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Duration of lime effect under split and bulk application on soil properties and crop yield (First establishment) - LTSE

Location:
Russia
Latitude: 59.534318
Longitude: 30.212402
Background
Continent: 
Europe
Year LTSE Began: 
1957
On-going or Terminated?: 
On-going
Comments: 
Mixed forest until 1935. Cereals production (winter rye,oats) from 1945 before the experiment started with no liming additions
Environment
Annual Precipitation (mm): 
400-800
Is temperature regime isothermic? ie, do mean monthly temperatures deviate by <6C?: 
No
Soil moisture regime: 
Udic
Landuse: 
Arable
Ecoregion: 
Cool Temperate Boreal
Slope (%): 
0-2%
Elevation (m): 
0-200
Experimental Design
Design (short description): 
(since 1957) Main treatments 1a,1b Nil imput (without lime) 2a Lime rate based on neutralization full hydr.acidity level - periodically 2b Lime rate based on neutralization full hydr.acidity level - bulk applied 3a Lime rate based on neutralization 0.5 hydr.acidity level - periodically 3b Lime rate based on neutralization 0.5 hydr.acidity level - bulk applied 4a Lime rate based on neutralization 0.25 hydr.acidity level - periodically 4b Lime rate based on neutralization 0.25 hydr.acidity level - bulk applied
Permanent plot area (square meters): 
3000-10,000
Number of permanent plots: 
3-10
Soil Classification
Soil taxa (ex, Great Group of Soil Taxonomy): 
Russia classification: soddy podsolic, sandy loam on till loam sediments Profile description A (0-27), arable light grey, silt loam, cloddy friable structure, with gravel and boulder inclusion, wet, densily pierced by roots, distinct transition in accordance with colour A2B (27-38) not homogeneous in colour, with light grey and red-brownish mottles, loamy sand, apedal, very compact, wet, stone inclusions, iron nodules, wavy boundary , with bleached tongues B1 (38-60) red-brownish with single white-grey tongues,sandy loam, wet, single stone inclusions, gradual and not distinct transition B2 (60-88) homogenious in colour, brownish red with rare bleached tongues, sandy loam, apedal, less compact than previous horizon, wet, with gravel and boulder inclusion,gradual and not distinct transition BC , deeper than 88 cm homogenious brownish red, sandy loam, apedal, wet, slightly compact, some inclusions of boulders and big gravel partly destroyed by weathering process
Soil/Data Archive
Data Archive: 
Yes
Sample frequency: 
Once
Year of first sampling for archive: 
1964
Year of last sampling for archive: 
1991
Soil Solid Data
pH and acidity: 
Yes
Organic Carbon: 
Yes
Nitrogen: 
Yes
Other macronutrients: 
Yes
Bulk Density: 
Yes
Soil Water Data
pH and alkalinity: 
Yes
Dissolved organic carbon: 
Yes
Other macronutrients: 
Yes
Vegetation Data
Biomass above ground: 
Yes
Biomass below ground: 
Yes
Macronutrient contents: 
Yes
Micronutrient contents: 
Yes
Harvest mass: 
Yes
Harvest nutrient contents: 
Yes