Sugar planters in the Philippines are excited about a new discovery- that introduction of dolomite to soil reduced their fertilizer requirement by half, and still maintained their sugar production standard. A few would say that ordinary dolomite won‘t; but boron-induced dolomite does. True or false, and why?
It is not clear what boron induced dolomite is when talking about fertilizers. Boron induced is normally an issue when you are talking about semiconductor doping, which is totally unrelated. Dolomite is mainly just another form of Calcium Magnesium Carbonate, a form of limestone with addition of more Magnesium. Add some boron compound might make the fertilizer slightly more alkaline. If the plants are sensitive to a slight pH change like this it might allow them to flourish more. But there are many ways that pH can be changed that are cheaper. This comes across like a con artist trip. Someone has a lot of dolomite and boron to sell. Wild claims may be made to get people to get on a bandwagon and remove money from the Philippine sugar grower's pocket. I would be careful and ask for solid proof.
