Liming and Boron in a Teak Crop Established during Early Stages in an Acid Soil

Effect of liming and fertilizers on the growth and nutrition of 12-month old Teak (Tectona grandis L.) grown on acidic soil of Peru

“…However, is important to express that even though soil pH was not modified by dolomite lime in relation to control, the absorption of Ca and Mg may have contributed to the high growth observed in the biometric parameters. Combatt et al (2016), working with different doses of Lime and Boron in Colombia, observed that during the establishment of teak the application of calcium hydroxide showed positive effects on growth parameters. Also, Wehr et al (2017), working with the physiology of teak under acidic conditions showed that even though teak is an acidic-sensitive species some clones may have a high tolerance to acidic conditions.…”

“…For the content of nutrients, little evidence exists for plants of this age (12 months), most research has presented plants with older ages (>3 years) (Fernández-Moya et al, 2017, except for the work of Dos , which develops allometric models of nutrient contents from 15 months to 75 months. In general, there is little work on fertilization in teak related to different sources of fertilizers, inorganic fertilizers are the main preference in different fertilization experiments with teak (Abod & Siddiqui, 2001;Combatt et al, 2016). Organic fertilizers are in general more expensive in terms of logistics since density and nutrient concentration is low in comparison to inorganic fertilizer.…”