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GALLERY CONTENT: Maize(5), Rye Grass (1), Soya Bean(1), Sugar Cane(1)
Maize roots exhibiting severe aluminium-toxicity symptoms – Photo: Dr Neil Miles
Aluminum toxicity in maize – Mart Farina, Karkloof 1974
Aluminum toxicity in maize – Mart Farina, Karkloof 1974
Excessive soil acidity often shows as patches of poor growth in fields, in the case of this maize field, good and poor areas had pH’s of 4.35 and 3.83 and acid saturations of 9 % and 62% respectively – Photo: Dr Mart Farina
Aluminum toxicity in maize – Mart Farina, Dundee 1976
Another case of excessive soil acidity, patches of poor growth in rye grass with acid saturations of 42 % and 67% respectively. – Photo: Dr Neil Miles
Aluminum toxicity and acidity-related disease in soya bean – Mart Farina, Greytown 1994
Poor penetration of sugarcane roots into a severely acidic subsoil – Dr Neil Miles
