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Aims: Soil acidity decreases soil fertility and grapevine growth. Aluminum toxicity has been recognized as one of the most common causes of reduced grape yields in acid vineyard soils. The main aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of two liming materials, i.e. dolomitic lime and sugar foam, on a vineyard cultivated in an acid soil.
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... Traditional approaches to address soil acidity issues involve increasing soil pH by liming with materials rich in CaCO 3 , CaMg(CO 3 ) 2 , and Ca(OH) 2 , which neutralize acidity and increase soil Ca. However, these strategies usually affect the topsoil only [337,342], whereas vine roots can pierce deeper. Therefore, preventing or minimizing subsoil acidification is as important as mitigating the topsoil acidification issue, being essential to understand the processes of subsoil acidification such as downward movement of soluble Al [343]. ...
Soil health encompasses the effects the uppermost part of the land have on human wellbeing in a broad sense, because soil is where most food ultimately comes from, and because it more inconspicuously fulfils other ecological functions, as important as feeding, for our planet’s welfare, which is ours. Viticulture exploits the soil’s resources from which wine, its most valuable produce, boasts to obtain some of its unique quality traits, which are wrapped within the terroir concept. However, using conventional methods, viticulture also has harsh impacts on the soil, thus jeopardizing its sustainability. How long will the terroir expression remain unchanged as vineyard soil degradation goes on? While this question is difficult to answer because of the complex nature of terroirs, it is undeniable that conventional soil management practices in viticulture leave, in general, ample room for improvement, in their impact on vineyards as much as on the environment. In response, viticulture must adopt practices that enable the long-lasting preservation of its grounds for both on-farm and off-farm benefits. In this regard, the increase in the soil’s organic matter alongside the enhancement of the soil’s biological community are key because they benefit many other soil properties of a physical, chemical, and biological nature, thus determining the soil’s healthy functioning, where the vines may thrive for a long time, whereas its surroundings remain minimally disturbed. In the present review, the importance of soil health as it relates to vineyards is discussed, the soil degradation factors and processes that threaten winegrowing areas are presented, successful soil-health enhancement practices are shown, and future research trends are identified for the benefit of researchers and stakeholders in this special agricultural industry.
... Pearson's correlation between pH KCl and fractions of phosphorus compounds over the years of research of Al-P + Fe-P by 8.7-39, 5 mg/kg of soil compared to the option where only mineral fertilizers were applied. According toQuiroga et al. (2017), a similar pattern is possible due to the action of limestone materials to reduce the content of exchangeable Al 3+ by replacing it with Ca 2+ , as well as soluble Al 3+ by precipitation with hydroxyl anions, which are formed as a result of the hydrolysis of calcium carbonates in the soil solution. ...
... The content and reactivity of oxides, hydroxides, and oxyhydroxides of Fe and Al in many acid soils are the components that predominantly influence P adsorption because these oxides serve as the most effective P sorbents (Das and Seema 2016;Zhang et al. 2001). Therefore, the reason that the Al-P decreased with an increased level of lime rates might be due to the replacement of soluble Al 3+ by Ca 2+ on the exchanging site and precipitation of soluble Al 3+ with the hydroxyl anions generated by carbonate hydrolysis in the soil solution from applied lime (Quiroga et al. 2017). ...
... Liming with the highest rate exhibited the minimum value of exchangeable acidity. This may be because the lime decreases the contents of exchangeable Al 3+ through replacement with Ca 2+ , and also the contents of soluble Al 3+ by precipitation with the hydroxyl anions generated by carbonate hydrolysis in the soil solution (Quiroga et al. 2017). Therefore, the increase in soil pH due to lime application results in the precipitation of exchangeable and soluble Al as insoluble Al hydroxides and thus reduced the concentration of Al in soil solution (Adane 2014). ...
Phosphorus (P) transformations and associated changes in soil chemistry
following lime application in acidic soils are very determinant to enhance
P use efficiency. Thus, this study was conducted to evaluate the effects of
different rates of lime on soil P fractions and chemical properties in acidic
Luvisols of southern Ethiopia. The lime rates were 0 t/ha (0%), 3.75 t/ha (50%),
7.5 t/ha (100%), and 11.25 t/ha (150%), and incubated for a month with three
replications. The soil P fractions analyzed includes soluble P (P-sol),
P associated with iron (Fe-P), aluminum (Al-P), calcium (Ca-P), organic part
(Org-P) and residual (Res-P). The result indicated that liming significantly (p <
0.05) improved the release of P-sol, Ca-P, and Res-P, and reduced Fe-P, Al-P,
and Org-P. The changes in soil chemical properties were also significant. For
instance, increased rate of lime enhanced soil pH from 5.3 to 6.5, reduced
exchangeable acidity from 1.47 to 0.15 cmol(+)/kg, and increased available
P from 2.74 to 8.72 cmol(+)/kg. Yet, the amount of P-sol was found low for
plant needs even at a 150% rate of lime. Thus, working on external
P requirement to equilibrate the need for plants followed by crop response
validation are suggested.
... Limestone decreases soil acidity, neutralizes toxins, and supplies calcium and magnesium to the soil, promoting the development of root systems and improving nutrient use efficiency and water uptake by the crop [11,12]. e application of lime increases soil pH, removes soil contaminants, amends soil cation exchange capacity and percentage of soil base saturation [13], promotes SOM decomposition, increases available nutrients of soil, increases dehydrogenase activity, and enhances crop production [14]. ...
Soil acidity is an important factor affecting crop productivity in the tropics. The soil of the Vietnamese Mekong Delta has high acidity, deficient levels of exchangeable bases, and low fertility. This study aimed to evaluate soil amendments’ role in improving soil fertility, soil acidity, and pomelo yield cultivated in raised beds. The field trial was carried out in Hau Giang province consecutively over 3 years from 2018 to 2020. Fours treatments were used, namely, control, biochar (5 ton ha−1 year−1), lime (2 ton ha−1 year−1), and compost (5 ton ha−1 year−1). All treatments applied the same amount of NPK fertilizers at rates of 400 kg N, 300 kg P2O5, and 400 kg K2O ha−1 year−1. Physicochemical properties of the topsoil (0–20 cm) and subsoil (20–40 cm), and fruit yield were investigated. The results showed that biochar or compost application increased soil pH, soil organic matter (SOM), and exchangeable cations, and decreased soil bulk density (BD), improving soil fertility and fruit yield in the raised beds. Applications of biochar or compost resulted in about 1.5-fold higher fruit yield than that of chemical fertilizer alone. The average profit increased to USD 1,672 ha–1 after applying biochar and compost in the three-year experiments. Biochar and compost amendments have a positive effect on reducing soil acidity and soil BD, elevating SOM, and supplying available Ca2+ and Mg2+, improving soil fertility, enhancing fruit yield, and increasing profit.
... Consistent with the literature [22][23][24][25], the overall effect of the liming treatments on the soil Al levels was a decrease in its effective Al saturation on the exchange complex, as well as an increase in the availability of Ca and Mg for all the horizons studied. As expected, Al was efficiently reduced with both liming materials, but interestingly both Ca and Mg bioavailability was markedly increased in those subplots limed with DL. ...
Aluminium phytotoxicity is considered the main limiting factor for crop productivity in agricultural acid soils. Liming is a common practice used to improve acidic soil properties, but an appropriate liming material is essential for both agricultural productivity and environmental sustainability. A long-term field experiment with two liming amendments (dolomitic limestone and limestone) was developed during 10 years to determine the changes in soil acidity and assess the effects on crop (rye) yields. Although the adverse effects of the soil acidity conditions were alleviated with both amendments tested, dolomitic limestone was the most effective in the short- and long-term period. In terms of the saturation of exchange complex, dolomitic limestone had a better efficiency, likely based on its rate of dissolution. No significant changes in soil organic matter and exchangeable potassium levels between the treatments tested were found. Both liming materials significantly increased the rye total biomass, but interestingly, significant correlations were showed between tissue levels of magnesium and biomass production, but not between the latter and calcium. The increases in rye biomass production compared with control soils at the end of the research were the following: dolomitic limestone, 47%, and limestone, 32%. A link between an increase in magnesium bioavailability and biomass production was found, as well as between magnesium rye content and total, spike and stem biomass. Hence, it could conceivably be hypothesized that since magnesium is crucial for the transport of assimilates from source leaves to sink organs, alleviating its deficiency leads to avoiding the reducing growth rate of sink organs. Although further investigations are needed to gain a better understanding of liming on the biological, chemical and physical soil properties in the long term, our research provides support for the conceptual premise that an appropriate selection of liming material is crucial for the productivity of acid soils.
... In acidic soil, Al-P is higher than P-sol due to the content and reactivity of oxides, hydroxides, and oxyhydroxides of Al [45,46]. us, the replacement of soluble Al 3+ by Ca 2+ on the exchanging site and precipitation of soluble Al 3+ with the hydroxyl anions generated by carbonate hydrolysis in the soil solution from applied lime [47] might be due to the decreased level of Al-P with increasing rates of lime. ...
... Soil pH significantly correlated with r value of 0.99 * * * and increased from 4.5 to 6.6 but exchangeable acidity decreased from 4.18 to 0.23 cmol(+)/kg soil and negatively correlated with lime (r � −0.84 * * * ) ( Table 5). Decreasing the content of exchangeable Al 3+ and its precipitation with the hydroxyl anion through the replacement of Ca 2+ from carbonate hydrolysis, the value of pH increased, and exchangeable acidity decreased [47,48]. Lime also influenced (p < 0.05) OC, as well as available P and S (Table 6). ...
Understanding the nutrient dynamics in acid soil is fundamental to carry out proper management. The study was conducted to investigate phosphorus (P) pools and selected properties under different rates of lime for acid nitisols of Farawocha, Southern Ethiopia. Four lime rates incubated for a month in three replications were tested. The lime rates were 0 t/ha (0%), 5.25 t/ha (50%), 10.5 t/ha (100%), and 15.75 t/ha (150%). Lime requirement (LR) for 100% was calculated targeting soil pH of 6.5. Data on the P pools such as soluble P (P-sol) and bounded forms of P with iron (Fe-P), aluminum (Al-P), calcium (Ca-P), organic part (Org-P), residual P (Res-P), and total of P fractions were measured. In addition, changes in soil chemical properties such as pH, exchangeable acidity, calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), sulfur (S), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), boron (B), zinc (Zn), and manganese (Mn) were analyzed. The result showed that total P was 357.5 mg/kg. Compared to nontreated soil, liming at a rate of 15.75 t/ha significantly improved P-sol (34.2%, r2 = 0.88), Ca-P (61.6%, r2 = 0.92), and Res-P (195%, r2 = 0.94); however, it reduced Fe-P (58.5%, r2 = −0.83), Al-P (71%, r2 = −0.97), and Org-P (19.1%, r2 = 0.93). Overall, the P-associated fractions in the soil, regardless of the lime rates, were in the order of Org_P > Res_P > Fe_P > Ca_P > Al_P > P-sol. Liming raised soil pH by 2.1 units (4.5 to 6.6) over nonlimed soil, whereas it reduced exchangeable acidity from 4.18 to 0.23 meq/100 g soil. Available P, Ca, Mg, S, Cu, Zn, and B contents were significantly improved with lime application. However, liming reduced Fe and Mn contents. In conclusion, these findings showed that liming facilitated the release of P from various pools, modified pH and exchangeable acidity, and resulted in beneficial changes for most of the soil chemical properties.
... In acidic soil, Al-P is higher than P-sol due to the content and reactivity of oxides, hydroxides, and oxyhydroxides of Al [45,46]. us, the replacement of soluble Al 3+ by Ca 2+ on the exchanging site and precipitation of soluble Al 3+ with the hydroxyl anions generated by carbonate hydrolysis in the soil solution from applied lime [47] might be due to the decreased level of Al-P with increasing rates of lime. ...
... Soil pH significantly correlated with r value of 0.99 * * * and increased from 4.5 to 6.6 but exchangeable acidity decreased from 4.18 to 0.23 cmol(+)/kg soil and negatively correlated with lime (r � −0.84 * * * ) ( Table 5). Decreasing the content of exchangeable Al 3+ and its precipitation with the hydroxyl anion through the replacement of Ca 2+ from carbonate hydrolysis, the value of pH increased, and exchangeable acidity decreased [47,48]. Lime also influenced (p < 0.05) OC, as well as available P and S (Table 6). ...
Understanding the nutrient dynamics in acid soil is fundamental to carry out proper management. e study was conducted to investigate phosphorus (P) pools and selected properties under different rates of lime for acid nitisols of Farawocha, Southern Ethiopia. Four lime rates incubated for a month in three replications were tested. e lime rates were 0 t/ha (0%), 5.25 t/ha (50%), 10.5 t/ha (100%), and 15.75 t/ha (150%). Lime requirement (LR) for 100% was calculated targeting soil pH of 6.5. Data on the P pools such as soluble P (P-sol) and bounded forms of P with iron (Fe-P), aluminum (Al-P), calcium (Ca-P), organic part (Org-P), residual P (Res-P), and total of P fractions were measured. In addition, changes in soil chemical properties such as pH, ex-changeable acidity, calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), sulfur (S), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), boron (B), zinc (Zn), and manganese (Mn) were analyzed. e result showed that total P was 357.5 mg/kg. Compared to nontreated soil, liming at a rate of 15.75 t/ha significantly improved P-sol (34.2%, r 2 � 0.88), CaP (61.6%, r 2 � 0.92), and Res-P (195%, r 2 � 0.94); however, it reduced Fe-P (58.5%, r 2 � −0.83), Al-P (71%, r 2 � −0.97), and Org-P (19.1%, r 2 � 0.93). Overall, the P-associated fractions in the soil, regardless of the lime rates, were in the order of Org_P > Res_P > Fe_P > Ca_P > Al_P > P-sol. Liming raised soil pH by 2.1 units (4.5 to 6.6) over nonlimed soil, whereas it reduced exchangeable acidity from 4.18 to 0.23 meq/100 g soil. Available P, Ca, Mg, S, Cu, Zn, and B contents were significantly improved with lime application. However, liming reduced Fe and Mn contents. In conclusion, these findings showed that liming facilitated the release of P from various pools, modified pH and exchangeable acidity, and resulted in beneficial changes for most of the soil chemical properties.
... Indeed, the detrimental effects of excess liming can include deficiencies in Fe, Mn, Cu and Zn (Davies, 1997;Moreira et al., 2017). Although extensive research has been carried out on the effects of liming on the properties of acid soils (Quiroga et al., 2017), overliming and its effects on soil fertility and grapevine nutrition have been scantly reported. Specifically, the impact of overliming on the micronutrient content of grape tissues, crop yield and must quality have not been investigated to date. ...
Aluminium plays a central role in soil acidity, which is one of the main constraints on grape production in humid, northern temperate viticultural regions. To decrease the acidity of vineyard soil, it is usually amended with alkaline materials that provide conjugate bases to weak acids (liming). However, one practical consideration is the danger of overliming, which has potential implications in terms of yield reduction and decreased bioavailability of several mineral nutrients. The main aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of overliming using dolomitic lime on grapevines growing on acid soil. The effects on the topsoil fertility parameters (0–30 cm), petiole and berry nutrient levels, berry weight and must quality properties were studied in a vineyard planted with Vitis vinifera L. cv. Mencía for three years (2014–2016). Data analysis performed using a mixed model that took into account both random effects (year of sampling) and fixed effects (liming treatments) showed that overliming decreased the manganese content in both leaf and berry tissues. Until now, nothing was known about the effects of overliming on both vine nutritional status and harvest quality properties, thus this study fills an important knowledge gap.
... Some studies have examined the effects of soil and leaf quality on vineyards, focusing on the transpirable soil water content and the leaf water potential (Gaudin et al. 2017), soil composition and leaf water content (Cozzolino et al. 2009), the impact of liming on soil properties and leaf tissue cation composition (Quiroga et al. 2017), the effects of soil liming with dolomitic limestone and leaf nutrient contents (Olego et al. 2016), the effect of green manure on soil fertility and grape leaf nutrient content (Li et al. 2004) and how soil fertility affects the chemical composition of the leaves (Stojanova et al. 2011 vineyards and the cultivation of grapevines can affect soil erosion processes Rodrigo-Comino et al. 2017), change the soil nutrient status (Zhao et al. 2019) and soil hydraulic conductivity (Alagna et al. 2018), and affect the nematofauna (Scotto et al. 1988), bacteria and insects (Welch et al. 2015) and wine quality (Kishi and Kanehara 2003). However, no studies have evaluated the variation in soil physicochemical and leaf characteristics in vineyards of different ages, or in organic vineyards. ...
The soil from three organically cultivated plots in Rioja Alavesa vineyards, specifically in Lanciego (Álava, Spain), and the foliage of their vines were analyzed. The aim of this study was to determine differences in soil and grapevine quality between different aged vineyards. The first 20 centimeters of the soil were sampled and leaves were collected during the growing season. The results show that the quality of the soil in the three plots was optimal and did not differ from reported values of soils from traditionally cultivated plots. The only element found at a lower concentration in the three plots and the leaves was iron. Organic cultivation of vineyards is a viable mode of cultivation and could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and contamination by pesticides and fertilizers.
... Under environmental conditions of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina the positive effects of liming on soil status, field crops yield and quality were found (Markovic et al., 2008;Andric et al., 2012;Kovačević et al., 2015). The similar results of positive effects of liming was shown by Wijanarko and Taufiq (2016), Quiroga et al. (2017), Shaaban et al. (2017) and others. Crusciol et al. (2017) reported that gypsum, limestone and silicate improve fertility throughout the soil profile which led to the greater profit. ...
Soil acidity is one of the most common problem in cultivating plants in the open field. Dolomite enriched with nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (trade name Fertdolomite: 24% CaO + 16% MgO + 3% N + 2.5% P2O5 + 3% K2O) was applied in autumn of 2011 in four rates (0 t*ha-1, 3.56 t*ha-1, 7.14 t*ha-1 and 14.25 t*ha-1). Aim of this experiment was testing 5-year residual impact of Fertdolomit on acid soil on maize and winter wheat grain yield and quality, as well as on changes of soil properties. Five year after application, Fertdolomit has shown positive long term effect on soil pH and hydrolytic acidity. Under Fertdolomit treatments, in 2012/2013 wheat yield was significantly increased by 22%, in 2014/2015 by 25% and in 2016/2017 by 32% in comparison with control treatment. Application of highest Fertdolomite rate significantly increased wheat grain quality (protein and wet gluten content) while impact on thousand grain weight, hectoliter mass and starch content was insignificant during all growing season. Response of maize to Fertdolomite application was considerably lower compared to wheat. Maize yield increased only for 11% in both tested years (2014 and 2016), without any significant difference for grain quality.
