RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN AVAILABLE AND EXCHANGEABLE POTASSIUM CONTENT AND OTHER SOIL PROPERTIES

Abstract

Canonical correlation analysis was applied to the study of interrelationships between two multivariate datasets, one consisting of available and exchangeable potassium content, and second consisting of pH, hydrolytic acidity, and content of exchangeable aluminum, calcium and magnesium, available phosphorus, and total nitrogen. An attempt has been made to provide an overall pattern of interrelationships among soil properties, critically examining the two forms of potassium: available and exchangeable.