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MANAGEMENT OF AN ACID SOIL USING MINE TAILINGS<br />

AS LIME FOR SOYBEAN PRODUCTION<br />

LACKSON K. PHIRI, MOSES MWALE <strong>and</strong> MLOTHA I. DAMASEKE<br />

Mt. Makulu Research Station, <strong>Soil</strong> <strong>Fertility</strong> Programme,<br />

Private Bag 7, Chilanga, Zambia; E-Mail: genetics@zamnet.zm<br />

Abstract<br />

<strong>Soil</strong> acidity is the most limit<strong>in</strong>g constra<strong>in</strong>t <strong>in</strong> acid soils of the high ra<strong>in</strong>fall area (Region III) of Zambia. These soils are<br />

not suitable <strong>for</strong> grow<strong>in</strong>g most arable crops <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g soybean (Glyc<strong>in</strong>e max L.) without adjustment of soil pH. Nampundwe<br />

m<strong>in</strong>e tail<strong>in</strong>gs (NMT) are an abundant <strong>and</strong> readily available dolomitic limestone source <strong>in</strong> Nampundwe area, 60<br />

km west of Lusaka. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effectiveness of NMT <strong>in</strong> manag<strong>in</strong>g soil acidity <strong>for</strong> soybean<br />

production <strong>in</strong> Region III of Zambia <strong>in</strong> comparison with commercial agricultural lime (AgLi). Results <strong>for</strong> the<br />

1995/96 season show that AgLi significantly (P

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