impact of soil acidity and liming on soybean (Glycine max) nodulation and nitrogen fixation in Kenyan soils

R Bakari, N Mungai, M Thuita… - … Scandinavica, Section B …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
There is a wide application of rhizobia inoculants to legume crops in Africa, irrespective of
the soil acidity, though the latter limits the effectiveness of inoculants. Two trials were …

Phosphorus nutrition of oats genotypes in acidic soils: Exploiting responsive plant-microbe partnership

AK Rai, A Dinkar, N Basak, AK Dixit, SK Das, I Dev… - Applied Soil …, 2021 - Elsevier
Genotype-microbes interactions in rhizosphere can be a promising approach to improve P
nutrition of crop plants in acidic soils. This study explored the response of contrasting oat …

Assessing soil-quality indices for subtropical rice-based cropping systems in India

N Basak, A Datta, T Mitran, SS Roy, B Saha… - Soil …, 2015 - CSIRO Publishing
Rice-based cropping systems are the foundation of food security in countries of Southeast
Asia, but productivity of such systems has declined with deterioration in soil quality. These …

Critical values of soil solution Al3+ activity and pH for canola and maize cultivation in two acidic soils

W Zhao, R Shi, Z Hong, R Xu - Journal of the Science of Food …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Aluminum (Al) toxicity caused by soil acidification is the main constraint for
crop growth in tropical and subtropical areas of southern China. The critical values of soil …

Effects of lime on soil chemical characteristics and performance of cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] on Oxic Haplustalf of a derived savanna ecology of Nigeria

AO Adekiya, BB Ayorinde, ET Alori, C Aremu… - Research on …, 2023 - indianjournals.com
The use of lime in reducing acidity, increasing nodulation and grain yield of field cowpea in
Nigeria had not been determined. Hence, field experiments were conducted in 2020 and …

Nature of acidity in alfisols, entisols and inceptisols in relation to soil properties

JA Bhat, M Chandra Kundu, B Mandal… - Communications in soil …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Twenty acid soils of West Bengal, India, representing Alfisols, Entisols and Inceptisols
orders, were studied to characterize their acidity in relation to physicochemical properties …

Assessing the nature of soil acidity in per-humid, Sub-tropical Meghalaya in North Eastern region of India

PD Roy, RK Jena, P Ray, RP Sharma… - Journal of Soil and …, 2022 - indianjournals.com
Soils of Meghalaya in the north eastern region of India were characteristically acidic in
nature. The present work was undertaken to assess the spatial variability of soil acidity as …

Distribution Study of the Different Forms of Soil Acidity and Available Nutrients in Upper Brahmaputra Valley Zone (UBVZ) of Assam

MM Devi, D Bhattacharyya… - … of Plant & Soil …, 2023 - repository.journal4submission.com
Soil acidity is a major constraint that affect crop growth and production in larger aspect. The
objective of the study is to characterize different forms of soil acidity components in relation …

[PDF][PDF] Effects of Liming on Acid Ferrasols for Sustainable Crop Production in Uganda–A Review

WS Kollie, J Byalebeka, TA Basamba - Int. J. Plant Soil Sci, 2023 - academia.edu
Ferralsols are the predominant soil type covering about 70% of the total land area of
Uganda; they are mostly found in the Central and Western regions of the country. Ferralsols …

Nature of acidity in some soils of red and lateritic belt of West Bengal.

MC Kundu - 2017 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Twenty four acid soil samples were collected during May, 2011 from western part of Bankura
district representing part of red and lateritic belt of West Bengal and Alfisols soil order were …