Liquid lime: this is why it does not work for soil correction

Livestock farmers, soil correction is one of the first and most important steps for a successful crop or pasture. The doubt about the effectiveness of liquid lime, however, has become increasingly common among rural producers. Watch the video. Marcos Alexandre, from Salvador, in the state of Bahia, asked if the product really works for soil correction. On Thursday (25), the agricultural engineer Március Gracco, from Intensifique Consultoria Agropecuária, answered the question in the "Giro do Boi Responde" segment. He explained, clearly, what a soil corrective should do and why liquid lime, in practice, does not meet this function. According to technical standards, a product to be considered a soil corrective must fulfill two main functions: altering the pH and base saturation (V%) of the soil. To do this, it must provide calcium and magnesium in sufficient quantity. Traditional correctives, such as calcitic, dolomitic, magnesian limestone, and virgin lime, are applied in large ...