A soil has a pH of 5.5, a tillage depth of 6 inches and a Ca content of 5 meq/100g, Mg of 1 meq/100g, K content 3 meq/ 100g, and exchangeable acidity of 1 meq/100g of soil. Calculate the Percent base saturation

A soil has a pH of 5.5, a tillage depth of 6 inches and a Ca content of 5 meq/100g, Mg of 1 meq/100g, K content 3 meq/ 100g, and exchangeable acidity of 1 meq/100g of soil. Calculate the Percent base saturation

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A soil has a pH of 5.5, a tillage depth of 6 inches and a Ca content of 5 meq/100g, Mg of 1 meq/100g, K content 3 meq/ 100g, and exchangeable acidity of 1 meq/100g of soil.

Calculate the Percent base saturation

Calculate the lime requirement in ECCE (lbs/ac) to achieve a DBS of 95%

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