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Alfalfa yield components and soil potassium depletion as affected by potassium fertilization.

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2012-05-00
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Lloveras Vilamanyà, Jaume
Chocarro, Cristina
Torres, Lluis
Viladrich, D.
Costafreda, R.
Santiveri Morata, Paquita
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Lloveras Vilamanyà, Jaume; Chocarro, Cristina; Torres, Lluis; Viladrich, D.; Costafreda, R.; Santiveri Morata, Paquita; . (2012) . Alfalfa yield components and soil potassium depletion as affected by potassium fertilization.. Agronomy Journal, 2012, vol. 104, núm. 3, p. 729-734. https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2006.0333.
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Potassium fertilization recommendations for alfalfa (Medicago sativaL.) vary depending on the area of production, soil levels, and crop management. The objectives of this study were to determine the impact of K fertilization on irrigated alfalfa yield, yield components, and soil exchangeable K (Ke) values in a Mediterranean climate. A field experiment was conducted during a period of 4 yr (2002–2006) in Spain, on a soil with moderate levels of Ke(161 mg K kg –1). The treatments applied were five annual rates of K (0, 100, 200, 300, and 400 kg K ha–1). Total 4-yr dry matter (DM) yields averaged 74.9 Mg ha–1 without differences between K fertilizer rates, although the unfertilized control produced the lowest DM yields. The 4-yr crop uptake of K reached 1738 kg ha–1 with the application of 400 kg K ha–1yr–1 , and 756 kg K ha–1for the 0 K fertilization. The removal was greater than the K applied. The results suggest that large amounts of K should not be applied to alfalfa because the crop uses excess K without increasing yield. Soil Ke concentrations decreased every year for all K rates except for the highest treatmentof 400 kg K ha–1yr–1. Lack of K fertilization did not affect stand density but the shoot weight was the yield component most closely related to K fertilization.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/48076
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https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2006.0333
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