Fact Sheet   

'HI-CAL' Liquid Lime

Active Ingredients:  HI-CAL  is an 8% w/w liquid calcium.

Purpose: HI-CAL is designed to overcome the problems so often associated with 'liquid lime' applications, where blockages are a headache and constant agitation of sometimes abrasive materials wears out pumps.

It is guaranteed never to block spray nozzles and does not require constant agitation, because it is a completely water soluble 100% calcium compound and a true solution.

Advantages/Benefits:  

• Relative solubility  has been identified as a major factor in calcium performance.
• More easily absorbed by leaves as a result of its organic encapsulation.
• It is immediately available to the leaf and is readily absorbed by the root system
• Foliar applying specially formulated liquid calcium concentrate is both the most effective and least expensive means of delivering an adequate supply of calcium to plants.
• Calcium is critical in plant cell division and is regarded as one of the most needed elements.
• Plant available calcium determines the uptake of all other nutrients into the plant.
• Mineral uptake is calcium dependent.
• You will usually find an increase in all mineral levels in a plant following the correction of low calcium, by soluble calcium. +
• When available Calcium is limited, so are yields.
• State-of-the-art technology for delivering Calcium with maximum bioavailability,   tolerability and safety.

Hints:

• The importance of Calcium in any fertility program plays  a great and vital role.

• The addition of Calcium with Nitrogen to small grains results in increased N absorption, grain yield, tiller foundation, dry matter, and grain weight per unit of dry matter.
• Calcium increases nitrogen absorption, leading to increased tillering, increased weight per head of grain produced and consequently, higher yields.
• Always mix thoroughly and apply in sufficient water for good coverage
• The use of a quality wetting agent, will prevent formation of droplets on the leaves.

Application rates:

• Mixed pasture ( rye-clover)  6 - 7 litres per hectare; White Clover  10 litres/ha; Seedling maize  8 litres per hectare;
• Maize 50% silk  6 litres per hectare; Barley - late tiller 5 litres per hectare;
• Barley  - ear emergence 6 litres/ha;
• Wheat - late tiller 5 litres/ha, Wheat  - ear emergence 5 litres/ha; Lucerne 10 lit/ha; Peas   7 litres/ha;
• Brassicas  8 litres/ha
  

Available 20 and 200 litre