Potassium fertilizers

Potassium fertilizers

Of or relating to any inorganic substance used as a source of potassium nutrition for plants in order to encourage faster growth.

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K2O tonnes

Agricultural chemicals; Potassium fertilizers

A unit that measures the nutrient value of potassium-containing fertilizers.PotashCorp potash product is guaranteed to contain a minimum of 60% K2O.

potassium oxide (K2O)

Agricultural chemicals; Potassium fertilizers

A term used in the fertilizer industry to define potassium content. To convert KCl product tonnes to K2O, multiply by 0.61.

Potash fertilizer is muriate of potash (KCl, potassium chloride). Potassium also combines with other materials in specialty fertilizers such as potassium sulfate (K2SO4), potassium magnesium sulfate ...

potassium (K)

Agricultural chemicals; Potassium fertilizers

The seventh most common element in the earth's crust. Economically recoverable deposits are usually found combined with chlorine in the chemical compound potassium chloride, commonly referred to as ...