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What are the agricultural uses of limestone?

What are the agricultural uses of limestone?

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For environmental disinfection, commonly used in livestock breeding field and environment as well as the disinfection aquaculture pond and water, it is cheap and long term most commonly used good disinfectant.
With lime milk protection and prevention and treatment of diseases, the fruit tree plaster disease can be removed by using a knife to remove the mycelium membrane and then 20% lime milk, winter pruning wounds greater than 2 cm above the branches with 30% lime water smear to protect the wound
Brushing the fruit trees and other trees with lime can prevent and control the diseases and pests on the trunk and protect them from pests and diseases
The main component of lime is calcium oxide, lime white block. Especially in the mountainous areas of Yanjin County, everywhere is calcium carbonate ore lime, lime materials, very cheap. Use of lime in agricultural production are mainly in the following 5 aspects:1, lime fertilizer: acidic soil lime, can neutralize soil acidity, eliminate toxic aluminum ions on crops, improve the conditions of beneficial microorganisms in the soil, the soil nutrients, especially phosphorus availability; improve soil physical properties, soil absorption and improve soil fertility.2, with lime and other raw materials to prepare LSSS and Bordeaux, can prevent a variety of diseases.

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