Topsoil acidity measured in calcium chloride, tracked over time against the target. pH is the master variable of the root zone: it governs nutrient availability, aluminium and manganese toxicity, and the health of a long-lived perennial root system.
Most tree-fruit crops favour a topsoil pH above about 6.0 in calcium chloride; as pH falls, nutrient availability and root function decline, so the trend after any liming program is watched closely.
Agriculture Victoria — Soil ↗Acidity develops slowly and invisibly, then constrains everything — a rising trend after liming shows the investment is working, while a stalled or falling one warns that acidification is outrunning the lime program before fruit size or vigour ever flag it.
Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses, and keeps the figure current automatically.
Apply lime to budget, matched to buffering capacity and target pH.
Monitor pH by block and at depth, not just the surface.
Correct acidity before replanting while the ground is open.
Topsoil acidity measured in calcium chloride, tracked over time against the target. pH is the master variable of the root zone: it governs nutrient availability, aluminium and manganese toxicity, and the health of a long-lived perennial root system.
You need: Topsoil pH(CaCl₂) (pH), Subsurface pH (pH), Lime applied (t/ha). Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses and keeps the figure current automatically.
Most tree-fruit crops favour a topsoil pH above about 6.0 in calcium chloride; as pH falls, nutrient availability and root function decline, so the trend after any liming program is watched closely.
Apply lime to budget, matched to buffering capacity and target pH. Monitor pH by block and at depth, not just the surface. Correct acidity before replanting while the ground is open.
Connect the software, spreadsheets and records you already keep, and Silo keeps every benchmark on this page current automatically.
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