fostering growth
An Essential Nutrient
Potassium (K) is one of the three essential macronutrients along with nitrogen and phosphorous. Having adequate potassium is critically important for a successful almond crop, because its impact includes:
- Improving the tree’s water use from roots to shoots through regulation of photosynthesis and transpiration
- Promoting nutrient uptake, early growth, root growth, increased kernel/fruit size and overall plant health
- Improving stomata function through cell turgor, reducing water loss and wilting
- Helping decrease the degree of crop damage from disease and pest pressures
Trees severely deficient in potassium may develop necrotic tips and margins. Oftentimes a symptom know as "Viking's Prow" causes leaves to curl upwards.
