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What is Gypsum and What is Its Value in Agriculture?

Source Publication:Slide Presentation
Primary Author:Kost, Chen, Dick
Research Site:Ohio State University School of Environment and Natural Resources
City:Wooster
State:Ohio
Focus:Gypsum Description
Category:Slide Sets
Crop:Not Crop Specific
Download:OSU-WhatisGypsumandWhatisItsValueforAgriculture.pdf (58.6 KB)
Reported Results:

Gypsum benefits in agriculture include: Ca and S source for plant nutrition, source of exchangeable Ca (ameliorate subsoil acidity and Al3+ toxicity and reclain sodic soils) and floccutate clays to improve soil structure.

Great increase in yield of legumes (double yield of red clover). Increased drought tolerance of plants (better rooting into subsoil?). Response when applied wet to oats seed.

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