Abstract

Because of the variations in the K amount required to produce 1 t potatoes and the poor relationship between soil potassium content and potato yield, recommended K-fertilizer rates based on soil tests are unreliable for potato production. This research was set to test the possibility of establishing a potato plant K diagnosis method with a portable K ion meter. The results confirmed the luxury absorption of K by potato. Moreover, the potato petiole K content by a portable K ion meter was linearly related to the vine and tuber K contents as well as the plant accumulated K level. Therefore the petiole K concentration is a good indicator of plant K status. Furthermore, the relationship between the relative potato yield and the petiole K content fits a quadratic equation, thus the threshold petiole K content could be calculated based on the minimum petiole K content at the highest relative yield. Debido a las variaciones en la cantidad de K requerida para producir 1 t de papas, y la pobre relacion entre el contenido de potasio en el suelo y el rendimiento de papa, los niveles de fertilizantes de K recomendados con base a las pruebas del suelo, no son confiables para la produccion de papa. Esta investigacion se establecio para probar la posibilidad de establecer un metodo de diagnostico de K en la planta de papa con un ionmetro de K portatil. Los resultados confirmaron la absorcion de lujo de K por la papa. Aun mas, el contenido de K en el peciolo de la papa por el ionmetro de K portatil estuvo relacionado linealmente a los contenidos de K del follaje y del tuberculo, asi como al nivel de K acumulado en la planta. De aqui que la concentracion de K en el peciolo es un buen indicador de la situacion del K en la planta. Mas aun, la relacion entre el rendimiento relativo de la papa y el contenido de K en el peciolo se ajusta a una ecuacion cuadratica, entonces el umbral del contenido de K en el peciolo pudiera calcularse con base en el contenido minimo de K en el peciolo en el rendimiento relativo mas alto.

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