USE OF COMPACTED CALCIUM-BASED GRANULES FOR SOIL CONDITIONING IN AGRICULTURE

Fecha de publicación: 31/08/2022
Fuente: Wipo "precision farming"
The present invention is related to the use of compacted calcium- based granules, in particular pellets, in agriculture, in precision farming. The pellets are used as soil conditioning product, in particular as soil liming product, such as for deacidifying of the soil. The pellets are spheroidal/lens-shaped pellets comprising a source of calcium and optionally one or more additives. The pellets comprise at least 60 wt%, preferably 70 wt% of CaO, based on the total weight of the pellets. The pellets have an average size lower than 10 mm, measured by sieve analysis, and a granule density equal to or higher than 1.60 g/cm3, preferably equal to or higher than 1.70 g/cm3, measured by mercury picnometry. The present invention is further related to a precision farming method.