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POTASH
STILL NEEDS TO BE TRANSLATED (OR WRITTEN)
2.6.1
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Hardhat
Lamp
Hearing protection
Safety goggles
Reflective materials
Lamp battery
Safety belt
Gloves
Boots
3.1.2
Human Health
Potash and Human Health
All living things need potassium, including humans. Potash, a major source of potassium, helps
with the regulation of water uptake.
Brain:
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Stroke: Potassium plays an important role in keeping the brain healthy and working.
Some stroke victims have potassium deficits.
Brain function: Potassium channels play a key role in maintaining the electrical
conductivity of brain and affect the brain function. It is also involved in higher brain
function like memory and learning. In addition to it, serious ailments like epilepsy are
related to the functioning of potassium channels.
Anxiety and Stress: Potassium helps with water balance in the brain, ensuring efficient
mental performance.
Blood:
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Low blood sugar: Low potassium levels causes a drop in blood sugar, resulting in
sweating, headache, weakness, trembling and nervousness.
● Blood Pressure: Potassium helps to balance sodium levels in people with high blood
pressure.
Muscles:
● Muscle disorders: Potassium is required for the regular contraction and relaxation of
muscles. Most of the potassium ions of the human body are present inside the muscle
cells.
● Cramps: Hypokalemia--muscle cramps--result from low potassium levels. A banana a
day can prevent muscle cramps.
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Muscular Strength: Potassium ensures the growth of muscle tissue and regulates the
release of muscular energy during exercise and everyday functions, resulting in stronger
muscles—including the heart!
Nervous System: Potassium boosts nerve reflexes in transmitting messages from one
body part to another. In turn, this helps muscles perform various activities every day.
Heart:
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Heart and Kidney Disorders: The heart is the largest and most important muscle in the
human body; potassium helps regulate muscle functioning. Potassium also assists
kidneys to remove waste.
Cells
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Water Balance: Potassium maintains an optimal water balance in our bodies at the
cellular level.
● Electrolyte: Potassium performs its critical functions in the body as an electrolyte: it is a
dissolved mineral that carries the electrical impulses essential for human health.
Metabolism:
● Potassium helps our bodies metabolize nutrients such as fats, proteins, and
carbohydrates, extracting the energy that our bodies need.
Deficiency: fatigue and weakness in the muscles; extreme deficiencies can result in abnormal
heartbeat, inactive reflexes, and anemia. Also common are cramps.
HOW MUCH POTASSIUM DOES THE HUMAN BODY NEED?
140 grams – The average quantity of potassium in the human body
4.7 grams – Recommended daily intake of potassium for the average adult
The human body does not store potassium, so it is important to replenish potassium
levels daily through the consumption of foods.
1 Medium Banana = 422mg of K
1 Potato = 610mg k
½ cup Spinach cooked =419mg of K
Potassium-rich foods include leafy green vegetables, vine fruits ( such as squash,
tomatoes, cucumbers, etc.), root vegetables, and tree fruits.
Right rate
Right source
Right time
Right place
Right source
To grow 1 tonne of usable crop, different plants need different amounts of nitrogen (N),
phosphorus (P), and potassium (K).
Corn
5.19 kg
6.21 kg
5.19 kg
Palm Oil
35.2 kg
7.54 kg
35.2 kg
Wheat
2.61 kg
10.28 kg
2.61 kg
Right rate
Not every field needs the same fertilizer
1. The farmer subdivides the field into a grid.
2. Using a soil probe, the farmer takes samples from points on the grid.
3. Soil samples are labeled with GPS coordinates.
4. Samples are tested to determine nutrient content.
5. The farmer applies the correct type and amount of fertilizer with pinpoint accuracy.
Right place
3 types of fertilizer application methods
Broadcasting (top dressing): even and uniform spreading; time and labour saving method.
Placement (ploughing): fertilizer is placed in soil irrespective of seed, seedling, and growing
plant position; not as susceptible to surface run-off, and makes nutrients available longer at
root level.
Localized Placement: fertilizing close to the seed or the plant; promotes rapid early growth,
makes weed control easier.
Right Time
Like all plants, corn needs different nutrients at different growth stages.
Day 7-10 Seed sprouts need starter fertilizer to the side and a little below the seed.
Day 24-30 Growing plant needs nitrogen before rapid uptake.
Day 42-46 The plant needs major amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium to make
kernel rows.
Day 56: Node roots scavenge upper soil for nutrients.