Improve Quality and Quantity of Plant Products by Applying Potassium Nutrient (A Critical Review).

Volume 18 , Issue 2 , February 2016 , Pages 197-208

Authors

¹ Faculty of Engineering, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

² Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Land Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

³ College of Agriculture, Department of Field Crops, Salahaddin University, Erbil, Kurdistan- Iraq

⁴ College of Agriculture, Department of Soil and Water, Salahaddin University, Erbil, Kurdistan- Iraq

Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium are regarded as the main nutrients necessary for

plant growing. Each of these fertilizers has significant effects on plants growth. Their

functions are somehow in relationship to each other. The purpose of this article is to show

the importance of the potassium nutrient on the crops life. This kind of nutrient is

disregarded in Kurdistan. Generally, the farmers have not information about the impacts

of potassium. Hopefully, this study will encourage scientists to do more research on

effects of potassium on plants. On the other hand, this article is going to be a key for

using potassium fertilizer as an important mineral for the crops in the Kurdistan at the

best way. Two factors are more important for every farmer to know before using the

fertilizers (Fertilizers cost and environment pollution). As known, for getting fertilizers

farmers must be paid, and fertilizers can damage the environment if these are not used

correctly. Hence, for solving the above problems, a soil sample must be sent to a

laboratory for physical and chemical testing before application of fertilizers. Farmers

must know about appropriate nutrients and amount to add to the soil. Application of little

amount of nutrients cannot grow crops and too many nutrients can run off the fields and

pollute streams and ground water. Fertilizers have important purpose and function.

Hence, farmers must be careful to practice the right dose, at the right time, to avoid

negative effects of the fertilizers on the environment.

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