Potassium Humate Application in China’s saline-alkali soil is mainly distributed in the northwest, north China, northeast and coastal areas, including salt soil and alkaline soil. The saline soil mainly contains a large amount of soluble salts, including sodium chloride and sodium sulfate, and the pH value is 8-9. Alkaline soil mainly contains sodium carbonate, sodium hydrogencarbonate, pH 9~10, and is strongly alkaline.

The main hazards of saline-alkali soil: the soil salt content is too high; the concentration of harmful ions (such as Na+, Cl-, HC03-, CO22-, Mg2+, etc.) is too large; the soil is too alkaline; the soil particles are highly dispersed, and the soil structure is poor; Crop growth and development is inhibited.
Long-term application of potassium humate can gradually change the physical and chemical properties of saline-alkali soil.

First, promote the formation of soil aggregate structure


The soil aggregate structure is the basic unit of soil structure. It is a large soil particle composed of organic and inorganic colloids such as soil humus and clay. Good agglomerate structure is not easy to disperse when it is in contact with water. It is not easily broken by mechanical pressure, loose and porous, and can regulate the water, fertilizer, gas and heat of the soil.

As an organic colloid, long-term application of potassium humate can promote the formation of soil aggregate structure, improve the soil structure, and make the soil a good aeration and water permeability. It has created favorable conditions for accelerating the elution of soluble salts and root growth. .

For example, after soda-salted paddy soil in Miquan County, Xinjiang, the content of water-stable aggregates in the soil greater than 0.25 mm was significantly higher than that in the soil without potassium phytate. Other properties such as soil air content, water permeation rate, and redox potential are improved.

Second, reduce the amount of salt in the topsoil

The concentrated application of potassium humate can loosen the soil of the ploughed soil, destroy the conditions of the salt along the pores of the soil capillary, increase the accumulation of salt in the topsoil, and reduce the salt content of the topsoil, which plays a role of “separation of salt”.

The spring wheat experiment in Zhangbei County of Hebei Province showed that in the concentrated ditch sulphate potassium (100 kg/mu), the total salt content in the topsoil of 0~125px was reduced by one-third compared with the non-application, and the ion concentration also decreased significantly.
Due to the “salting salt” effect of potassium humate, the damage of salt and alkali to crop seedlings can be alleviated, the emergence rate can be improved, and weak seedlings and dead seedlings can be reduced. Zhangbei County applied humic acid potassium to spring wheat. The basic seedlings were more than 54,000 per mu, and the emergence rate was 20% higher.

Third,Potassium Humate Application to improve soil exchange capacity

Potassium humate has a high cation exchange capacity, which is more than 10 times higher than that of ordinary soil. After being applied to the soil, the adsorption capacity of the soil for Ca2+, Mg2+ and other divalent cations is significantly improved. Under the condition of proper water leaching, the leaching rate of Na+, Cl-, etc. in the soil solution is accelerated accordingly. The surface salt content is gradually reduced, and the salt composition changes significantly.
The Xinjiang Institute of Biological Soil and Desert Research applied potassium humate for two consecutive years on soda-salted paddy soil. The surface CO-, HC03-, and Cl- contents decreased, and the degree of sodium alkalinity decreased.

Fourth,Potassium Humate Application to reduce the pH of salt reduction soil (pH value)

The pH value of saline-alkaline soil, especially alkaline soil, is too high (above 9.0), which directly harms the growth of crops and even causes crop death. In addition, the pH value is too high, which also affects the availability of nutrients such as phosphorus, iron, manganese, boron and zinc in the soil.

On the alkaline alkaline soil, the acid raw coal powder or potassium humate is applied, and the humic acid can neutralize the alkali to lower the soil pH. The experimental results show that the application rate of acid weathered coal powder is 10% of soil weight, which can reduce the soil pH from 9.0 to 8.0, and reduce or eliminate the soil alkalinity.

The application of humic acid can improve soil physical and chemical properties, inhibit salt rise, neutralize soil alkalinity, reduce salinity hazard by adsorption of cations, create good soil conditions for crop seedling growth, and improve low-yield saline-alkali soil.

potassium potassium and potassium fulvate is are non-uniform macromolecular aromatic hydroxy acid salt. It has a black particle or a powdery solid and is a non-uniform macromolecular aromatic hydroxy acid salt. It has a black particle or a powdery solid and is easily soluble in water.

The aqueous solution is alkaline. humic acid has abundant active groups such as carboxyl group, hydroxyl group, phenolic hydroxyl group, sulfhydryl group and methoxy group.

After being applied to the soil, it can react with soil minerals through complexation, chelation and adsorption to improve soil structure and activate soil nutrients. Improve soil fertility and water retention capacity. It has obvious improvement effects on low-yield fields, acid soils, albic soils, saline-alkali land, sandy alkali land and sand wasteland.

What is more prominent is that it can increase the content of soil available potassium (especially water-soluble potassium) and reduce the fixation of potassium in soil. Promote the release of poorly soluble potassium, improve the supply of potassium in soil, and increase the absorption of potassium by crops.

It combines with the nitrogen, phosphorus and other elements required by plants to become a multifunctional compound fertilizer, and can be used as a soil conditioner, plant growth stimulation and fertilizer effect enhancer, and crop nutrient spray solution.

Potassium fulvate is formed by the reaction of fulvic acid and potassium hydroxide. The appearance of potassium fulvate is brownish yellow extra fine powder, slightly caramel flavor, instant soluble and no residue, fineness <120 mesh, water soluble >99.7%, water-soluble fulvic acid >50%, potassium oxide 11.7% nitrogen 3% phosphorus 0.4% crude protein content 19.78% amino acid 8.51%, and a large number of B vitamins, vitamin C, inositol, polysaccharides, etc., PH Between 5-6, its activity is 10 times that of natural humic acid, and it also contains various vitamins, trace elements, bacterial proteins, nucleic acids, surfactants and growth-promoting factors (bioactive substances).

Potassium humate is a high-efficiency macromolecular organic compound. This product can stimulate the rapid rooting of crops, multi-rooting, robust growth, increase chlorophyll, Vc content and sugar content, and play a role in drought resistance, cold resistance and disease resistance.

High quality and low cost complexing agent. The product is all water-soluble, acid-base resistant, anti-divalent ion, and can be co-dissolved with various trace elements and a large number of elements, without flocculation. Used as a main ingredient or additive for foliar fertilizer, organic fertilizer, fertilization or organic fertilizer.

Potassium fulvic acid is a new type of pure natural mineral active potassium fertilizer. It is a green high-efficiency and energy-saving fertilizer. Its appearance is brown, foamy microporous particles, containing pharmaceutical ingredients, and it has the characteristics of instant dissolution and quick action.

It can effectively kill all kinds of underground pests and has special effects on preventing the occurrence of root-knot nematode disease. It can prolong the fresh-keeping period and picking period of fruits and vegetables, prevent falling flowers and fruit drop, increase the sugar content of fruits and improve the quality of fruits.

Both potassium humate and potassium fulvic acid can be used in agricultural production, and the roles played are different and coincident. The appropriate products are selected according to the specific needs of the crops, so as to maximize crop yield.

Potassium humate fertilizer is a non-toxic, odorless, black natural organic powder. It combines the advantages of inorganic fertilizer and farmyard manure and is superior to them.

Common chemical fertilizers (such as urea, 50%–60% potassium fertilizer, diammonium phosphate, etc.) are easy to produce soil compaction and water and gas pollution, humic acid and Potassium humate can be avoided or significantly reduced.

And obviously high crop yield, improve crop quality, improve crop nutrient content, nitrate content, color, aroma, taste and storability. It is the material basis for agricultural clean production and green food with environmental protection functions.

The loss of potassium humate is low, the utilization rate is high, the plant absorption is stable, and the yield and quality are improved in both directions. It is a “green” potash fertilizer for agricultural application and a substitute for ordinary agricultural potassium chloride and potassium sulfate. Potassium humate is suitable for any crop and can also be applied in combination with common fertilizers.

Potassium humate-fertilizer Function and efficacy
 1) potassium-humate-fertilizer can improve soil physical characteristics, improve soil aggregate structure, reduce soil compactness, and achieve good conditions;
 2) Increasing the cation exchange capacity and fertilizer retention capacity of the soil to adsorb and exchange plant nutrients, improve the slow-acting effect of fertilizers, and increase the ability of soil to maintain fertilizer and water retention;
 3) providing activities of soil beneficial microorganisms;
 4) Promote the decomposition of artificial (such as pesticides) or natural toxic substances and effects;
 5) increase the soil’s ability to balance and neutralize the soil pH;
 6) Color black helps to absorb heat and plant in early spring;
 7) directly affecting cell metabolism, improving the respiration and photosynthesis of crops, and enhancing the resilience of crops, such as drought resistance, cold resistance, disease resistance, etc.;
 8) the nutrients required to release the plants after decomposition;
 9) Strong roots increase yield, improve crop quality and increase sweetness.

Humic acid (mineral source)and potassium humate is a polymer of natural organic polymer compounds, which is the decomposition of plant residues through tens of millions of years or even hundreds of millions of years, and the decomposition and transformation of microorganisms, as well as a series of physical and chemical effects of the earth. The formed polymer is an amorphous polymer.


Function of humic acid and potassium Humate

  1. Improve soil aggregate structure
  2. improve fertilizer utilization
  3. Stimulate soil microbial reproduction
  4. Promote crop growth
  5. Chelation of trace elements
  6. solution of phosphorus and potassium

Humic Acids

Humic acid includes black humic acid, brown humic acid, and fulvic acid. Many people will confuse humic acid with potassium humate. Simply put, humic acid is a kind of organic mixture, and potassium humate is one of the least molecular weight components, soluble in water and soluble in acids and bases. Because of its many functional groups (hydroxyl, carboxyl, methoxy, etc.), it has high activity and good effect, and is often proposed.

Potassium Humate

What about potassium humate? Potassium humate is divided into two categories from the source:

From the source: the source of humic acid is the residue of plants and animals (brown coal, weathered coal, peat) formed by tens of millions of years of soil microbial transformation.

The biochemical humic acid, which is made by using molasses to produce alcohol waste liquid or the waste water after producing yeast, is prepared by concentration and spray drying, and the humic acid is highly hygroscopic and has a sugary taste.

From the composition: the main components of biochemical humic acid potassium are polysaccharides, lignin, protein, and few functional groups. The ore source humic acid potassium is rich in various functional groups such as hydroxyl group, phenol group and carboxyl group, and the utilization rate is high.

From the function point of view: the source of potassium humate can regulate the pH of the soil due to its functional group. It is also a natural chelating agent, which chelate with metal ions, reduce nutrient loss or solidification, promote direct absorption of plants, and promote poor solubility in soil. The aluminosilicate inorganic mineral (phosphorus and potassium) forms soluble nutrients and is directly absorbed by plants.

Functions of potassium Humate

  1. Promote the development of crop roots and increase the rate of emergence. Potassium humate is rich in a variety of nutrients. It can be seen in new roots in 3-7 days. At the same time, it can increase secondary roots, increase the ability of plants to absorb nutrients and water, promote cell division and accelerate crop growth.
  2. Improve fertilizer utilization. Potassium humate provides the necessary carbon and nitrogen sources for beneficial microbial activities in the soil, which promotes the proliferation of microorganisms, dissolves phosphorus, dissolves potassium, and fixes nitrogen, thereby greatly improving the utilization of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, and generally increasing the utilization rate by 50%. the above.
  3. Improve the drought resistance, cold resistance and disease resistance of plants. Potassium humate can promote the formation of soil aggregate structure, enhance soil fertility and water retention capacity, and enhance plant drought resistance. Potassium humate can enhance the photosynthesis of plants and increase the organic matter in plant cells, thereby improving the cold resistance of crops. The roots of the plants are developed, the ability to absorb nutrients is greatly enhanced, the plants are robust and the disease resistance is strong.
  4. Improve production and improve quality. Potassium humate is completely soluble in water, easy to absorb and has strong permeability. The effect is more than 5 times that of common humic acid. The active substance of fulvic acid makes the absorption and utilization rate of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium reach 50% or more, greatly enhancing the nutrition of the plant itself. Increase yield and improve crop quality.
  5. Improve soil and resist heavy mites. Humic acid combines with calcium ions in the soil to form a stable agglomerate structure. The water, fertilizer, gas and heat of the soil are regulated. The soil is beneficially multiplied, and the harmful bacteria in the soil are controlled, thus improving crop resistance and causing The long-term excessive fertilization caused by the knot and soil salinity has obvious repair function.

Driven by the Ministry of Agriculture’s Action Plan for Zero Growth of Fertilizer Use by 2020, green fertilizers should be vigorously developed to develop value-added fertilizers, and potassium humate will play an important role. At the launch conference of the new fertilizer strategy of China’s first humic acid and potassium humate compound fertilizer summit held in Beijing a few days ago, Zhao Bingqiang, a researcher at the Institute of Agricultural Resources and Agriculture of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, said.

According to Zeng Xiancheng, chairman of the China Humic Acid Industry Association, according to the results of the announcement of the Fertilizer Registration Certificate of the Ministry of Agriculture, there are currently 4,636 registered products containing potassium in China, of which 1,527 are humic acid fertilizers containing potassium, accounting for about 1/3. “

For more than 30 years, a large number of experimental studies have proved that potassium humate can improve soil available potassium content, increase potassium absorption and utilization, promote crop yield increase, improve crop quality, enhance crop resistance, etc., and have achieved good results in agricultural applications. Effect.” Zeng Xiancheng said.

Participants in the industry believe that because potassium humate has the function of soil remediation and improvement, it can effectively avoid soil acidification and fouling caused by long-term use of traditional fertilizers (such as potassium sulfate, urea, diammonium phosphate, etc.), which is conducive to the persistence of farmland.

Development and utilization. At present, in the face of the strong promotion of “Zero Fertilizer Zero Growth Action”, in the face of the high-grade requirements of the “tongue” of ordinary people, the production of humic acid potassium and humic acid potassium fertilizer will become more and more popular. Potassium humate is a suitable material for the production of compound fertilizers and water-soluble fertilizers.

The new humic acid potassium fertilizer is used as a breakthrough to build a Chinese humic acid potassium compound fertilizer market, which is an important idea for the future development of the fertilizer industry.

Professor Chen Xinping from the College of Resources and Environment, China Agricultural University is conducting a special research project on “High Potassium Fertilizer Utilization and Potassium Substitution Technology”.

He believes that China’s compound fertilizer is currently developing from GM to dedicated. With the increasing demand for potash in the world, thepotassium fertilizer industry is developing rapidly, and its product types are becoming more and more abundant. Single-fertilizer, compound fertilizer and water-soluble fertilizer containing potassium humate will be more and more popular.

Humic acid and Potassium humate benefites to plants,by nature it is a macromolecular organic substance widely found in nature. It is widely used in agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, petroleum, chemical, building materials, medical and health, environmental protection and other fields, spanning dozens of industries.

In particular, it now advocates the construction of ecological agriculture, pollution-free agricultural production, green food, pollution-free environmentally friendly products, etc., and makes “humic acid” highly respected.

Facts have proved that human life and survival are inseparable from humic acid. It is indeed a promising sunrise industry in development and belongs to a new type of special industry.

Potassium humate is a high-efficiency organic potash because humic acid is a biologically active preparation that increases soil available potassium content, reduces potassium loss and fixation, increases potassium uptake and utilization by crops, and improves soil.

It can promote crop growth, improve crop resilience, improve crop quality, and protect agricultural ecological environment; it can be combined with urea, phosphate fertilizer, potash fertilizer, trace elements, etc., and can be made into high-efficiency multifunctional fertilizer; in addition, humic acid Potassium can also be used as a treatment agent for oil drilling fluids, mainly to prevent collapse of the well wall.

Humic acid and its salts

In agriculture, humic acid fertilizers (such as ammonium humic acid fertilizers can be made by neutralizing humic acid with ammonia) in combination with nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and other elements, with fertilizers to enhance efficiency, improve soil, stimulate crop growth,

Improve the quality of agricultural products and other functions; nitrohumic acid can be used as rice cultivating agent; magnesium humate, zinc humate and humic acid urea iron have good effects in supplementing soil magnesium deficiency, corn deficiency zinc and fruit tree iron deficiency The combination of humic acid, herbicide ether and atrazine can improve the efficacy and inhibit the residual toxicity; sodium humate is effective for the treatment of apple tree rot.

In the animal husbandry industry, sodium humate is used for antler to stop bleeding, and nitro-humic acid urea complex is also used as a feed additive for cattle.

In industry, sodium humate is used for ceramic mud adjustment; low pressure boiler and locomotive boiler anti-scaling; humic acid ion exchanger is used for treating heavy metal-containing wastewater; sulfonated sodium humate is used for cement water reducing agent; humic acid product is also Used as oil drilling mud treatment agent (see oil field chemicals); purified humic acid used as lead storage battery cathode expansion agent.

Potassium humate benefits to plants

1) Potassium humate can improve soil physical characteristics, improve soil aggregate structure, reduce soil compaction, and achieve good conditions;

2) Potassium humate increases soil cation exchange capacity and fertilizer retention capacity to adsorb and exchange plant nutrients and improve fertilizer Slow-acting, increase soil fertility and water retention capacity;

3) Potassium humate provides soil beneficial microbial activities;

4) Potassium humate promotes decomposition of artificial (such as pesticides) or natural toxic substances and effects;

5) Increased potassium humate The soil’s ability to balance, neutralize the soil PH;

6) Potassium humate black helps heat absorption and early spring planting;

7) Potassium humate directly affects cell metabolism, improves crop respiration and photosynthesis, and enhances crop resistance Reverse ability, such as drought resistance, cold resistance, disease resistance, etc.; 8) nutrients required to release plants after decomposition of potassium humate;

9) Potassium humate phytate to increase yield, improve crop quality and improve fruit sweetness.