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Future Research Perspectives
Based on critical discussion in the previous chapters, future research aspects have been described here to achieve the targets recommended for sustainable crop production in Pakistan. This is a crux of the boo...
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Potassium Dynamics in Soils
Potassium (K) is a macronutrient required by plants in larger amounts such as nitrogen, however, different from all macronutrients because of its specific retention in the soils. It is a structural part of mos...
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Phytoavailability of Potassium
Potassium is acquired by plants as cation from soil solution through plasma membranes of cortical and epidermal root cells, and it is transported towards the xylem through symplastic movement. Indeed, the K de...
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Potash for Quality of Agricultural Commodities
Potash is equally important for all types of crops; however, the amount of K required may be different for each crop, and K acquisition from soil may also vary. Furthermore, quality conscious crops may require...
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Strategies to Improve Potash Use in Pakistan
As described in the previous chapters, the use of potash in Pakistani agriculture is very low and a strategic move is required to enhance its use for agricultural sustainability and quality food production. St...
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Introduction
Since the 1960s, the world population has increased from 3 to 7.8 billion, and this trend of exponential expansion will persist in the coming decades. Accordingly, a substantial increase in agriculture product...
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Potassium in Plants
Potassium was discovered in 1807 by Sir Humphry Davy in England. The letter K, which is used to symbolize potassium, has been derived from the Latin word “Kalium.” Prior to the industrialization, soap was manufac...
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Potassium Evaluation in Soils
Potassium evaluation in soils resembles to other mineral nutrients and principally any approach can be followed depending on time and available resources. In addition to crop response to potash fertilization, ...
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Potassium Biofortification and Human Nutrition
Micronutrient malnutrition in humans is expanding worldwide and biofortification of trace elements to combat micronutrient malnutrition has been considered largely in different parts of world, especially the d...
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Use of Potash in Pakistan
The use of chemical fertilizers was started in Pakistan after green revolution and gradually the use of nitrogenous and phosphatic fertilizers has been improved to a large extent. However, the use of potash is...
