Maxi MOP

Maxi MOP, also known as potassium chloride (or muriate of potash) is essential for plant growth and quality.

• It plays a vital role in the production of proteins and sugars in crops.
• It also protects against drought by maintaining plants’ water content which in turn is a benefit for photosynthesis as leaves maintain their shape and vigour.
• Potassium (K) fertilizers are commonly used to overcome plant deficiencies. Where soils cannot supply the amount of K required by crops, farmers must supplement this essential plant nutrient.
• Potassium is always present in minerals as a single-charged cation (K⁺).

Maxi MOP: Composition

• KCl: 95% min
• K₂O: 60% min

Maxi MOP: Product advantages

The roles of Potassium (K) in the plant:

• Necessary for the formation of sugars and starch
• Activator of enzymatic reaction
• Maintains turgor
• Regulates opening of leaf stomata
• Build cell walls
• Due to its roles in many plant systems, potassium improves plant durability and improves yield quality:
• Improved drought resistance
• Increased winter hardiness
• Better disease resistance
• Improved yield quality
• Longer storage life

Agricultural use

• Potassium chloride is the most widely applied K fertilizer because of its relatively low cost and because it includes more K than most other sources: 50 to 52 percent K (60 to 63 percent K₂O) and 45 to 47 percent Cl⁻.
• More than 90 percent of global potash production goes into plant nutrition.
• Farmers spread KCL onto the soil surface prior to tillage and planting.
• It may also be applied in a concentrated band near the seed. Since dissolving fertilizer will increase the soluble salt concentration, banded KCl is placed to the side of the seed to avoid damaging the germinating plant.
• Potassium chloride rapidly dissolves in soil water.
• Our Maxi MOP can be dissolved for fluid fertilizers or applied through irrigation systems.

Management practices

• Potassium chloride is found in various shades and particle sizes.
• Potassium chloride is primarily used as a source of K nutrition. Potassium chloride is usually the preferred material to meet plants’ potash needs.
• Elevated salt concentrations surrounding the dissolving fertilizer may be the most important factor to consider for application.

Non-agricultural use of potassium

• Potassium is essential for human and animal health.
• Potassium chloride can be used as a salt substitute for individuals on a restricted salt (sodium chloride) diet.
• It is used as a deicing agent and has a fertilizing value after the ice melts. It is also used in water softeners to replace calcium in the water.