Potassium Deficiency on Orange made worse by
- Acidic soils (low pH)
- Sandy or light soils (leaching)
- Drought conditions
- High rainfall (leaching)
- or heavy irrigation
- Heavy clay (illite) soils
- Soils with low K reserves
- Magnesium rich soils
Potassium is important for
- Larger leaf area maintaining through season
- Shoot growth more vigorous
- Fruit load increase/benifit to yield
- Fruit are larger with better colour, skin texture and flavouring (more acidity)
- Level of vitamin C increases
Yara recommended fertilizers for Potassium
YaraMila COMPLEX
YaraMila Complex is a premium, prilled nitrophosphate NPK (12-11-18 with sulphur and magnesium), designed to maximize crop yield and quality.
Read more about YaraMila COMPLEXYaraTera DELTASPRAY 19-19-19
YaraTera Deltaspray 19-19-19 is a fully water soluble NPK fertiliser with balanced ratio of nutrients.
Read more about YaraTera DELTASPRAY 19-19-19YaraTera KRISTA K
YaraTera KRISTA K (13-0-45) is a fully water soluble nitrogen and potassium fertilizer.
Read more about YaraTera KRISTA KYaraTera KRISTA MKP
YaraTera Krista MKP (0-52-34) is a clean, fully water soluble phosphorus and potassium fertilizer
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