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| LIME IN IRISH AGRICULTURE |
| N. Culleton, W.E. Murphy, B. Coulter |
Teagasc, Johnstown Castle, Co.
Wexford |
| The main function of liming soils is to correct soil acidity. In addition
to reducing Al and Mn to sub-toxic levels, liming alters the capacity of the soils to
retain cations and anions (Coleman and Thomas, 1976) and changes the availability of most
plants nutrients (Jackson, 1967). |
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