REGESOL: a diagnostic tool for forest soil improvement by liming.

A Diagnostic Analysis Tool for Supply Chain Improvement By

By Bernardo Villarreal*, Dulce González* & Pamela Madero* Universidad de Monterrey Ave. I. Morones Prieto 4500 Pte., San Pedro Garza Garcia, N.L., Mexico Abstract No. 002 0462 Supply Chain continuous improvement has become a necessary strategy for businesses to attain the required performance level to compete worldwide. A fundamental phase to define the components and projects of the strategy i...

SOIL pH AND LIMING

When crops do not grow well, one of the first question an agronomist is likely to ask is “What is the pH of the soil?” The reason for this question is that soil pH tells us more about a soils ability to produce crops that any other single measurement. A measurement of soil pH is like a doctor’s measurement of a patient’s temperature. It gives an indication something may or may not be wrong, but...

Soil Acidity and Liming

Soil pH, soil acidity, and their effects on plants The pH scale, ranging from 0 to 14, is used to indicate acidity and alkalinity. pH is a measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions (symbol = H) in the water contained in the soil. A pH of 7.0 is neutral, values below 7 are acidic, and those above 7 are alkaline (basic). The lower the pH, the more acid the soil. Each unit pH drop indicates te...

Forest liming increases forest floor carbon and nitrogen stocks in a mixed hardwood forest.

In acid-impacted forests, decreased soil pH and calcium (Ca) availability have the potential to influence biotic and abiotic controls on carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycling. We investigated the effects of liming on above- and belowground C and N pools and fluxes 19 years after lime addition to the Woods Lake Watershed, Adirondack Park, New York, USA. Soil pH and exchangeable Ca remained elevate...

Soil Acidification and Liming Interactions with Nutrient