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Effect of P-K-fertilizer with a low Cl content on the yield and quality of aromatic and sun-cured tobacco

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The effect of a phosphate rock—sulfuric acid—potassium chloride-complex fertilizer with a low chloride content (PKLCl) on the yield and quality of aromatic and sun-cured tobacco was studied. In areas where the soil is deficient in Cl and/or the rainfall is sufficient to leach the chloride below the plants' root zone, an application of PKLCl, together with a N fertilizer substitute for NPK complex fertilizer (K from K2SO4), can be administered to the tobacco. The PKLCl was able to increase the yield and improve the quality of cured-leaf tobacco, while the Cl content in the cured-leaf was still below 2% for sun-cured tobacco and below 1% for aromatic tobacco.

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  1. Department of Soil Science and Agrochemistry, Zhejiang Agricultural University, 310029, Hangchow, China

    He Nianzu

  2. Chemistry Industrial Research Institute of Zhejiang, 310023, Hangchow, China

    Sun Jiwei

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Nianzu, H., Jiwei, S. Effect of P-K-fertilizer with a low Cl content on the yield and quality of aromatic and sun-cured tobacco. Fertilizer Research 29, 289–294 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01052398

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