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Course Description

Course Code: NUE-RS 215-7

CEU Credit Category:
Nutrient Management CEU Credit: 0.50

Presenter:
Katie Lewis, PhD

Assistant Professor of Soil Chemistry and Fertility, Texas A&M, AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Lubbock

Summary:
Potassium is an essential element serving many plant functions; however, management can be difficult due to plant availability.

In this course you will learn:

  • Potassium (K) is a plant essential element that is taken up in greater quantities than any other nutrient apart from Nitrogen.
  • There are many plant functions of K with drought stress mitigation and enzyme activation being only a few.
  • Soil and crop factors complicate K availability and crop uptake.