If the availability problem is caused by drought, soil compaction or high nitrate levels, changing the method or timing of your potassium application won’t help as much as irrigating (if ...

The use of a cover crop keeps the soil at about 28°C-30°C, conserving soil moisture. Early application of potassium is widely used in plantations with clayey soil, Echer added, but the technique ...

With spring arriving, gardeners are preparing soils for this year’s planting, and many love to apply compost. However, there ...

However Anthony Bly, SDSU Extension Soils Field Specialist said application of potassium fertilizers at this point are not recommended. "The very dry soil will not allow the plants to take up the ...

Soil test categories used by the University of Delaware for phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), and magnesium ... between soil tests and then develop a fertilizer or manure application rate ...

For example, the SaySummer 4-in-1 testing kit assesses your soil's nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium levels. If you find that your garden's potassium reading is suboptimal, there are a few ways ...

In the past, all the household trash was placed in a compound, where it would, after some time, rot and serve as fertilizer.

Potassium deficiency in soil has been revealed as a major threat to livestock and agricultural farming. So what does this mean for global food security and can the current threat be reversed? A study ...

Tasmanian dairy farmers trial microbes across 500 hectares of land with the help of a "top-notch" soil biologist to reduce ...

This unsustainable phenomenon is known as soil-nutrient mining. For instance around 75% of China's rice paddy soils and 66% of southern Australia's wheat belt don't have enough potassium.

Currently there are no national or international policies or regulations governing the sustainable management of soil potassium akin to the systems that are being established for other vital crop ...

This unsustainable phenomenon is known as soil-nutrient mining. Although it may seem straightforward to address the issue by adding more potassium to the soil, the reality is far more complex.