ABSTRACTMost laboratories make potassium (K) fertilizer recommendations based on field research calibrated with soil K from atomic absorption spectroscopy, flame emission spectroscopy, or inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Information is needed to interpret readings from K+ meters on cotton. The objective was to compare soil and cotton plant sap potassium content from a Laqua Twin™ K+ meter to results from standard tests. Aluminum sulfate solution was used with the meter to extract K from 10 soil samples from the North America Proficiency Testing program. A linear relationship (R2 = 0.86) was found between K measured with a K+ meter and K measured with 138 labs using ammonium acetate or Mehlich-3. Using a factor of 1.4754 to adjust readings, fertilizer recommendations with the K+ meter were similar to results from atomic absorption spectroscopy. A linear relationship was found between petiole K measured in the lab and petiole sap measured with the K+ meter.