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Greener Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

This review paper tries to put together soil acidity management research based evidences generated recently.In the context of agricultural problem soils, acid soils are soils in which acidity dominates the problems related to agricultural land use.Soil acidity problems are increasing in the highland areas of Ethiopia.Application of lime coupled with fertilizer improves the productivity of crops in acid affected soils.In Nedjo condition, lime level 5 t ha -1 with 69 kg ha -1 phosphorus gave best yield (1346.2 kg ha -1 ) and (1635.5 kgha -1 ) of finger millet and teff respectively.Similarly, yield of faba bean was obtained by applications of 16 .5(t ha -1 ) and 13(t ha -1 ) of lime along with 30 kg ha -1 P fertilizer at Bedi and Emdibir respectively.Application of 16.5 t ha -1 lime with 30 P (kg ha -1 ) gave 212% yield increment over the control that has no lime but 30 P (kg ha -1). Integrated reclamation approach centring limefertilizer and soil nutrients interaction is vital to establish cost effective and su...

Progress of Soil Acidity Management Research in Ethiopia