Potassium Fertility Research and Education

K Articles

General Crops

• Molecular Biology of Cation Transport in Plants - Tama Christine Fox and Mary Lou Guerinot, Dartmouth College
• Molecular Mechanisms and Regulation of K + Transport in Higher Plants - Anne-Ali´enor V´ery and Herv´e Sentenac, Biochimie et Physiologie Mol´eculaires des Plantes
• Cadmium Availability from Granulated and Bulk-Blended
  Phosphate-Potassium Fertilizers - S. H. Chien,* G. Carmona, L. I. Prochnow, and E. R. Austin, Crop Science, Vol. 40, May-June 2000
• Phosphorous and Potassium Fertilizer Recommendation Variability for Two Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain Fields - C. M. Anderson-Cook,* M. M. Alley, Robert Noble, and R. Khosla, Soil Science Society of America Journal
• Evaluating the Potential for Site-Specific Phosphorus Applications Without High-Density Soil Sampling - John P. Schmidt,* Randal K. Taylor, and George A. Milliken

Alfalfa

• Potassium Fertilization Effects on Alfalfa in a Mediterranean Climate - Jaime Lloveras,* Javier Ferran, Jaime Boixadera, and Jordi Bonet, Agronomy Journal, Vol. 93, January-February 2001
• Field Use of an Ion-Specific Electrode to Measure the Potassium Concentration in Alfalfa - R. L. Kallenbach, Crop Science, Vol. 40, May-June 2000
• Seasonal Changes in Nonstructural Carbohydrates, Protein, and Macronutrients in Roots of Alfalfa, Red Clover, Sweetciover, and Birdsfoot Trefoil - Rong Li, J. J. Volenec,* B. C. Joern, and S. M. Cunningham, Crop Science, Vol. 36 , May-June 1996

Corn

• Potassium Placement and Tillage System Effects on Corn Response following Long-Term No Till - Tony J. Vyn and Ken J. Janovicek, Agronomy Journal
• Establishing the Value of the Phosphorus and Potassium Contained in Poultry Litter for a No-Till Corn and Soybean Rotation - J. H. Grove, University of Kentucky
• Deep and Shallow Banding of Phosphorus and Potassium as Alternatives to Broadcast Fertilization for No-Till Corn -
  Jose´ M. Bordoli and Antonio P. Mallarino, Agronomy Journal, Vol. 90, January-February 1998
• Phosphorus and Potassium Placement Effects on Early Growth and Nutrient Uptake of No-Till Corn and Relationships with Grain Yield - Antonio P. Mallarino,* Jose´ M. Bordoli, and Rogerio Borges, Agronomy Journal, Vol. 91, January-February 1999
• Potassium Placement and Tillage System Effects on Corn Response following Long-Term No Till Tony J. Vyn* and Ken J. Janovicek, Agronomy Journal, Vol. 93, May-June 2001
• Residual Effects of Potassium Placement and Tillage Systems for Corn on Subsequent No-Till Soybean - Xinhua Yin and Tony J. Vyn, Agronomy Journal, Vol. 94, September-October 2002
• Deep Banding Phosphorus and Potassium Fertilizers for Corn Managed with Ridge Tillage - Rogerio Borges and Antonio P. Mallarino, Soil Science Society of America Journal
• Corn response to potassium placement in conservation tillage - Vyn, T.J., A.M. Galic and K.J. Janovicek, Elsevier
• Trends in maize grain yields in a long-term fertilizer trial - P. C. Nela, R. O. Barnarda, R. E. Steynberga, J. M. de Beera and H. T. Groeneveldb, Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, University of Pretoria Pretoria 0002 South Africa and Department of Statistics, University of Pretoria Pretoria South Africa

Cotton

• Potassium Deficiency Increases Specific Leaf Weights and Leaf Glucose Levels in Field-Grown Cotton - William T. Pettigrew, American Society of Agronomy
• Potassium Effects on Canopy Light Interception and Earliness of No-Tillage Cotton - C. Owen Gwathmey* and Donald D. Howard,Agronomy Journal, Vol. 90, March-April 1998
• Foliar Feeding of Cotton: Evaluating Potassium Sources,
  Potassium Solution Buffering, and Boron - Donald D. Howard,* C. Owen Gwathmey, and Carl E. Sams, Agronomy Journal, Vol. 90, November-December 1998
• Vertical Phosphorus and Potassium Stratification in No-Till Cotton Soils - Donald D. Howard, Michael E. Essington,* and Donald D. Tyler, Agronomy Journal, Vol. 91, March-April 1999
• Relationships between Insufficient Potassium and Crop Maturity in Cotton W. T. Pettigrew, Agronomy Journal, Vol. 95, September-October 2003
• Different planting date and potassium fertility effects on cotton yield and fiber properties in the Çukurova region, Turkey -O. Gormus, and C. Yucel, Department of Field Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Çukurova, 01330, Adana, Turkey
• Dependency of Cotton Leaf Nitrogen, Chlorophyll, and Reflectance on Nitrogen and Potassium Availability - Jennifer L. Fridgen and Jac J. Varco*

Forages

• Nutrient Uptake in Plant Parts of Sixteen Forages Fertilized with Poultry Litter: Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium, Copper, and Zinc - Gary A. Pederson,* Geoffrey E. Brink, and Timothy E. Fairbrother, Agronomy Journal, Vol. 94, July-August 2002
• Spatial Distribution of Extractable Phosphorus, Potassium, and Magnesium as Influenced by Fertilizer and Tall Fescue Endophyte Status - Harry H. Schomberg,* John A. Stuedemann, Alan J. Franzluebbers, and Stanley R. Wilkinson
• Nutrient Uptake in Plant Parts of Sixteen Forages Fertilized with Poultry Litter: Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium, Copper, and Zinc - Gary A. Pederson,* Geoffrey E. Brink, and Timothy E. Fairbrother

Grasses

• Potassium Rate Trial on an Established Grass/Legume Pasture: Determining Economic Rates for Grazing/Haying Systems - Dan and Cara Miller
• Dynamics of Potassium Leaching on a Hillslope Grassland Soil - Marta A. Alfaro,* Peter J. Gregory, and Stephen C. Jarvis

Potatoes

• Genotypic variation for potassium uptake and utilization efficiency in sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) - Melvin Sidikie George, Guoquan Lu, , and Weijun Zhou, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
• Does potassium fertilizer form, source, and time of application influence potato yield and quality in the Columbia Basin? - J. R. Davenport* and E. M. Bentley

Rice

• Stover and Potassium Management in an Upland Rice–Soybean Rotation on an Indonesian Ultisol - Thomas S Dierolf* and Russ S. Yost, Agronomy Journal, Vol. 92, January-February 2000
• QTLs underlying Rice Tolerance to Low-Potassium Stress in Rice Seedlings - P. Wu,* J. J. Ni, and A. C. Luo, Crop Science, Vol. 38, November-December 1998
• Potassium balance and release kinetics under continuous rice–wheat cropping system in Vertisol - Muneshwar Singh, , V. P. Singh and D. Damodar Reddy, Indian Institute of Soil Science
• Potassium balances in rainfed lowland rice on a light-textured soil - A. Wihardjakaa, G. J. D. Kirk, S. Abdulrachmana and C. P. Mamarilb, Central Research Institute for Food Crops, Jalan Merdeka 147, Bogor 16111, Indonesia and International Rice Research Institute, MCPO Box 3127, 1271 Makati City, Philippines
• Management of phosphorus, potassium, and sulfur in intensive, irrigated lowland rice - Dobermanna, K. G. Cassmanb, C. P. Mamarila and J. E. Sheehya, International Rice Research Institute, and Department of Agronomy, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Soil Chemistry/Testing

• Phosphorous and Potassium Fertilizer Recommendation Variability for Two Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain Fields - C.M. Anderson-Cooka, M.M. Alleyb, Robert Noblea and R. Khoslab, Soil Science Society of America Journal
• Plant-Available Potassium Assessment with a Modified Sodium
  Tetraphenylboron Method - A. E. Cox, B. C. Joern, S. M. Brouder, and D. Gao, Soil Science Society of America Journal
• Ammonium–Potassium–Calcium Exchange on Vermiculite
  and Hydroxy-aluminum Vermiculite - V. P. Evangelou and J. Lumbanraja, Soil Science Society of America Journal
• Potassium Buffering Characteristics of Three Soils Low in Exchangeable Potassium - Jim J. Wang,* Dustin L. Harrell, and Paul F. Bell

Soybeans

• Potassium Placement Effects on Yield and Seed Composition of No-Till Soybean Seeded in Alternate Row Widths - Xinhua Yin and Tony J. Vyn, Agronomy Journal Vol. 95, January-February 2003
• Stover and Potassium Management in an Upland Rice–Soybean Rotation on an Indonesian Ultisol - Thomas S Dierolfa and Russ S. Yost, Agronomy Journal
• Establishing the Value of the Phosphorus and Potassium Contained in Poultry Litter for a No-Till Corn and Soybean Rotation - J. H. Grove, University of Kentucky
• Grain Yield, Early Growth, and Nutrient Uptake of No-Till Soybean
  as Affected by Phosphorus and Potassium Placement -
  Rogerio Borges and Antonio P. Mallarino, Agronomy Journal, Vol. 92, March-April 2000
• No-Tillage Soybean Response to Banded and Broadcast and Direct Fertilizer Phosphorus and Potassium Applications - Samuel S. J. Buah, Thomas A. Polito,* and Randy Killorn, Agronomy Journal, Vol. 92, July-August 2000
• Stover and Potassium Management in an Upland Rice–Soybean Rotation on an Indonesian Ultisol - Thomas S Dierolf* and Russ S. Yost, Agronomy Journal, Vol. 92, January-February 2000
• Soybean Responses to Potassium Placement and Tillage Alternatives following No-Till - Xinhua Yin and Tony J. Vyn, Agronomy Journal, Vol. 94, November-December 2002
• Residual Effects of Potassium Placement and Tillage Systems for Corn on Subsequent No-Till Soybean - Xinhua Yin and Tony J. Vyn, Agronomy Journal, Vol. 94, September-October 2002
• Residual Impacts of Previous Corn Rows on Potassium Nutrition of No-Till Narrow Row Soybeans - Yin, X and T. J. Vyn,Better Crops/Vol. 86
• Potassium placement effects on yield and seed composition of no-till soybean seeded in alternate row widths - Yin, X.H., and T.J. Vyn, Agronomy Journal
• Potassium fertilization effects on isoflavone concentrations in soybean - Vyn, T.J., X. Yin, T.W. Brunlsema, C.C Jackson, I. Rajcan, and S.M. Brouder, American Chemical Society
• Residual effects of potassium placement and tillage systems for corn on subsequent no-till soybean - Yin, X., and T.J. Vyn, Agronomy Journal
• Broadcast and Deep-Band Placement of Phosphorus and Potassium for Soybean Managed with Ridge Tillage - Rogerio Borges and Antonio P. Mallarino*

Tomato

• Tomato Yield and Potassium Concentrations in Soil and in Plant Petioles as Affected by Potassium Fertirrigation - Paulo Cezar Rezende Fontes, Regynaldo Arruda Sampaio, and Everardo Chartuni Mantovani

Turfgrass

• Tifway Bermudagrass Response To Potassium Fertilization - J. B. Sartain, Crop Science Society of America
• Interaction of Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium on vapotranspiration Rate and Growth of Kentucky Bluegrass - J. S. Ebdon,* A. M. Petrovic, and R. A. White, Crop Science, Vol. 39, January-February 1999
• Nitrogen/Potassium Fertilization Ratios for Bermudagrass Turf - George H. Snyder* and John L. Cisar, Crop Science, Vol. 40, November-December 2000
• Bermudagrass Growth, Total Nonstructural Carbohydrate Concentration, and Quality as Influenced by Nitrogen and Potassium - L. E. Trenholm,* A. E. Dudeck, J. B. Sartain, and J. L. Cisar, Crop Science, Vol. 38, January-February 1998
• Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium Responses and Requirements in Calcareous Sand Greens - P. G. Johnson,* R. T. Koenig, and K. L. Kopp, Agronomy Journal, Vol. 95, May-June 2003