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This study investigated the influence of liming (1000 kg\/ha) combined with the common application of mineral fertilizers on maize yield and the chemical properties of pseudogley soil. The experiment was conducted near Kraljevo, Western Serbia, on the maize hybrid ZP 606 sown in a two-year monoculture. The experiment had three treatments: fertilizer, fertilizer + lime, and a control treatment. The soil is acid, poor in humus, and contains an increased content of mobile aluminum. There was a significant increase in yield under the fertilizer and lime + fertilizer treatments, compared to the control. The yield of maize in the limed treatment was 4.4\u20139% higher than in the fertilizer treatment. The positive effects of liming on soil are related to an increase in pH, base saturation, and available phosphorus, and a decrease in available aluminum. In the fertilizer treatment, there was a small decrease in pH and base saturation, whereas the amount of aluminum remained high, indicating that the further application of fertilizers without lime can increase aluminum content and foster its toxicity. The long-term sustainability of maize production in Serbia should include liming as a regular management practice on pseudogley soil, with the utilization of smaller doses of lime because of the potential CO2 effects. To improve soil health, food, and environmental security, and to incorporate new crops, developing a framework promoting liming as a sustainable management practice is of high importance.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/agronomy14010046","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,12,24]],"date-time":"2023-12-24T20:48:37Z","timestamp":1703450917000},"page":"46","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Small Doses of Lime with Common Fertilizer Practices Improve Soil Characteristics and Foster the Sustainability of Maize Production"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Marijana","family":"Dugali\u0107","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ni\u0161, Kosan\u010di\u0107eva 4, 37000 Kru\u0161evac, Serbia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ljubomir","family":"\u017divoti\u0107","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Nemanjina 6, 11080 Belgrade, Serbia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Bo\u0161ko","family":"Gaji\u0107","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Nemanjina 6, 11080 Belgrade, Serbia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Dragana","family":"Latkovi\u0107","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovi\u0107a 8, 21102 Novi Sad, Serbia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,12,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"24","article-title":"Soil degradation in sub-Saharan Africa and crop production options for soil rehabilitation","volume":"99","author":"Zingore","year":"2015","journal-title":"Better Crops Plant Food"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"662","DOI":"10.1016\/S1002-0160(17)60382-5","article-title":"Integrated soil fertility and plant nutrient management in tropical agro-ecosystems: A review","volume":"27","author":"Agegnehu","year":"2017","journal-title":"Pedosphere"},{"key":"ref_3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"390","DOI":"10.1111\/sum.12270","article-title":"Soil acidification and the importance of liming agricultural soils with particular reference to the United Kingdom","volume":"32","author":"Goulding","year":"2016","journal-title":"Soil Use Manag."},{"key":"ref_4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Rahman, M., Lee, S.-H., Ji, H., Kabir, A., Jones, C., and Lee, K.W. 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