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One fifth of agricultural soils have low levels of potassium - study Sanctions on Russia, Belarus led to 500 pct increase in potassium-carrying potas....

Potassium deficiency in US crops and other countries is threatening global crop yields. Click to read more.

Study finds that in many regions of the world, more potassium is being removed from agricultural soils than is added

Potassium deficiency in soils presents a significant risk to global food security, with economic and environmental concerns necessitating global assessment

Research reveals a global threat to food security from potassium deficiency in soils, highlighting the imbalance between potassium removal and replenishment, the critical role of potassium in crop yields, and the need for sustainable management and policy coordination. Potassium deficiency in agr

"There’s much that we still don’t understand about the effects that artificial potassium enrichment has on nearby ecosystems."

Get latest articles and stories on Science at LatestLY. According to recent research by scientists from UCL, the University of Edinburgh, and the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, potassium deficiency in agricultural soils poses a largely unknown but potentially serious threat to world food security if allowed unchecked. Science News | Potassium Depletion in Soil Threatens Worldwide Food Yields: Research.

"There’s much that we still don’t understand about the effects that artificial potassium enrichment has on nearby ecosystems."

Phosphorus is an essential but often overlooked resource, which is vital for life on Earth and is extracted from phosphate rock for use in crop fertiliz...

The nutrient is essential element in fertilisers to grow food and to increase crop yields to feed the growing population