Table 10. Lime application according to soil pH
Soil pH	Quantity of CaCO3 lime1 (g/ha)	Quantity of lime2 Ca(OH)2
Above 7	-	-
7�6.5	500	250
6.5�6.0	1 000�	500
6�5.5	2 000�	1 000�
<5.5	3 000�	1 500�
Source: Suresh, Aceituno and Oliva (2006); Boyd (2005)
2Called agricultural lime. Other limes are CaMg(CO3)2 (dolomite), CaO (calcium oxide).
3Called calcium hydroxide, hydrated lime or slaked lime ,