The high demand for forest products in Brazil estimates a 2 million hectares increase in reforestation areas overthe next 10 years, highlighting Eucalyptus species. However, these crops usually occur in acid soils that needcorrection to achieve high productivity. Besides limestone, lime mud, a residue from the cellulose industry, andgypsum can also be used as correctives, but there are doubts about doses and ways of application with the bestresults. Thus, were evaluated the soil chemical attributes, foliar nutrient content, and initial growth of aEucalyptus dunnii Maiden crop in response to the application of limestone, lime mud, and gypsum in differentdoses and ways of applications, on a Humic Cambisol from Santa Catarina Plateau. The experiment was carriedout with nine treatments in four replicates, where the evaluated parameters were determined up to 24 monthsafter planting. In general, both limestone, lime mud, and gypsum, in different doses and ways of application,affected the chemical attributes of the soil but did not affect the foliar nutrient content at 12 months, height,and diameter at breast high (DBH) from trees and timber volume at 24 months. Gypsum do not correct soilacidity but lime mud provides similar results to limestone indicating that can substitute this corrective withoutdamage to nutritional status and initial development of Eucalyptus dunnii.
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