Research on potassium in agriculture: Needs and prospects

Plant and Soil

Volumn 335, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 155-180

  Römheld, Volker ^a   Kirkby, Ernest A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Biotic stress; Food quality; Frost resistance; K Cd relations; K Mg ratio; Potassium availability; Potassium micronutrient interaction; Spatial availability of potassium

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; COLD TOLERANCE; CROP PRODUCTION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOOD QUALITY; FUTURE PROSPECT; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; PHYSIOLOGY; POTASSIUM; SOIL NUTRIENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENT; TRANSLOCATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77956874634     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-010-0520-1     Document Type: Article

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