This 13 page handbook presents the development of Maize production, role of potassium on maize and K fertilizer use method in China. The authors collected and analyzed many experimental results in order to demonstrate the function of K in improving maize production and to extract proper recommendations for K fertilizer use on maize in China. The handbook will help technicians and farmers to give and use proper recommendation on K fertilizer use to improve maize yield in China.

Copies are available from Dr. Weifeng Zhang, Department of Plant Nutrition, China Agriculture University (CAU), Beijing, 100193, China.

Authors:
Fusuo Zhang, Xinping Chen, Linlin Chen, Weifeng Zhang
(Department of Plant Nutrition, China Agricultural University)
Junfang Niu
(Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Lihua Jiang, Zhaohui Liu, Haitao Lin
(Soil and Fertilizer Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences)
Kai Xiao
(College of Agronomy, Hebei Agricultural University)
Jiagui Xie
(Research Center of Agricultural Environment and Resources, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences)