• LallyLuckFarm@beehaw.org
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    8 months ago

    Then the paper missed an opportunity to use better testing methodology and language.

    I’ll reword my take below: Countries which are not on these types of soils are overapplying potash to an economic detriment of billions, skewing the market for the amendment. This also means that countries with soils like these have reduced access to the amendment. If growers who have more potassium in their soils stopped wasting a resource they don’t need to apply, then other growers without requisite potassium in their soils could access said resource with lower costs and greater availability. With a less skewed market, it’s possible that we do not need further development of mining and extractive operations to avoid potassium shortages.