CORESTA Congress, Kunming, 2018, Agronomy/Phytopathology Groups, AP 08
Growth and nutrient uptake of Burley tobacco fertilized with alternative sources of potassium
(1) University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, U.S.A.; (2) Sirius Minerals Plc, Scarborough, U.K.
Burley tobacco has a relatively high requirement for potassium (K) with a typical crop removing over 250 kg K2O/ha. High levels of chloride (Cl) in the cured leaf can have a negative impact on cured leaf quality, limiting the amount of muriate of...