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The proven benefits of LimeX:
The unique benefits of LimeX have been proven in agricultural use over more than 80 years. More recently, its advantages have been demonstrated in other sectors including brownfield development and the built environment:
- Optimises pH to maximise yields and profitability
- Rapidly corrects soil acidity for better return on expenditure
- Persistent pH control for better return on expenditure
- Supplies useful plant nutrients
- Improves soil structure at higher rates
- Compatiblity with organic systems
More info on Crop Optimisation
Unique Product Features
- Very fine particle size - ensures fast-acting and lasting ph correction
- Dry substance level - minimises dust when spreading
- Nutrient content - provides useful contribution to soil fertility
- Organic approval - via the Soil Association
- Storage robustness - offers on-farm flexibility
Nutrients
A unique advantage of LimeX70, and an important one regarding overall farm costs, is the value of the nutrients integral in the product.
The information below shows the minimum levels for three important nutrients and their value to your enterprise using the Fertiliser Manual (RB209 8th Edition 2010) as a guide.
| Nutrient |
LimeX70 (kg/tonne) |
LimeX45 (kg/tonne) |
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| Total P2O5 |
10* |
7 |
| Total MgO |
7 |
5 |
| Total SO3 |
9 |
6 |
*Note (July 2011):
Due to the effect frost-affected beet had on process conditions, there is a c.20% reduction in the level of P2O5 in the remaining stock of LimeX at Bury Sugar Factory and a corresponding reduction of 40-50% at Wissington.
Cereals, Sugar Beet, Oil Seed, Grassland
At an application rate of 5 tonne/ hectare (2t/ acre) of LimeX70 [ 7t/ hectare (3t/ acre) for LimeX45 ] the combined value of these integral nutrients is around £55 per hectare (inclusive of the savings in applying individual nutrients).
Clubroot
At an application rate of 10 tonne/ hectare (4t/acre) of LimeX70 [ 14t/ hectare (6t/ acre) for LimeX45 ] the combined value of these integral nutrients is now around £82 per hectare (inclusive of the savings in applying individual nutrients)
Minimum pH for Optimising Crop Yields
The following graphs clearly demonstrate how important pH is to maximising yields of a broad range of crops.
1. Optimum pH range for crops
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2. Target pH for Sugar Beet
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3. Minimum pH for crops
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