Research Article

Quantifying the Effect of Soil Ameliorants on Soil Crusting by Means of Field Experiments in a Wildlife Protected Area, South Africa

Table 1

Applied ameliorant products (treatments) and combinations thereof.

Ameliorant products and combinations thereofApplication rate
g/m2kg/ha equivalent

(1) PAM [0.5]0.55.0
(2) PAM [2.0]2.020
(3) PAM and molasses meal0.5 + 5005.0 + 5000
(4) PAM and gypsum0.5 + 2505.0 + 2500
(5) Gypsum2502500
(6) Gypsum and molasses meal250 + 5002500 + 5000
(7) Molasses meal5005000
(8) Brush packingn/an/a
(9) ControlNo amendmentNo amendment