Potassium humate is a non-uniform aromatic hydroxycarboxylate with a black granule or powdery solid. It is a product obtained by finely selecting lignite and then extracting it with KOH liquid. It is soluble in water and alkaline. It contains an active group such as a carboxyl group or a phenolic hydroxyl group.


Potassium humate benefits for crop, potassium humate promote plant growth and increase crop yield,improve fertilizer efficiency


(1) Nitrogen

Potassium humate can significantly reduce nitrogen fertilizer loss, increase nitrogen use efficiency, and have nitrification inhibition, prolonging the time of nitrogen fertilizer utilization by plants.

(2) Phosphorus

Potassium humate can inhibit the fixation of phosphorus in soil, increase the moving distance of phosphorus in soil, delay the conversion of available phosphorus to delayed or ineffective phosphorus, increase the utilization rate of phosphorus fertilizer and fertilizer efficiency, and increase the phosphorus uptake of crops. Insoluble phosphorus has a solubilizing effect.

(3) Potassium

Potassium humate can reduce the fixation of potassium in the soil, increase the potassium absorption of plants, and activate the potential potassium in the soil.

(4) fulvic acid can greatly improve the calcium pump activity of fruit trees, and its effect is higher than that of amino acid calcium, which is much higher than calcium nitrate in inorganic calcium, and is an excellent calcium supplement.

(5) Trace elements

Potassium humate also has synergistic and protective effects on trace elements in fertilizers.

For soil: improving soil structure, adjusting soil pH increases soil buffer capacity.

(1) Increase soil nutrition Potassium humate in the soil through adsorption, complexation, chelation, ion exchange, etc., or indirectly through activation or inhibition of soil enzymes, enrichment of nutrients, can protect and store nutrients. It plays an important role in forming a slow-acting nitrogen source, fixing nitrogen in the atmosphere, promoting the dissolution of insoluble phosphorus and potassium, reducing the loss of various nutrients, and promoting inorganic components in various rocks or minerals. Gradually dissolve.

(2) Improving the physical structure of soil The gelling property of potassium humate promotes the adhesion of soil particles to form a stable agglomerate, which promotes the formation of soil aggregate structure. Potassium humate can deepen the color of the soil, which is beneficial to absorb solar radiation and increase the ground temperature.

(3) Improve soil moisture content Humic acid potassium can increase soil water holding capacity by 5 to 10 times.

(4) Improved soil The structure of potassium humate is a weak acid-basic system, which has the ability to regulate and buffer soil pH, and can also improve soil cation exchange capacity and reduce soil salinity.

(5) Promote soil microbial activities Provide a major source of energy for soil microbial activities, improve microbial populations in soils, and promote the growth of beneficial bacteria.

(6) Reducing soil pollution It has a buffering and attenuating effect on soil pollutants; at the same time, it inhibits the activity of nitrifying bacteria and denitrifying bacteria in soil, reduces the conversion of ammonium nitrogen to nitrate nitrogen; and forms a large amount of heavy metals in soil. Molecular chelate, reducing heavy metal pollution.

Potassium humate benefits for crops-Biological effects

stimulate the growth and development of crops. Potassium humate can enhance the activity of various enzymes of crops, improve the ability of crops to absorb water and nutrients, enhance crop metabolism, accelerate growth and development, improve maturity and improve quality.

potassium humate physiological effects as following:

Strengthen breathing

Some people call potassium humate as a “breathing fertilizer.” It is generally considered that, because of its structure containing phenol and hydrazine in its molecule, it can be a carrier of hydrogen and an activator of oxygen. Form a redox system that can deliver electrons and promote respiration.

Promote the absorption and transportation of mineral elements

Potassium humate can form complexes or chelates with polyvalent metal ions through the oxygen-containing functional groups on its molecular side chains, which can activate various metal elements in the soil, especially trace elements, and make them Never used state to become available. Therefore, it is easily absorbed and transported by plants.

Can increase the chlorophyll content in leaves

This is a very intuitive effect. Any crop that uses potassium humate can clearly see that the crop is greener. Due to the increase in chlorophyll, it naturally increases the photosynthesis of plants and can synthesize more carbohydrates.

Regulate water metabolism

The most obvious is that the pores on the leaves become smaller after application of potassium humate , which reduces water transpiration and has drought resistance.

Can promote the metabolism of sugars, nucleic acids and proteins

Application of potassium humate can improve crop quality. There are many reports such as tobacco leaves, vegetables and fruits.

It has the function of growth regulation or similar plant hormones, and the most obvious is to promote rooting, green preservation, anti-aging and so on.

These physiological effects of potassium humate indicate that, as a class of substances, it can effectively regulate the physiological metabolism and growth of plants, and provide a biological basis for promoting high yield of crops.

Improved soil

Improve soil aggregate structure. Potassium humate is a humic substance that affects the properties of the soil and promotes the formation of a more stable agglomerate structure in the soil, which increases the content of aggregates ≥ 0.25 mm in the soil by 10-20%, and increases the organic matter content by 10%. Increase ventilation, which is conducive to the growth of crops.

Enhance the water retention of the soil.

Potassium humate is a hydrophilic colloid with strong water absorption capacity. The maximum water absorption can exceed 500%. The weight of water absorbed from saturated atmosphere can be more than doubled, which is much larger than that of ordinary mineral colloid. Potassium humate inhibits crop transpiration, slows the rate of soil water consumption, and increases soil water content.

Enhance the fertility of the soil.

Potassium humate itself is an organic acid that increases the dissolution of mineral parts of the soil, provides soil nutrients, and increases the effectiveness of nutrients through complexation. As an organic colloid, potassium humate has positive and negative charges, which can adsorb anion and cation, so that these nutrients can be stored in the soil, not lost with water, and improve the utilization rate of fertilizer, which is especially important in sandy land.

Adjust the pH of the soil solution.

Potassium humate and humate transform each other to form a buffer system that acts to regulate the pH of the soil solution.
Reduce soil salinity. The colloidal structure formed by complexation of potassium humate and chelation of metal cations in the soil and its porosity (larger specific surface) can adsorb ions or molecules in the soil solution and reduce the concentration of salt in the soil solution.

Biological action

Potassium humate contains a variety of oxygen-containing functional groups, which determine its physiological activity, thereby regulating the life activities, promoting the growth and reproduction of beneficial bacteria, and inhibiting the number of harmful microorganisms; the carboxyl group and phenolic hydroxyl group in potassium humate have certain Inhibit the role of the virus.

Improve fertilizer utilization

Potassium humate contains carboxyl, phenolic hydroxyl and other functional groups, has strong complexation, chelation and surface adsorption capacity, can reduce the loss of ammonium nitrogen; increase the movement distance of phosphorus in the soil, inhibit the fixation of water-soluble phosphorus in the soil, so that Ineffective phosphorus is converted into effective phosphorus, which promotes the absorption of phosphorus by roots; potassium humate can absorb and store potassium ions, and the effective potassium content is especially effective for potassium fertilizer. Experiments show that potassium humate can increase the utilization rate of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium nutrients in fertilizers by more than 20%.

Slow release and synergistic pesticides

Potassium humate has the function of surfactant, which can reduce the surface tension of water and emulsify and disperse pesticides. Potassium humate as a colloidal substance with large viscosity and surface area may have strong physical absorption effect on pesticides. The fulvic acid itself has antibacterial and anti-disease effects, and the compounding with the bactericide is equivalent to the compounding of the two pesticides.

Stimulating effects on plant growth

Potassium humate can promote seed germination, root growth, and fruit coloring early maturity. Specific manifestations: promote root growth and activity, similar to auxin effect; promote seed germination, emergence of seedlings and seedling growth, similar to the effect of gibberellin; make leaves enlarge, thicken, green, delayed senescence of lower leaves, similar The role of cytokinin; the reduction of stomatal, transpiration, similar to the role of abscisic acid; the fruit coloring, maturation, similar to ethylene ripening; promote cell division and cell elongation, differentiation, etc., similar to two The role of the above plant hormones.

Improve the quality of agricultural products

Potassium humate enhances the synthesis of sugar, starch, protein, fat and various vitamins. It can stimulate the activity of polysaccharide enzyme, convert polysaccharide into soluble monosaccharide, thereby improve fruit sweetness; increase the ratio of total sugar to nicotine and potassium to chlorine in tobacco leaves, improve the quality of tobacco leaves; increase the total content of watermelon, cantaloupe and other fruits Sugar content and vitamin C content.

Enhance crop stress resistance

Plant stress resistance index (one): the content of ABA (abscisic acid: a plant hormone that inhibits growth) in plants. The ABA content of plants will increase under any adverse conditions. Abscisic acid is the “first messenger” that initiates the expression of stress-resistant genes in plants, and effectively activates the anti-reverse immune system in plants. Physiological mechanism of potassium humate to increase plant stress resistance (common): Potassium humate can increase the content of ABA in plants.
Potassium Humate: As a plant growth regulator, it is the best component of soil humus, which not only reduces crop burden, increases soil fertility, enriches the matrix of soil bacteria, but also improves crop yield and quality. Agriculture achieves the long-term development goal of increasing production, upgrading and raising land. To solve the problem of crop quality, so it is agricultural ginseng!

Potassium humate effect on soil improvement of structure

Potassium humate is a humus substance, which can affect the nature of the soil, and promote the formation of a more stable agglomerate structure in the soil, so that the aggregate content of ≥0.25mm in the soil increases by 10-20%, and the organic matter content increases by 10%. Keeping the soil moist and increasing ventilation is conducive to the growth of crops.

 Enhance soil water retention

Potassium humate is a hydrophilic colloid with strong water absorption capacity. The maximum water absorption can exceed 500%. The weight of water absorbed from saturated atmosphere can reach more than double its weight. The mineral colloid is much larger; potassium humate inhibits crop transpiration, so that the soil water consumption rate is slowed down and the soil water content is correspondingly increased.

Potassium humate effect on soil improvement to Enhance soil fertility

Potassium humate itself is an organic acid that increases the dissolution of mineral parts of the soil, provides soil nutrients, and increases nutrient availability through complexation. As a kind of organic colloid, the source of Potassium humate has positive and negative charges, which can adsorb cations and cations, so that these nutrients can be stored in the soil, which will not be lost with water, and improve the utilization rate of fertilizer, which is especially important in sandy land.

Adjusting the pH of the soil solution

Potassium humate and humic acid transform each other to form a buffer system, which acts to regulate the pH of the soil solution.

Reduce soil salinity

Complexation of potassium humate, sequestration of metal cations in the soil, and its porosity (larger specific surface) can adsorb ions or molecules in the soil solution, reducing the concentration of salt in the soil solution.

Biological effects

Potassium humate contains a variety of oxygen-containing functional groups, which determine its physiological activity, thereby regulating the life activities, promoting the growth and reproduction of beneficial bacteria, and inhibiting the number of harmful microorganisms; the carboxyl groups and phenolic hydroxyl groups in potassium humate have Must inhibit the role of the virus.

Stimulate the role of growth metabolism.

Potassium humate contains a variety of active functional genes, which can enhance the activity of catalase and polyphenol oxidase in crops, stimulate physiological metabolism and promote growth and development.

For example, potassium humate can promote early germination of seeds, and the emergence rate is high, especially at low temperatures; it can stimulate the division and growth of root meristem cells, so that the roots of the seedlings are fast, the roots are increased, the roots are increased, and the roots are elongated. To increase the ability of crops to absorb water and nutrients.

Change the characteristics of fertilizers.

Potassium humate contains carboxyl, phenolic hydroxyl and other functional groups, has strong ion exchange and adsorption capacity, can make ammonium bicarbonate reduce the loss of ammonium nitrogen, and improve the utilization rate of nitrogen fertilizer. Inhibits urinary enzyme activity and reduces urea volatilization.

Increase the distance of phosphorus movement in the soil, inhibit the fixation of water-soluble phosphorus in the soil, convert the available phosphorus into delayed-effect phosphorus, and promote the absorption of phosphorus by roots.

Potassium humate functional group can absorb potassium ions, slow down the potassium fertilizer, increase the release of potassium, and increase the content of available potassium. Humic acid and insoluble trace elements can undergo a kneading reaction to form a humic acid trace element chelate which is well soluble and can be absorbed by crops, thereby facilitating the absorption of trace elements by roots and leaves.

Improve the soil structure.

Potassium humate can promote the formation of soil aggregate structure, regulate soil pH, regulate soil water, fertilizer, gas and heat, increase soil exchange capacity, achieve acid-base balance, improve soil water retention and fertilizer retention, and promote soil microbial activities.

Increase the number of aerobic bacteria, actinomycetes, and cellulolytic bacteria, accelerate the decomposition and conversion of organic substances, promote the release of nutrients, and facilitate the absorption of nutrients by crops.

Enhance the resistance to stress.

Potassium humate can reduce the stomatal opening strength of plant leaves, reduce leaf transpiration, thereby reducing water consumption, improving the water status of plants, ensuring normal growth and development of crops under drought conditions, and enhancing drought resistance. Potassium humate has a high activity and inhibits fungi.

It can enhance the coldness of crops, is easily adsorbed by cell membranes, changes cell membrane permeability, promotes the absorption of inorganic nutrients, prevents rot disease, root rot, and reduces pests and diseases.

Improve the quality of seeds.

Potassium humate forms complexes or chelates with trace elements, increases the amount of trace elements moving from root to leaf or other parts, regulates the ratio and balance of macroelements and trace elements, and strengthens enzymes for sugar, starch, and protein. , the synthesis of fat and various vitamins.

Potassium humate can promote the activity of enzymes, convert polysaccharides into soluble monosaccharides, increase the synthesis and accumulation of starch, protein and fatty substances, accelerate the metabolism of various primary products from stems or roots to fruits and seeds, and make fruits full. ,thick.

Potassium humate is a residue of plants and animals (brown coal, weathered coal, peat) formed by tens of millions of years of soil microbial transformation.

The source of potassium humate is rich in various functional groups such as hydroxyl group, phenol group and carboxyl group, and the utilization rate is high.

Potassium humate can regulate soil pH due to its functional group. It is also a natural chelating agent, which chelate with metal ions to reduce nutrient loss or solidification and promote direct absorption of plants.

It can promote poorly soluble aluminosilicates in soil. Inorganic minerals (Phosphorus and Potassium) form soluble nutrients and are directly absorbed and utilized by plants.

Main 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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%.
  4. 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.
  5. Potassium humate can enhance the photosynthesis of plants and increase the organic matter in plant cells, thereby improving the cold resistance of crops.
  6. 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.
  7. Improve production and improve quality. Potassium humate is completely soluble in water, easy to absorb and has strong permeability.
  8. 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.
  9. Improve soil and resist heavy mites. Potassium humate 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.
  10. The harmful bacteria in the soil are controlled, thus improving crop resistance. The knot and soil salinity caused by long-term excessive fertilization have obvious repairing functions.