Claim · model-written summary
Authors conclude K2SO4 and K2S2O3 are useful to increase K and other nutrient availability in blueberry and soil.
- Taxon
- northern highbush blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosume1 - Treatment
- K 2 SO 4 and K 2 S 2 O 3e0
- Outcome
- increasing availability of K and other nutrientse0
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Verbatim
e0“regardless of the application method, K 2 SO 4 and K 2 S 2 O 3 appear to be good sources for increasing availability of K and other nutrients in the plants and soil.”
e1“northern highbush blueberry ( Vaccinium corymbosum L.)”
Title
David P. Leon-Chang; David R. Bryla; Carolyn F. Scagel; et al. HortScience 2022. doi:10.21273/hortsci16747-22
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- Intervention effect Potassium treatments did not affect blueberry dry weight, yield, fruit quality or K in young leaves.
- Intervention effect Potassium treatments did not affect K concentration in young blueberry leaves.
- Intervention effect First year K fertigation with K2SO4 reduced soil pH beneath emitters.
- Intervention effect First year K fertigation with K2S2O3 reduced soil pH beneath emitters.
- Intervention effect First year K2SO4 fertigation increased K, Ca and Mn in soil solution beneath emitters.
- Intervention effect First year K2S2O3 fertigation increased K, Ca and Mn in soil solution beneath emitters.
- Intervention effect K fertigation raised sulfate concentration in soil solution beneath emitters.
- Intervention effect Granular K2SO4 increased soil solution K between emitters compared with all other treatments.
- Intervention effect First year K fertigation lowered K concentration in fruit compared with no K or granular K2SO4.
- Intervention effect Second year fertigation raised soil solution K beneath drip emitters.
- Intervention effect Second year granular K raised soil solution K between drip emitters.
- Intervention effect Each K fertilizer increased extractable soil K over no K in year two.
- Intervention effect Each K fertilizer raised late September leaf K compared with no K.
- Intervention effect K fertilization altered Mg, S and B in blueberry leaves.
- Intervention effect K fertilization altered Cu and Mn in blueberry leaves.
- Intervention effect K fertilization altered Ca, Mg and B in blueberry fruit.
- Intervention effect K fertilization altered Mn and Zn in blueberry woody canes.
- Intervention effect K fertilization altered P, Mg and S in blueberry crowns.
- Intervention effect K fertilization altered Mn in blueberry crowns.