Potassium supply to cotton roots as affected by potassium fertilization and liming

Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) is known to have a high requirement for K and to be very sensitive to low soil pH. Most of K reaches plant roots by diffusion in the soil. As K interacts with Ca and Mg, liming can interfere in K movement in the soil, affecting eventually the plant nutrition. The objectiv...

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Main Authors: Rosolem Ciro Antonio, Silva Rosemeire Helena da, Esteves José Antonio de Fátima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Embrapa Informação Tecnológica 2003-01-01
Series:Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-204X2003000500012