ABSTRACT

Theadditionoflimingmaterialstoacidsoilshasbeenanagriculturalpracticesince200 B.C.;however,agriculturalresearchonlimingbeganaround1880A.D. 16Manyearly conceptsofliminghavebeenchangedasnewknowledgeisfound.Atthiswriting,more dataarebeingdevelopedonlimingmaterialsandtheiruseandeffectonsoilsandplants. Asaresult,presentconceptsregardinglimingacidsoilsarebeingsubstantiated,modified, orrefuted.