I. What is Potassium Chloride
Potassium chloride is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula KCl, which looks like table salt, has no odor and tastes salty, and is often used in low Additives of sodium salt and mineral water are widely used in many aspects. Generally, they are mainly used as electrolyte balance regulators commonly used in clinical practice, and are a kind of fertilizer in agriculture.
Potassium chloride is a colorless, slender, rhombic object (or cubic crystal), or a white crystalline, small-grained powder, similar in appearance to table salt, and odorless. And the taste is salty. Physical properties of potassium chloride: easily soluble in water, ether, glycerol and alkalis; slightly soluble in ethanol, but insoluble in absolute ethanol; inherently hygroscopic and easy to agglomerate; solubility in water will vary with temperature. Rising and increasing rapidly, metathesis often occurs when it comes into contact with sodium salts, and new potassium salts are formed.
Second, is potassium chloride a potash fertilizer?
Yes.
Potassium chloride is a kind of potash fertilizer, which can be directly applied to farmland as potash fertilizer in agriculture. It is not suitable for use in saline-alkali land, and it is not suitable for tobacco, sweet potato, sugar beet and other crops.
Three, the role and efficacy of chemical fertilizer potassium chloride
Potassium chloride used in agriculture is a kind of chemical fertilizer, which belongs to potassium fertilizer. Its function Mainly include:
1. Potassium chloride is chemically neutral and physiologically acidic quick-acting potassium fertilizer. It mainly supplements the potassium element of plants. It can promote the stiffness and strength of plant flowering and fruiting, branches and leaves growth, and can improve the Disease resistance of plants.
2. Potassium chloride can increase the moisture in the soil and play a significant role in the drought resistance of crops.
3. When potassium chloride is applied together with organic fertilizer or phosphate rock powder, it can prevent soil acidification and at the same time promote the effectiveness of phosphorus.
4. The chloride ion in potassium chloride can promote photosynthesis and promote the growth of crop cellulose, which is very obvious for cotton and hemp crops.
