Field lab Broddbo - Lime trial on peat soil
- Objective
- To investigate how lime is affecting GHG emissions and yield from well-decomposed peat soil.
- Description
- 0, 10 and 20 t/ha agricultural lime (CaCO3) was mixed into the topsoil. GHG and yield are measured.
- Data Access Statement
- Don't know
- Data license
- Don't know
- Data policy
- https://www.slu.se/globalassets/ew/org/centrb/langliggande/gb-guidelines_lte_slu_20140820.pdf
- Organization
- SLU Agricultural Long-Term Experimentsresearch organisation
- Person
- Agr.Dr. Örjan Berglundprincipal investigatorSLUSoil and Environment
Site: Field lab Broddbo - Lime trial on peat soil
- Type
- farmer field
- Location
- BroddboUppsalaSweden
- Geographic location
- 60.027933, 17.429423
- Elevation
- 30 Metres
- Visits permitted?
- Yes
- Visiting arrangements
- Contact Örjan Berglund, orjan.berglund@slu.se
- History
- The area was drained starting in the 1840s. It was a pasture before we used it as a research field.
- Management
- Conventionally farmed. Three treatments were repeated three times. 0, 10, 20 t agricultural lime/ha. Timothy is grown on the 6*4 m plots. They are harvested two times and fertilised with mineral fertiliser. NPK 11-5-18, 2*50 kg N. Yield and GHG emissions are measured.
- Soil type
- Euic Typic Haplosaprist
- Soil description
- A well decomposed (H8-10) 1m deep fen peat.
- Climatic type
- warm humid continental climate
- Climate description
- Dfb
- Climate properties
Variable Time period Value (range) Units air temperature 1991 – 2020 6.8 degree Celsius precipitation 1991 – 2020 600 millimeter
Design period: Lime trial (2015—)
- Design Type
- Randomized complete block design
- Description
- Agricultural lime (CaCO3) is added to the top soil. 0, 10 and 20t/ha into 6*4 m plots cultivated with timothy. GHG emissions and yield is measured.
- Design description
- 3 treatements and 3 blocks.
- Number of plots
- 9
- Number of replicates
- 3
- Number of harvests per year
- 2
- Crop
Crop Years grown Timothy grass - Measurements
Variable Material Units Frequency Scale Comment forage yield Timothy grass kg/ha 2 CO2 emission Not specified mg/m2/h 10 N2O emission Soil mg/m2/h
Related publications
- GHG emissions from a Swedish field trial adding sand and lime to the soil