Effects of potassium fertilizer and straw on maize yield, potassium utilization efficiency and soil potassium balance

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Xiaowen Wang ◽  
Wenhe Hu ◽  
Xilin Ning ◽  
Wenwen Wei ◽  
Yujie Tang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Maize Yield ◽  
Utilization Efficiency ◽  
Potassium Fertilizer ◽  
Potassium Balance ◽  
Soil Potassium

Effects of Potassium Application and Straw Returning on Potassium Management and Benefit of Banana

2021 ◽  
Vol 64 (5) ◽  
pp. 1511-1518
Author(s):  
Chao Zheng ◽  
Xiaofei Yang ◽  
Kexing Liu ◽  
Yongxiang Huang
Keyword(s):  
Field Experiment ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Potassium Fertilizer ◽  
Banana Production ◽  
Potassium Balance ◽  
Soil Potassium ◽  
Potash Fertilizer ◽  
Npk Fertilizer ◽  
Potassium Application ◽  
Np Fertilizer

HighlightsThe effects of potash fertilizer and straw returning on a banana orchard were studied by field experiment.Fertilizer with straw was more conductive to potassium nutrient balance and improved banana yield and quality.The economic benefits of straw replacing different amounts of potassium fertilizer were compared.Abstract. To explore the effects of potash fertilizer and straw returning in banana production, a field experiment was carried out, and four treatments were set up: NP fertilizer (NP), NP fertilizer and banana straw (NP+St), NPK fertilizer (NPK), and NPK fertilizer and banana straw (NPK+St). Through the soil potassium balance, the effects of potash fertilizer and straw returning on the yield, quality, and economic benefits of bananas were studied. The results showed that the application of potash fertilizer and straw could improve banana yields. Compared with the NP treatment, the banana yields of the NP+St, NPK, and NPK+St treatments increased by 17.5%, 50.5%, and 71.6%, respectively. The order of banana yield, potassium balance coefficient, and nutrient accumulation was NPK+St > NP+St > NPK > NP. The NPK+St treatment also improved the recovery rate and agronomic utilization rate of potash fertilizer, which were higher than that of potassium application without straw (NPK) and straw application without potassium (NP+St). Potassium application with straw improved the banana yield, increased the total accumulation of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, and improved the efficiency of potash fertilizer uptake by the crop. Therefore, this study demonstrates the importance of straw for maintaining the soil potassium balance in banana production. The input cost of potassium fertilizer was reduced, and the resource utilization of banana straw was realized by straw returning, which can be promoted in local agricultural production. Keywords: Banana, Potassium application, Potassium balance, Straw returning, Yield.

RELEASE OF NON-EXCHANGEABLE SOIL POTASSIUM BY RESIN-EQUILIBRATION AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE FOR CROP GROWTH

1962 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 266-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. E. Barber ◽  
B. C. Matthews
Keyword(s):  
Linear Regression ◽  
Ammonium Acetate ◽  
Cation Exchange Resin ◽  
Yield Response ◽  
Exchangeable Potassium ◽  
Quadratic Regression ◽  
Potassium Fertilizer ◽  
Crop Response ◽  
Soil Potassium ◽  
The Difference

The non-exchangeable potassium released by soil after equilibration with cation-exchange resin was determined by extraction of the mixture with neutral ammonium acetate at room temperature and compared with a similar extraction in the absence of resin. The difference obtained following a 2-day equilibration period was called moderately-available potassium.Simple linear regression of yield on exchangeable potassium or exchangeable plus moderately-available potassium accounted for only 16 and 27 per cent respectively of the variability in yield response of corn, wheat, oats and potatoes to potassium fertilizer in the field. Multiple linear regression of yield on exchangeable and moderately-available potassium accounted for an average of 37 per cent of the variation in crop response; but a multiple quadratic regression of Log (100-per cent yield) on exchangeable and moderately-available potassium accounted for an average of 56 per cent of the variability in Log (100-per cent yield). Multiple quadratic regression of absolute yield or per cent yield on exchangeable and moderately-available potassium accounted for 46 and 50 per cent, respectively, of the variability in crop response to potassium fertilizer.

Effects of Grass Mulch on Groundnuts in the Gambia

1965 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. I. Ashrif ◽  
I. Thornton
Keyword(s):  
Potassium Uptake ◽  
The Gambia ◽  
Physical Factors ◽  
Potassium Fertilizer ◽  
Luxury Consumption ◽  
Calcium Antagonism ◽  
Soil Potassium ◽  
One Year ◽  
Total Potassium

SUMMARYThe effect of grass mulch on groundnut yield and shelling percentage has been studied at three locations in the Gambia. Yield increases have been mainly attributed to physical factors but residual increases were found for only one year after application. Mulching gave rise to significant increases in exchangeable soil potassium, in percentage potassium in the plant at harvest and in total potassium uptake by the plant. In the absence of response to potassium fertilizer, increased uptake was ascribed to luxury consumption. It was suggested that reduced shelling percentage from mulched plots was due to potassium-calcium antagonism.

AVAILABLE SOIL POTASSIUM AND FERTILIZER POTASSIUM FOR BRUSSELS SPROUTS

1971 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 197-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. C. MUNRO ◽  
J. A. CUTCLIFFE
Keyword(s):  
Brassica Oleracea ◽  
Prince Edward Island ◽  
Ammonium Acetate ◽  
Potassium Concentration ◽  
Soil Analysis ◽  
Leaf Tissue ◽  
Tissue Analysis ◽  
Potassium Fertilizer ◽  
Brussels Sprouts ◽  
Soil Potassium

Brussels sprouts (Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera DC., Jade Cross) require no potassium fertilizer on Prince Edward Island soils if exchangeable soil K as determined by neutral 1 N ammonium acetate exceeds 100 ppm. Below 75 ppm exchangeable soil K, 186 kg K/ha must be applied for maximum yields. Potassium treatments increased yields at only three of 12 locations studied. Leaf tissue potassium concentration was significantly increased at all locations by the fertilizer treatments. Neutral 1 N ammonium acetate for determining exchangeable K was the best soil analysis extract among those tested for measuring available potassium. Tissue analysis gave no information beyond soil analysis for predicting potassium fertilizer requirements on any soil studied.

Effects of plant density, irrigation and potassium and sodium fertilizers on sugar beet: I. Yields and nutrient composition

1974 ◽  
Vol 82 (2) ◽  
pp. 251-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. P. Draycott ◽  
M. J. Durrant ◽  
D. J. Webb
Keyword(s):  
Sugar Beet ◽  
Plant Density ◽  
Leaf Growth ◽  
Sugar Yield ◽  
Fertilizer Treatment ◽  
Potassium Fertilizer ◽  
Commercial Practice ◽  
Soil Potassium ◽  
Plant Densities ◽  
Main Effects

SummaryThree experiments (1970–2) on calcareous sandy loan tested all combinations of four plant densities (18500–124000 plants/ha), two amounts of potassium (0, 156 kg/K/ha) and sodium (0, 247 kg/Na/ha) fertilizer and two watering treatments on yield and chemical composition of sugar beet. The main effects of the treatments in all three experiments confirmed that at least 75000 plants/ha were needed for maximum sugar yield, that sodium fertilizer increased sugar yield more than potassium (+0.76 and +0.29 t/ha respectively) and that the crop responded to irrigation in some years (+1.35 t sugar/ha in 1970 and +1.67 t/ha in 1972).Analysis of the growth of the crop showed that increasing the plant density increased leaf growth per unit area from singling onwards and giving irrigation increased it from July; the effects persisted until harvest and were reflected in increased sugar yields. Fertilizer increased leaf growth early in the season but the effect disappeared later, although sugar yield was still increased. Interactions between plant density, fertilizer treatment and irrigation were small every year but there were some consistent effects on sugar yield. The results suggest that in commercial practice the optimum density is 75000 plants/ha; where irrigation is not practised, 247 kg/ha of sodium and 70 kg/ha of potassium fertilizer should be given. Where irrigation is applied, only 247 kg/ha of sodium needs to be given as the extra water increases the uptake of soil potassium.

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