IPI International Potash Institute

International Potash Institute
Optimizing Crop Nutrition, Potassium in Soil, Plant and Agro ecosystem

Basic facts about at Potassium

Basic Facts about Potassium

Potassium is an essential element for all living organisms.
Updated: 18/03/2008

K Gallery

Updated: 24/07/2009
Fertigation management

Newsletter e-ifc

Latest edition:
30th September
2009
Updated: 28/09/2009
Response of grain yield of barely grown in hydroponic culture to increasing levels of N, at three levels of potassium supply. Source: http://www.ipipotash.org/slides/kipp2.html; after Marschner, 2001

Nitrogen and Potassium Interactions

K increases nitrogen use efficiency.
Updated: 25/09/2009
Potassium and the environment

Potassium and the Environment

Updated: 04/06/2008
Oranges demonstrating the effect of potassium on food quality

Potassium and Food Quality

K increases size, protein, oil and vitamin levels.
Updated: 28/09/2009
Nutrient removal and nutrient balance

Nutrient Removal and Nutrient Balance

Updated: 20/08/2008
Role of potassium in resistence to pests and disease in soybean

Potassium and Stress and Plant Disease

K plays a key role in stress relief.
Updated: 28/09/2009

Extension & Delivery of Knowledge

Updated: 28/07/2009
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NEWS

  • 19 January 2010
    Event added: 3rd International Rice Congress.
  • 19 January 2010
    IPI Publication (Fertilization of various crops) added: Plant Nutrition and deficiency symptoms.
  • 15 January 2010
    Event update: Importance of Soil Management and Potash Fertilization for Sustainable Agricultural Development of Central America and the Caribbean.
  • 13 January 2010
    Section update: Interactive tools: Calculators, decision support systems and models.
  • 05 January 2010
    Event added: International symposium on 'Soil Management and Potash Fertilizer Uses in West Asia and North Africa Region'.

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