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Agronomía Costarricense
versión impresa ISSN 0377-9424
Resumen
VALERIO, Juan Manuel y MOLINA, Eloy. Evaluation of a liquid lime source on the rice yield in an Ultisol from North zone of Costa Rica. Agron. Costarricense [online]. 2012, vol.36, n.1, pp.89-96. ISSN 0377-9424.
A field experiment was conducted, to evaluate the effect of applying a liquid lime amendment on rice yield and soil fertility, in an Ultisol at Los Chiles, Alajuela. The liquid amendment contains 40% of Ca in form of CaCO3 and 6.9% of N as urea (Cal 56®). The treatments were: control without lime; Cal 56 8 l.ha-1; Cal 56 10 l.ha-1; and Cal 56 6 l.ha-1 + Nitro LL 4 l.ha-1. Nitro LL is a controlled-release liquid fertilizer that contains 33% of N. The products were applied in water with a back pump, using a volume of mixture of 200 l.ha-1, spraying on the ground 8 days after rice germination. Plots 10x10 m were used, with an experimental design of randomized complete block with 4 treatments and 4 replicates. There were no significant differences in panicle size (cm), number of spikelets per panicle, total number of grains per panicle, number of grains filled, empty grains, and 1000-grain weight, although most of these variables showed higher values than the control with the application of the liquid amendment. There were significant differences (p<0.01) in rice grain yield. The dose of 8 l.ha-1 of Cal 56 showed the best agronomic yield. The dose of 10 l.ha-1 of Cal 56 increased slightly the content of Ca and ECEC in the soil.
Palabras clave : Acid soils; liming; liquid lime; ultisols; rice Oryza sativa.