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Bicarbonate as the most important soil factor in lime-induced chlorosis in the Netherlands

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Pot experiments and field trials were conducted to determine the direct cause of lime-induced chlorosis in the Netherlands.

The findings may be summarized as follows:

  1. (1)

    High bicarbonate content in the soil was the main cause of lime-induced chlorosis.

  2. (2)

    There was a significant correlation between lime-induced chlorosis and the bicarbonate content of the soil in the spring under field conditions.

  3. (3)

    The effect of high soil moisture content on chlorosis was an indirect one; a high soil moisture content favoured the formation of bicarbonate.

  4. (4)

    In neutral to weakly acid soils of high soil moisture content some relationship was found between the incidence of iron chlorosis and pH.

  5. (5)

    In calcareous soils, however, this interaction was not found.

In connection with these results defects in water management and their relation to bicarbonate and lime-induced chlorosis have been discussed.

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    R. Boxma

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Boxma, R. Bicarbonate as the most important soil factor in lime-induced chlorosis in the Netherlands. Plant Soil 37, 233–243 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02139967

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