After reading this article you will learn about:- 1. Content of Potassium in Soil 2. Sources of Potassium in Soil 3. Forms 4. Deficiency. Content of Potassium in Soil: A large portion of total K in soils comes from the K-bearing and crystal lattices of silicate minerals. The micas (muscovite and biotite) and the feldspars (orthoclase and microcline) constitute the [...]
After reading this article you will learn about the role of phosphorus in relation to metabolic functions, nutrition and growth of plants. The role of phosphorus as a constituent of macro molecular structures is the most prominent in nucleic acids as units of DNA molecule which carry the genetic information and as units of RNA which are responsible for the [...]
This article throws light upon the top ten roles of potassium in plants. The roles are: 1. Translocation 2. Meristematic Growth 3. Maintaining Water Status 4. Photosynthesis and Translocation of Photosynthates 5. Enzyme Activation 6. Protein Synthesis 7. Light-Driven and Seismonastic Movements 8. Phloem Transport 9. Replacement of Potassium by Sodium 10. Cation-Anion Balance. Role # 1. Translocation: Potassium is [...]