Globally, more potassium is being extracted in harvests -- small quantities of potassium are essential for every crop we grow -- than are being added to fields in fertilizers. This unsustainable ...

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 ...

Potassium deficiency in agricultural soils is a largely unrecognised but potentially significant threat to global food security if left unaddressed, finds new research involving researchers at UCL, ...

The University of Delaware (UD) has rated soils in terms of the likelihood of profitable responses to additions of phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) from fertilizers, manures, and other soil amendments ...

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When it comes to stressed corn plants, pictures can help explain what you’re seeing in the field better than the proverbially thousand words – especially this time of year, says Ken Ferrie, Farm ...

Now that summer is a distant memory and fall has settled in, it’s easy to think your garden work is done until spring. But ...

Feb. 20 (UPI) --Soils around the world are running low on potassium, a key nutrient needed for plants to grow. This ultimately means we may not be able to grow enough food for everyone. But it's not ...