Paper · 2025 · Plant Soil and Environment

Exploring the impact of potassium fertiliser rate and split ratio on rice yield and quality in China: a meta-analysis

Lijuan Deng; Duoji Wu; Weiqi Yuan; et al.

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Abstract

Potassium (K) is crucial for rice yield and quality, but continuous yield increase reduces protein content, challenging the balance between high yield and quality. This study analysed 3 178 case studies (1994–2024) on K management impacts on rice yield, grain protein, and amylose content, evaluating effects of K fertiliser rates, base-topdressing ratios, planting regions, and soil properties. The results showed that K application significantly increased rice yield, protein content and amylose content by 11.6, 2.0 and 1.0%, respectively. Importantly, we identified targeted K fertilisation strategies tailored to different quality goals: optimising for eating quality, nutritional quality, or synergistic improvement of yield and comprehensive quality. This study provides a scientific basis for precision K management to help growers balance rice yield with specific quality needs.

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Potassium application increased rice yield by 11.6%.

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“K application significantly increased rice yield, protein content and amylose content by 11.6, 2.0 and 1.0%, respectively”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Potassium application increased rice protein content by 2.0%.

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protein contente0
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“K application significantly increased rice yield, protein content and amylose content by 11.6, 2.0 and 1.0%, respectively”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Potassium application increased rice amylose content by 1.0%.

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K applicatione0
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amylose contente0
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1.0%e0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“K application significantly increased rice yield, protein content and amylose content by 11.6, 2.0 and 1.0%, respectively”

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The authors identified potassium fertilization strategies for different rice quality goals.

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targeted K fertilisation strategies tailored to different quality goalse0

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“we identified targeted K fertilisation strategies tailored to different quality goals: optimising for eating quality, nutritional quality, or synergistic improvement of yield and comprehensive quality”

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potassium · quality: sugar starch · Oryza sativa (rice)Results differ

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potassium · quality: protein · Oryza sativa (rice)Results differ

15 papers: 13 positive, 2 negative or no effect

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potassium · yield · Oryza sativa (rice)Positive and negative results

383 papers: 344 positive, 39 negative or no effect

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