We know potassium is important, but why? Potassium is a macronutrient that plays a large role in a plant’s success. AgroLiquid offers high-efficiency liquid potassium products designed to deliver this nutrient effectively and safely – Sure-K and Kalibrate.
Why potassium is important for crops
Potassium isn’t a building block like nitrogen or phosphorus. Instead, it’s considered a regulator that drives many of the plant’s processes.
Roles where potassium helps:
- Water management: Potassium regulates the opening and closing of stomata, which controls the plant’s water use and helps it resist drought and wilting.
- Nutrient and sugar transport: It helps in the movement of water, nutrients, and carbohydrates (sugars and starches) throughout the plant, from roots to leaves and into developing fruit or grain.
- Enzyme activation: Potassium activates over 60 different plant enzymes, which are needed for processes like protein synthesis and energy production.
- Stress and disease resistance: Potassium strengthens cell walls and helps the plant withstand environmental stress, disease, and pests.
The AgroLiquid advantage: Sure-K and Kalibrate
Commodity potassium fertilizers often require high application rates because a large percentage of the nutrient can quickly become unavailable in the soil. AgroLiquid’s use of proprietary Nutriq® Technology meets this challenge, since it protects the potassium so it remains plant-available longer. As a result, this allows growers to achieve the same or better results with lower concentrations.
In addition, both Sure-K and Kalibrate are chloride- and hydroxide-free, which prevents the long-term soil health damage sometimes associated with conventional potash sources.
Sure-K flexibility
Sure-K is a high-efficiency soluble potash designed to provide sustained potassium at important reproductive stages. It stimulates the growth of fruit, seeds, and tubers, leading to higher quality and greater yields.
- Sustained nutrition: It’s engineered to keep potassium available through budding, blooming, and production, making sure the plant has the potassium it needs when demand is highest.
- Application versatility: Sure-K can be applied in numerous ways, including foliar, fertigation, and side-dress applications, and is compatible with most other nutrients and crop protection products.
- Learn more about Sure-K.
Kalibrate features
Kalibrate is a full-season liquid potassium source that also delivers sulfur. It’s specifically engineered for effective application at planting.
Sulfur is needed for crops because it is a structural component for synthesizing sulfur-containing amino acids. It drives nitrogen use efficiency, since without adequate sulfur, the plant cannot efficiently convert absorbed nitrogen into usable protein. Plus, sulfur is necessary for chlorophyll formation and directly impacts the quality of the final harvest.
- Early-season delivery: Kalibrate provides plants with nutritional support from the moment they start growing.
- Sulfur: Sulfur is important for amino acid, protein, and oil formation. Kalibrate’s inclusion of crop-available sulfur helps, especially in sandy soils or high-rainfall areas where sulfur can more easily leach away.
- Freeze resistance: Kalibrate is formulated to resist freezing, making it an ideal choice for fall or early-spring delivery in northern climates.
Learn more about potassium.
Choosing your potassium source
The decision between Sure-K and Kalibrate often comes down to timing and the need for sulfur. Kalibrate is an excellent choice for application during planting where early potassium and sulfur are needed. Sure-K provides a highly flexible solution for in-season application to support reproductive development and late-season needs.
But you don’t really need to choose. Both potassium products deliver the high-efficiency potassium your crops need to be successful, and you get the most out of every acre while promoting soil health over the long term.
To learn more about Sure-K, Kalibrate, and other AgroLiquid solutions, visit www.agroliquid.com.
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Stephanie Zelinko is an agronomist for AgroLiquid.