Agricultural lime, also called aglime, agricultural limestone, garden lime or liming, is a soil additive made from pulverized limestone or chalk.The primary active component is calcium carbonate.Additional chemicals vary depending on the mineral source and may include calcium oxide.Unlike the types of lime called quicklime (calcium oxide) and slaked lime (calcium …

Production. In the lime industry, limestone is a general term for rocks that contain 80% or more of calcium or magnesium carbonate, including marble, chalk, oolite, and marl.Further classification is done by composition as high calcium, argillaceous (clayey), silicious, conglomerate, magnesian, dolomite, and other limestones. Uncommon sources of lime include coral, sea shells, calcite …

In 1974, out of a sown area of 216.5 million ha, 127.2 million ha were in grain crops, 14.7 million ha in industrial crops, 10.2 million ha in potatoes and other vegetables, melons, and gourds, and 64.4 million ha in feed crops.