IPI International Potash Institute

International Potash Institute
IPI K Centre - Potassium and Food Quality

Oranges demonstrating the effect of potassium on food quality

Quality is An intrinsic property of food by which it meets predefined standard requirements (Abalaka, 1999, FAO/WHO/WTO conference, Melbourne, Australia). Quality of food is judged by its nutritional properties, its organo-leptic and hygienic characteristics, its safety and marketability and its environmental sound production protocol.

The effect of potassium on increased size, protein, oil, vitamin C, antioxidants and other characteristics of fruits and plants - all these and more leads to increased quality.

The following items found on our web describe the various effects of potassium on some characteristics of food quality.

Publications

IPI-Research Topics
Year published
Price
Language
No. 21 : Potassium: Nutrient for yield and quality
65 pages, Z. Borlan, E. Andres & K. Glas
1997
9 USD
Romanian
No. 19 : Potassium-nutrient for yield and quality
57 pages, J. Baier, V. Baierova, J. Vostal, E. Uebel, K. Glas & E. Andres
1996
9 USD
Czech
No. 16 : Potassium-decisive nutrient for yield and quality
56 pages, R. Czuba, M. Fotyma, K. Glas & E. Andres
1994
9 USD
Polish
Leaflets
Year published
Price
Language
Potash Fertilizers: Towards High Yields of Papaya and Better Fruit Quality
6 pages
2008
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English
Potash Fertilizers: Towards High Yields of Papaya and Better Fruit Quality
6 pages
2008
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Tamil
Potash to Improve the Quality of Pastures
12 pages
 
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Romanian
Yield and Quality of Apple Fruits as Affected by use of Potash
8 pages
 
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Romanian
Yield and Quality of Cereals as Affected by use of Potash
8 pages
 
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Polish
Yield and Quality of Fruits as Affected by the use of Potash
8 pages
 
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Bulgarian
Yield and Quality of Grapes as Affected by use of Potash
8 pages
 
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Romanian
Yield and Quality of Maize as Affected by use of Potash
8 pages
 
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Romanian
Yield and Quality of Potato as Affected by use of Potash
12 pages
 
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Bulgarian
Yield and Quality of Potato as Affected by use of Potash
9 pages
 
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Polish
Yield and Quality of Rapeseed as Affected by use of Potash
8 pages
 
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Polish
Yield and Quality of Sugarbeet as Affected by use of Potash
8 pages
 
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Polish
Yield and Quality of Sugarbeet as Affected by use of Potash
8 pages
 
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Romanian
Yield and Quality of Sugarbeet as Affected by use of Potash
6 pages
 
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Hungarian
Yield and Quality of Sunflower as Affected by use of Potash
12 pages
 
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Romanian
Yield and Quality of Tobacco as Affected by the use of Potash
8 pages
 
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Bulgarian
Yield and Quality of Vegetables as Affected by use of Potash
8 pages
 
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Bulgarian
Yield and Quality of Vegetables as Affected by use of Potash
8 pages
 
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Polish
Yield and Quality of Vegetables as Affected by use of Potash
8 pages
 
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Czech
Yield and quality of Vegetables as affected by use of potash
8 pages
 
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Serbian


Papers and presentations

Paper details
Date
 
Language
Global Impacts of Human Mineral Malnutrition
Author: Alexander J. Stein
Event: IPI-OUAT-IPNI International Symposium 2009: Potassium Role and Benefits in Improving Nutrient Management for Food Production, Quality and Reduced Environmental Damages, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India
Documents: Presentation (pdf 69.5 kB)
05-07 Nov 2009
 
English
Potassium Nutrition and its Effect on Quality and Post Harvest Properties of Potato
Author: Dr. Georg Ebert
Event: IPI-OUAT-IPNI International Symposium 2009: Potassium Role and Benefits in Improving Nutrient Management for Food Production, Quality and Reduced Environmental Damages, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India
Documents: Ebert.pdf (pdf 947 kB)
05-07 Nov 2009
 
English
Impact of Potassium Fertility on Postharvest Fruit Quality: Melon (Cucumis melo L) Case Study
Author: Gene E. Lester
Event: IPI-OUAT-IPNI International Symposium 2009: Potassium Role and Benefits in Improving Nutrient Management for Food Production, Quality and Reduced Environmental Damages, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India
Documents: Presentation (pdf 361 kB)
05-07 Nov 2009
 
English
Effect of Potassium on Quality and Storage Life of Fruit Crops
Author: Professor S. K. Mitra
Event: IPI-OUAT-IPNI International Symposium 2009: Potassium Role and Benefits in Improving Nutrient Management for Food Production, Quality and Reduced Environmental Damages, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India
Documents: Presentation (pdf 270 kB)
05-07 Nov 2009
 
English
The Effect of Potassium on the Yield and Quality of Turmeric (Curcuma longa)
Author: Karthikeyan, P.K., M. Ravichandran, P. Imas, and M. Assaraf
Event: e-ifc 21
Documents: Paper, Paper (pdf 1.84 MB)
01 Sep 2009
 
English
Effects of potassium foliar spray on olive, peach and plum, Part 1: olive experiments
Editors: IPI
Event: e-ifc 17
Documents: Paper, Paper (pdf 812 kb)
30 Sep 2008
 
English
Effect of potassium nutrition on growth, yield and quality of papaya
Editors: IPI
Event: e-ifc 11
Documents: Paper, paper (pdf 145 kb)
01 Mar 2007
 
English
Potassium and magnesium nutrition of tea
Author: Ruan Jianyun
Event: IPI-ISSAS International Workshop on Soil K and K fertilizer management, Zhuhai city, China
Documents: Presentation (pdf 694 kB)
13-16 Nov 2006
 
English
Functions and effects of potassium on plant quality
Author: Burhan Kacar
Event: Potassium and its importance in Agriculture, Eskisehir, Turkey
Documents: Paper (pdf 261 kB)
03-05 Oct 2005
 
Turkish
K effects on yield quality
Author: Dr. A. Krauss
Event: Potafos IPI-PPI-PPIC Symposium on K in Brazilian Agriculture, Sao Pedro, SP, Brazil
Documents: Paper
22-24 Sep 2004
 
English
Balanced fertilization, an integral part in quality management of crop production
Author: Dr. A. Krauss
Event: Research Institute of Crop Production Prague 50th Anniversary Conference: Crop Science on the verge of the 21st century - opportunities and challenges, Prague, Czech Republic
Documents: Paper
11-13 Sep 2001
 
English
Quality Aspects of K Nutrition in Horticultural Crops
Author: Patricia Imas
Event: IPI-PRII-KKV Workshop on: Recent Trends in Nutrition Management in Horticultural Crops, Dapoli, Maharashtra, India
Documents: Paper
11-12 Feb 1999
 
English


K in the literature

Paper title
Year published
 
Language
Beneficial Effects of Potassium on Human Health
Feng J. He, Graham A. MacGregor
Physiologia Plantarum doi:10.1111/j.1399-3054.2007.01033.x (2008), English
2008
 
English
Effect of Alternative Anions (Cl- vs. SO42-) on Concentrations of Free Amino Acids in Young Tea Plants
Ruan, J., Gerendás, J., Haerdter, R., and Sattelmacher, B.
J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 170(1):49-58 (2007), English
2007
 
English
Effect of Potassium Nutrition on Growth, Yield and Quality of Papaya (Carica papaya L.)
Kumar N., N. Meenakshi, J. Suresh and V. Nosov
Indian J. of Fertilizers 2(4):43-47 (2006), English
2006
 
English
Effects of Potassium Supply on Growth and Yield of Safflower as Compared to Sunflower
Abbadi,J., J.Gerendás, and B.Sattelmacher.
J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 171(2):272-280 (2008), English
2008
 
English
Impact of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers on Yield, Taste, and Nutritional Quality of Tomatoes
Anuschka Heeb, Bengt Lundegårdh, Geoffrey Savage and Tom Ericsson
J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 169(4):535-541 (2006), English
2006
 
English
Influence of Nitrogen and Potassium Supply on Contents of Acrylamide Precursors in Potato Tubers and on Acrylamide Accumulation in French Fries
Gerendás,J., Heuser,F., Sattelmacher,B.
Journal of Plant Nutrition 30(9):1499-1516 (2007), English
2008
 
English
Potassium Influences on Yield and Quality Production for Maize, Wheat, Soybean and Cotton
William T. Pettigrew
Physiologia Plantarum doi:10.1111/j.1399-3054.2008.01073.x (2008), English
2008
 
English
Response of Soybean Grain Oil and Protein Concentrations to Foliar and Soil Fertilization
Mazhar U. Haq and Antonio P. Mallarino
Agron. J. 97:910-918 (2005), English
2005
 
English