... (pH) and promoting mineralization of SOM, on the other hand this treatment adds Ca cations into soil and thus increases the probability of the formation of insoluble Ca-phosphates The increased soil ... van Hees et al 200 3a, etc.) The SEB and BS in planting holes were also elevated by the application of basalt grit This elevation was not as pronounced as in the case of liming but it might have ... more valuable in qualitative terms, because also the K cations, in contrast to liming, surely participated in it The increased CEC as a result of liming and also basalt grit application is in line...