The potential extractable acidity method by Ca(OAc)2 0.5 mol L-1 is widely used in Brazilian soil analysis laboratories. To define the calibration curve between potential extractable acidity and buffered pH SMP, 102 samples of soils from Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, were analyzed in 1996. The data showed that potential acidity can be estimated by pH SMP buffer suspension (R² = 0.90**) and that the pH of Ca(OAc)2 0.5 mol L-1 suspension was significantly correlated with the pH SMP.
soil pH; extractable acidity; chemical soil analysis