Fertilizer for foliar use
AssigneeTessenderlo Chemie S.A.
InventorsMichel MARCHAND, Nicolas WHITE, Peter LANDUYT, Peter LUTS
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AssigneeTessenderlo Chemie S.A.
InventorsMichel MARCHAND, Nicolas WHITE, Peter LANDUYT, Peter LUTS
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The invention relates to a potassium sulphate powder wherein about 80 wt % or more of the powder has a particle size of about 0.2 mm or lower, preferably about 0.13 mm or less. The particle size preferably is such, that about 80 wt % or more is about 0.02 mm or higher, more preferably about 0.04 mm or higher. This potassium sulphate powder dissolves easily in water, more in particular, 50 gram of said potassium sulphate powder dissolves in 1 litre of water without stirring within 1 minute, preferably within 30 sec. This potassium sulphate powder is very suitable as foliar fertilizer, in particular for broad acre crops. Further, the invention relates to the use of foliar potassium fertilizer, to enhance the uptake of potassium from the soil.
Potassium sulphate powder wherein about 80 wt % or more of the powder has a particle size of about 0.2 mm or lower, and wherein about 80 wt % or more of the potassium sulphate powder has a particle size of about 0.02 mm or higher.
A method of improving the yield of crop, wherein potassium sulphate powder dissolved in water is applied to said crop as a foliar application, wherein said potassium sulphate powder is a potassium sulphate powder wherein about 80 wt % or more of the powder has a particle size of about 0.2 mm or lower.
A method of improving the yield of crop, wherein a potassium foliar fertilizer is applied on a crop for which the soil has high nutrient level of potassium, such that the foliar applied potassium fertilizer causes a plant to increase the uptake of potassium from the soil.
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