Liming of smallholder soils in Zimbabwe

dc.date2014-03-13T00:57:18Z
dc.date2014-03-13T00:57:18Z
dc.date2000
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-17T19:57:57Z
dc.date.available2023-07-17T19:57:57Z
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10883/3650
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/7509378
dc.descriptionMost of the soils in smallholders areas of Zimbabwe are acidic. This is one of the main reasons that crops grow poorly. Lime is a low cost amendment which makes soils less acidic. Lime has been widely used by commercial farmers in Zimbabwe for many years and smallholder farmers are now beginning to benefit from it. Just a few hundred kg of lime per hectare will allow crops to yield more by increasing the growth of roots, aviability of mineral nutrients and the crop response to fertilizer. Maize benifits from liming but legumes such as groundnut should benefit even more.
dc.description2 pages
dc.formatPDF
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherCIMMYT
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dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectFERTILIZER APPLICATION
dc.subjectINNOVATION ADOPTION
dc.subjectMAIZE
dc.subjectSMALL FARMS
dc.subjectSOIL MANAGEMENT
dc.titleLiming of smallholder soils in Zimbabwe
dc.typeBrochure
dc.coverageHarare (Zimbabwe)


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