“…Results indicating reciprocal or antagonistic relationships in plants between K and Ca, Mg or Na have been reported by several workers (Lucas & Scarseth, 1947;Epstein, 1961;Epstein, Rains & Schmid, 1962;Handley, Metwally & Overstreet, 1965;Mengel & Helal, 1967;Hiatt, 1969;Ragab, 1972). Generally an excess of one cation species in the soil or nutrient solution redvices the net uptake of other cations, whereas the sum of cations in the plant tissue often remains nearly constant (Scharrer & Jung, 1955). With yield response to applied K concentrations of other uniformily applied nutrients usually decrease because of dilution with dry matter.…”