Question

under what soil conditions do you think a farmer would treat the soil of his fields with quick lime or slaked lime or chalk​

Answer 1

Answer:

If the soil is acidic in nature which is not suitable for agriculture then the farmer would treat the soil with quick lime (calcium oxide) or slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) or chalk (calcium carbonate).

Answer 2

ғᴏʀ ᴘʟᴀɴᴛs ᴛᴏ ɢʀᴏᴡ, sᴏɪʟ ʀᴇϙᴜɪʀᴇs ᴀ ᴘʜ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ 5.5 ᴛᴏ 7.

ɪғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏɪʟ ɪs ᴀᴄɪᴅɪᴄ ɪɴ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ, ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀʀᴍᴇʀ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴛʀᴇᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏɪʟ ᴡɪᴛʜ ϙᴜɪᴄᴋ ʟɪᴍᴇ (ᴄᴀᴏ) ᴏʀ sʟᴀᴋᴇᴅ ʟɪᴍᴇ {ᴄᴀ(ᴏʜ)2} ᴏʀ ᴄᴀʟᴄɪᴜᴍ ᴄᴀʀʙᴏɴᴀᴛᴇ (ᴄᴀᴄᴏ3)